Generation Astray

I feel like my generation has been left empty-handed as far as skills our parents were supposed to pass onto us. I want to share the skills I've learned the hard way to help make things easier for others going through struggles I have.

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A Beginner's Guide to Grocery Shopping - Part 2

A Beginner’s Guide to Grocery Shopping – Part 2

Photo Credit: http://www.brunchandbudget.com This is a part 2 to the original A Beginner’s Guide to Grocery Shopping – Part 1. If you haven’t read it yet check it out HERE for more tips on grocery shopping that our parents never taught us. I’ll jump right into some more tips: Put your spoiled mentality aside and choose no-name or store brand products I grew up in a comfortable household that…

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5 Bad Habits that Cause Chronic Fatigue

5 Bad Habits that Cause Chronic Fatigue

Photo credit: http://www.charityworld.com With how busy life is, everybody deals with fatigue sooner or later. I know how much of a struggle it can be being tired – at one point I had 4 jobs while going to school full time. I’ve also worked a few midnight shifts and let me tell you THOSE are exhausting. My first week working midnights my days were filled with poor sleep and I felt like I had a…

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Health Hacks: How to Eat Healthy when You're Short of Time and Money

Health Hacks: How to Eat Healthy when You’re Short of Time and Money

Photo Credit: http://www.healthydietadvisor.com Let me start this off with a full disclaimer: I’m not a doctor and I’m not a professional health care advisor. This article is about tips I’ve learned to be healthy even though sometimes I just didn’t have the time or energy to commit to being healthy. I think everybody understands 2 things: we know we need to take care of our bodies and we are too…

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What Nobody Tells you About the Lottery

What Nobody Tells you About the Lottery

Photo Credit: http://www.wcvb.com There are a lot of independent companies out there that have opportunities for self-employment. You may think to yourself: “Yes I know, I’ve seen a presentation/read an article/know someone in one of those. They suck, what else is new?”. Well this article isn’t about them, it’s about your cynicism. For some reason people are so quick to call these…

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A Quick Guide to Online Job Application Like a Pro

A Quick Guide to Online Job Application Like a Pro

Photo Credit: http://www.patch.com With technology being a go-to for most job applications now, most of our parents are not equipped to advise us on getting a job. “Pounding the pavement” so-to-speak doesn’t always work anymore and I’ve often walked into stores when I was younger, only to be told to apply online. Thankfully the internet is great for filling in what your parents couldn’t. There…

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Do you know how to grocery shop or do you just wander the isles?

A Beginner’s Guide to Grocery Shopping – Part 1

Photo Credit: http://www.dietitiancassie.com In primal times, parents were programmed to pass on their knowledge to ensure the survival of their offspring. One very important tidbit that was always taught was how to obtain food and the best places to get it. Flashforward to today and a lot of parents don’t pass on that information anymore. The logic is that their children can just stop by a…

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