<p>Inner geek in me comes out in this one.</p>
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<li>Dance</li>
<li>Date</li>
<li>Sex</li>
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<p>I have a theoretical knowledge on all three, but I can’t say I know how to do any of the above until it’s been verified in practice!</p>
<p>^ wow hahahah </p>
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<p>Your comma usage isn’t so hot either.</p>
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<p>Can someone explain this to me? People complain ALL the time about how high schools spend so much time teaching advanced math but not everyday skills like how to balance a checkbook. So for the longest time I thought I didn’t know how to balance a checkbook and that it was this extremely complicated thing. But according to this - [How</a> to Balance a Checkbook - wikiHow](<a href=“http://www.wikihow.com/Balance-a-Checkbook]How”>How to Balance a Checkbook: 14 Steps (with Pictures) - wikiHow) it just seems like a bunch of adding and subtracting? Or am I missing something?</p>
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<p>Have you actually done it? The hard part is knowing when to add and subtract, rather than just doing the adding and subtracting itself.</p>
<p>It’s supposed to be quite simple, but it’s one of those things that you have to do perfectly to truly serve its purpose.</p>
<p>I don’t understand the concept of balancing a checkbook mostly because I don’t understand what checks could possibly be useful for in this day and age. Debit cards can be used for groceries and the exact balances can be monitored at any time online, and for big things like rent you can just get a money order.</p>
<p>I just don’t see why reading the monthly statements to make sure nothing is out of place and checking your balance every week to move money from savings to checking as needed isn’t enough.</p>
<p>The job of balancing a checkbook is more about taking control of your finances rather than leaving that to a bank to do for you. If you don’t take the time to learn this simple task than you want to ask yourself if you will take the time to learn about investing your money or at least saving it. Kids should not be allowed to leave highschool unless they know the basics. You can’t go through life sending money orders, and you can’t possibly think that banks don’t make mistakes.</p>
<p>I know how to save money, I’ve saved up almost $10,000 of my own money at this point in my life and I have no debt of any kind. I don’t think a lot of kids nowadays can say that. Landlords I’ve met prefer money orders anyway. I’m sure banks do make mistakes, but I’m not going to keep records of every time I buy a soda from the vending machine or what have you just to make sure that I haven’t been shorted a penny. I keep track of a rough estimate of how much I’ve spent and just check my bank statements to make sure there’s nothing amiss and I haven’t had any trouble yet. I make sure that I can remember every single thing on there, and so far I always have been able to do so.</p>
<p>Is there really anything that you can pay for with a check that can’t possibly be paid for with any other method? I mean a lot of places don’t even give out physical paychecks anymore. It’s all electronic nowadays. At my place of employment receiving a physical paycheck is not even an option.</p>
<p>momma-three, I think I can do just about all of the things you listed. Unfortunately, I still haven’t really learned how to pack effectively. Or how to make myself more awake in the morning without caffeinated tea.</p>
<p>I also really want to learn how to speak some Spanish.</p>
<p>I still don’t know how to…</p>
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<li>not procrastinate</li>
<li>do my work on time</li>
<li>manage my time</li>
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<p>Chandi…That is commendable and I suspect you are not the norm. I know balancing a checkbook seems a little crazy right now because you are not required to write alot of checks right now but it is one of those things that you will be doing once you graduate collge and are on your own.</p>
<p>Reesezpiecez… BTW I love your name, and I always seem to smile when I come across a post and see Reesez. Packing clothes effectively comes with practice. Once you are in a position when you must pack 20 pounds of crap in a ten pound bag, so to speak, you will get much better about packing. The key to packing is to place clothes especially bulky ones with as few folds as possible…like a heavy sweater would be best if just folded in half top to botton with sleeves folded behind the sweater. The more folds the less you could fit. Also pack PJs on top if you are arriving somewhere late so they are the first thing you see when you arrive to where you are going. The things you don’t need often go on the botton of the suitcase. Roll things like tee shirts and fill in the empty places in your bag. As far as going back to college packing…forget the suitcase if you are driving and go with hefty bags. You could fir far more clothes in a bag and it is easier to maneaver in tight spaces in the car. </p>
<p>After four kids I might also add to the above list…learn how to cook at least five dinner meals. They do not need to require alot of prep but they should be fairly easy, tasty and nutritious. College comes to an end and I have watched a couple of my kids stare at pots and pans like they no clue that they exist for anything other than eggs. You can’t surveive on eggs and restuarants…neither are healthy all the time and your money will leave your wallet very fast.</p>
<p>The other thing is if you don’t have AAA for roadside assistance GET IT. I can’t tell you how many times one of my kids needed a tow, and how many times a car they were in needed a tow. They helped many a friend simply by having their AAA card. The extended AAA which includes a tow for as far as 150 miles came in handy once when the tow was 147 miles. That kid would have had to pay alot of money for that long tow.</p>