Question: Being a college student can be pricy, especially if you're like me and get carry out every night. What are some techniques you use to save money around the house/dorm/apartment?

Jordan, I so happy you asked this question because yesterday I started extreme couponing.  Pretty soon I’ll be on TLC and I'll share my money saving secrets to the world, but for now I'll just tell whoever reads this blog.  But in all seriousness, living on my own has been really expensive.  I recently started printing coupons off the internet to save money.  Also, I make my own lunch every day and rarely eat out for dinner.  The Drexel shuttle saves me a ton of money on transportation.  Obviously, I take it into work every day, but I also use it whenever I’m going to center city.  Another great way to save money is to go into less than desirable areas of Philly to go grocery shopping, they normally have lower prices.  The greater the risk, the greater the reward.  By far my favorite way to save money is to put all my clothes in a suite case, have my friend sign me into North Hall, and use her washer and dryer. 

The pressure is really on to write a lot here, seeing as the directions said, “Feel free to talk about all of your techniques, I'm not going to accept short answers!”  Too bad I didn’t really live on my own last year.  I had the comfort of prepaid housing, cable, electricity, and food.  Honestly, I have only been an “independent women” for five weeks.  I think I’ve done a pretty good job mustering up those techniques this quickly.  I do have plans to save money in the future.  I am going to try to go to more free Drexel events, like movie screenings and basketball games.  Also, dumpster diving could be a fun new hobby.

Surprise! I'm asking the question this week!

What's up everyone. For simplicities sake, I'm going to keep the center alignment formatting 

so that it's easier to tell what's a question and what isn't.

Meredith, feel free to answer if you want! If not, understandable.

Question: Being a college student can be pricy, especially if you're like me and get carry out every night. What are some techniques you use to save money around the house/dorm/apartment?

Feel free to talk about all of you're techniques, I'm not going to accept short answers!

Don't have many techniques, think of some that you could be using!

What do you think your biggest challenge will be during your co-op with SHM?

I think my biggest challenge will be learning Experient for all of the annual meeting registrations and also learning how to handle so many projects and tasks at the same time. I already have a bad habit of putting too much on my plate and asking for help when I need it. But I am an avid list maker so that has been helping me keep track of which projects have more priority over others. Although it will be a challenge, I like having multiple projects because then I always have something to do. That is another thing I love about SHM. Everyone is willing to let me help out with different projects and I love being a part of all the different processes!

The Challenge of Growth

In an odd twist of good and bad luck, when I left here last year I left (most) everyone with high opinions of me. This is fantastic of course! But now that I have returned, those high opinions have became high expectations! I don't mind, but it's going to be tough to go above and beyond those expectations. Only reaching those expectations isn't good enough, because it would feel like I haven't learned anything or grown. Learning and growth is the whole purpose of Co-op.

So my challenge is going to be growth, to do better than I did last co-op. To learn more, do more, and grow.

Biggest challenge

 

Everyone at SHM has done a great job to help smooth my transition from student to employee.  However, I have still had my fair share of challenges; from waking up early, to learning iMIS, and beginning to work on larger projects, these past three weeks have been overwhelming.  But these difficulties don’t hold a candle to what awaits in the near future.  During my co-op at SHM, I think my biggest challenge will be making time to work on all the projects I have an interest in.  I want to make sure I speak up and work on projects that will give me a better idea of what I want to do in the future, not just projects I’m given.  However, I worry it will be difficult to get all my assigned work done while taking on new tasks.  I don’t want to be overly ambitious, but I also don’t want to leave SHM with missed opportunities. 

Challenges

What do you think your biggest challenge will be during your co-op with SHM?

 I think that my biggest challenge during my co-op with SHM will be getting used to the fact that I'll have multiple on-going projects at once that requires multiple third-party members to assist. I'm more used to having having work where I am able to sit down and work at my own pace until I am able to finish. Learning to wait for others to send back information so that I can continue working has been an interesting learning experience.

My Biggest Challenge

I really can’t believe how fast time is going! It is already my third week here at SHM and it feels like yesterday when I just came here to have my interview. I believe that in the future, my biggest challenge here at SHM will be to balance my time. I have noticed that when you’re working or doing any sort of task that time just flies right by. I know when work starts getting more challenging and work gets busier due to the Annual Meeting, time is going to be against me. Balancing my time will be key for my success here at SHM, as I will have to make sure I stay on top of projects and stay on top of deadlines for anything that I do here at SHM. This is something I enjoy though, is the challenge of time and having to work fast and give a good body of work to Ashley or Brendon or whoever I’m reporting to. I believe that this is where the pros of Drexel come in to play. I really believed the university prepared me well for working situations because, with our trimester scheduling at Drexel, you have to really be on top of things and balance your work and make sure you’re staying ahead of the class. I have noticed many students who have fell behind and have seen their grades drop dramatically. I’m very excited for the challenge of pushing myself and having to work on a number of projects at one time.