Jul 20, 2018 | Tips for Teens
The year is 2011. The iPhone 4S made its debut, Adele was slaying Billboard’s hot 100 with “Rolling in the Deep”, and I was given my first cell phone as I moved from elementary into middle school. It was a Motorola Razer, capable of withstanding...
Jun 22, 2018 | Tips for Teens
I took Art during my senior year of high school, not because I didn’t meet the art requirements (I took Orchestra freshman year) but because I needed an elective to meet my schedule requirements. To some, an hour of art and Pandora may sound like a dream....
May 21, 2018 | Tips for Teens
There’s no shortage of articles on the Internet about dying stores, malls, and restaurants due to the internet and the younger generation. Each published article seems to blame a change in consumer habits, a failure to manage spending after the 2008 recession,...
Apr 19, 2018 | Tips for Teens
It’s that time of year when Spring is supposed to be here and at the same time, the Midwest and East Coast keep getting hit with snowstorms. Hopefully the Pineapple Express will have left the West Coast by now, dawning an official Spring. Every year, right...
Mar 19, 2018 | Tips for Teens
Back in November, I received a newsletter in my email inbox. I probably signed up to receive these emails back when I thought 0.05% off $500 dollars was a good deal, so I read and deleted it, thinking that would be it for a while. Later that same week, another...
Feb 22, 2018 | Tips for Teens
College. It’s like handing over an ounce of gold at the bookstore for a years’ worth of supplies. Seriously though, according to the College Board, the “yearly books-and-supplies in-state estimate for the average full-time undergraduate student at a...