Your Ultimate College How-To Guide Link Roundup
August 13th, 2008 Jamie
Getting ready for the back-to-school days? Here’s a list of links to help you weather the basic issues of college. Feel free to contribute via comments so I can add to the list (I’ll credit you with the find!).
How to Budget
- Track Every Penny You Spend @ Get Rich Slowly
- How to Set Your First Budget @ Surviving College Life
- Budgeting 101 and Ten Tips to Making a Budget Successful @ The Simple Dollar
- How and Why to Start an Emergency Fund @ Get Rich Slowly
- Track your finances and IOUs (and split bills with roomies!) using Buxfer
- 50 Ways to Save Money in College @ Surviving College Life
- What is a Credit Score (and Why Should You Care?) @ Surviving College Life
How to Stay Healthy
- Freshman15.com
- What to Do if Your Roommate is Sick @ Surviving College Life
- 101 Health & Wellness Tips for College Students @ RNCentral
- How to Be A Healthy Vegetarian @ Young Women’s Health
- Recognizing Eating Disorders [PDF] & If You Think You Have a Problem [PDF] & How to Help a Friend [PDF] @ Multi-Service Eating Disorders Association
- Alcohol & Drug Information @ SAMHSA’s National Clearinghouse for Alcohol & Drug Information
- HealthFinder.gov
- MentalHealth.com
- How Long You Can Store Leftovers (Without Getting Sick) @ FoodSafety.gov
How to Do Laundry
- Learn to Do Laundry @ SoYouWanna.com
- How to Do Your Laundry in 5 Easy Steps @ Surviving College Life
- Five Laundry Tips (you probably wouldn’t think of) [video] @ YouTube
- Washing Machine Setting Tips [video] @ YouTube
- Dry-cleaning, Hand-washing & More in College @ Surviving College Life
How to Study
- Study Hacks Blog @ Cal Newport.com
- StudyTips.org
- Memory Tricks @ Surviving College Life
- Study Skills Tips @ Petersons
How to Get Started With Cooking
- How to Boil Water [video] @ YouTube
- How to Cook Pasta [video] @ StartCooking.com
- How to Measure Food [video] @ StartCooking.com
- How to Microwave-Bake a Potato [video] @ StartCooking.com
- How to Brown Ground Beef [video] @ StartCooking.com
- How to Roast a Chicken [video] @ StartCooking.com
- How to Correctly Store Leftovers @ Real Simple
How to Look Good
- Finding Your Style @ iVillage
- Dorm Room Decorating Tips from Better TV [video] @ YouTube
- The College Fashion Blog
- Dorm Room Decorating Tips @ CNN (of all places!)
- ApartmentTherapy.com
photo: Boiling Water by alfredo-9
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6 Comments Add your own
1. startcooking | August 13th, 2008 at 12:10 pm
Thanks for the links back to some of my videos at startcooking.com! In total, I have almost 60 (2-3 minute) videos for people who want to learn how to cook. Plus I have about 200 photo-tutorials on my blog!
Be sure to let me know if you have any questions.
Cheers,
Kathy
2. Jill | August 14th, 2008 at 6:50 am
Great post! I can’t wait to start reading all these articles!
3. Link: Surviving College L&hellip | August 14th, 2008 at 7:03 am
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4. Jamie | August 14th, 2008 at 8:14 am
Glad you found them helpful.
Feel free to add any of your favs for other readers to check out!
5. Motorokr | August 14th, 2008 at 2:08 pm
Really awesome and helpful info! Thanks for sharing this, i know i’ll get good use out of it!
6. Peter | August 28th, 2008 at 7:24 am
I think this is a very helpful list. I have a link to add about saving money on textbooks: http://www.cheap-textbooks.co.nr
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