financial issues

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Getting back on subject, if you are just going into your senior year, now is the time to find a job. You still have 6 or 7 weeks of summer left, and during the school year, you can work after school a few days and weekends. A part time job could earn you enough over the next year to pay for sorority dues and extras.

Some job ideas:

- Part time office work. Whether it's a 3-6 gig, or an office needs someone to do the filing, etc., during any hours you are available, these jobs usually pay a few dollars above minimum wage. Ask your parents or friends' parents, at church (put your avilability in the church bulletin) to see if anyone needs ongoing office work. Also try your town hall, who might not have the $$ to pay full timers. I worked in my town rec office a few times a week during HS.
* Doctors offices are great places for this type of work bc the people at the front desk are doing 5 things at once.

- Babysitting - hit or miss, unless you get a part-time nanny-type job, where you are needed on a specific schedule. Again, ask around for people who might need you. If you live in a neighborhood with lots of kids, you could get a lot of work, but would be mostly on weekends.

- Depending on your skills, peer tutoring. Ask your school or town if they have it. The work may not be steady, though.

- If you are interested in retail, get a part time job now, before the Christmas rush. The people they hire for the holidays are usually let go in January.

- Depending on your skills or hobbies, there might be a way to make $ off that. When I was in college, one of my professors was writing his dissertation and needed help organizing, proofing, typing, resource citing, etc. along the way. I was an English major/Journalism concentration, so this was up my alley. I also typed up other students' papers (this was before everyone had computers) and charged $3.00 a page (for typing, proofing for grammatic/spelling errors, and resource citation).

I hope that you find a way to do all that you wish. Good luck in your endeavors!

[oncegreek]

www.marieclaire.com- the website that goes with the magazine- has a great article on consolidating student loan debt. (I know this because I am playing around on-line instead of working on my paper.... procrastination for on-line students.... so much more fun than posting in the discussion forum for my history class!)