The Pros and Cons of Being a Night Student

...while not having a job and any decent reason to be a night student.

I've been thinking about this for a little bit lately, as I am currently a night student without a job, and therefore no reason to be a night student beyond, I had a job. For a while I have bounced between "this sucks" and "this is great!" Here are some of my thoughts on the matter:

Cons:

• Class until 8 or 9PM every night of the week, including Fridays.
• Club meetings are scheduled during class time.
• Happy hours are scheduled during class, and even if they are still running after class, all the drink tickets are gone.

Pros:

• One less (4 credit) class to worry about.
• Can spend a virtually uninterrupted period of time studying.
• A greater appreciation for a free Friday evening is developed (probably the weakest pro).

Thoughts about the pros and cons? I am especially interested to hear a day student's take on it.

Saving Money on Food

Saving money is super important when I am relying on my Stafford Loan reimbursement, savings, and $160 per week before taxes (in DC metro, which is pennies really). Between rent, tuition, and car payments, I am barely getting by. So what is a girl to do about eating? According to the Dean of Academic Affairs, I need to do it, and I've grown somewhat fond of it over the past few years. Well here is my tip of the day regarding food- the bulk discount. I am not talking about buying a pallet of of Chees-its from Costco, in fact, don't waste your time and space with Costco. I am talking about going to your local grocery store and asking the Customer Service desk if there is a discount for something by the case.

See my conversation with the Whole Foods Customer Service rep:
Me: Good evening. I saw in your flier that Whole Foods offers a discount of food bought by the case. Does this apply to 365 brand Peanut Butter.
CS Rep: Yes it does. It applies to everything in the store. There is a 10% discount.

See, bad assed. We go through one jar of PB a week at the L homestead, so not having to worry about restocking every week is great, and that 10% discount equaled out to getting a jar for free. So next time you go to the grocery store, ask about a discount for buying by the case. Before you leave though, here are a few tips:

• Make sure you can use it all up before it goes bad.
• Make sure you have the space in the homestead to properly store it
• Make sure you can get it home.