#just getting through

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I miss having more of a community! It’s tough going from grad school to a full time (or more) job and having no time/energy to go places and see people. :/ And like, I know some of that is winter being hard and some of it is taking on more work to make finances easier, but dang, I wanna just. Hang out and have friends? Feel connected to other queer/trans people offline?

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125 Tips for Saving Money, Shopping Smarter, Finding Jobs, and Just Getting Through a Bad Day From TIME

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125 Tips for Saving Money, Shopping Smarter, Finding Jobs, and Just Getting Through a Bad Day

This week's tip roundup includes things you must do (find a checking account that doesn't charge fees), products that come with less "product" than they used to (like Häagen-Dazs), and coupons you probably don't use but should.

4 most affordable kinds of colleges. You can't beat the price of tuition at certain colleges:

5 steps for putting your spending on a New Year's diet. Unfortunately, like most diets, most money resolutions fail. But not all of them fail. Increase your chances of success by taking steps such as:

5 things to do with your money in the new year. Checking accounts are less likely to be free nowadays, and even debit cards are expected to soon charge annual fees. Fee-free banking is not totally out of the question. It's just that it's harder to come by than it's been in the past. With that in mind, one thing to do this year is seek out a no-fee checking account:

5 changes coming to retail in 2011. Not sure exactly how this one would work, but it's interesting:

7 rarely used coupons. Plenty of people use coupons at supermarkets and drugstores. But why not at the auto shop when it's time for an oil change?

7 video games that provide financial life lessons. Here's another one to file under the category of Financial Lessons Learned from Unusual Sources. The old-school game of Paper Boy, for instance, is …

7 kitchen gadgets that are worth the money. I feel like a fool for never having heard of this term—which I've known simply as a "grater with a handle":

8 commonly overlooked tax deductions. Deduct the expenses you incur while deducting your expenses:

10 free financial services. Here are a couple more resources to help you accomplish the goal mentioned above, finding a no-fee checking account:

10 supermarket items that shrank. It's not your imagination. All sorts of products now give you less "product" for the same old price. For example:

10 ways to blow a job interview. Among the no-nos are dressing as if you were going to a bar, or dressing as if you were Britney Spears:

10 best jobs for 2011. It's not as if you could shift careers all of a sudden to snag a hot job, so I suppose these kinds of lists cause envy and regret more than practical info. But they're still interesting nonetheless. And the year's highest-rated job is … drum roll please …

12 one-hour sessions to get your financial house in order. The idea is to pause once a month and take an hour to address and, if need be, adjust a different financial issue. Good idea, though many of the issues—reevaluating investments, planning summer vacation, preparing your taxes—take way more than one hour in my household. This one, suggested for May, shouldn't take up much time and could result in significant savings:

25 quotes for when you are having a craptastic day. Gotta love those wise quotes to get you through the worst—even the most craptastic—days. Here's one that was originally aimed at parents, but it applies to all sorts of people, in all sorts of situations.

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