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College Textbooks: Saving Money and Your Sanity
Did your college student’s first foray into the bookstore cause palpitations? Take heart! While there are lots of options, that means lots of savings, too.
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The Final College Reminder: Failure Is Human (and Temporary)
Preparing your kid for college is more than shopping and packing and pep talks; they also need to know that if things are rough, it will still be okay.
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“Be An Iguana” (a Pep Talk for Your College-Bound Kid)
Beyond the sheets and towels and desk lamps, there’s one must-have tool you can give to your college freshman before they leave: resilience.
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The Essential College Dorm First Aid Kit, Explained
How do you put together a first aid kit for your college kid? With a little time and thought, and they’ll thank you later.
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12 Essential College Dorm Items Missing From Every Packing List
There’s the official packing list, and then there’s what should go to college with your kid because they’ll thank you for it once they’re there.
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Gearing up for College: College Dining Meal Plan Options
You thought your kid getting into college was the end of the decision-making, but now you have a whole new set of decisions to make! Like, college dining plans.
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Senioritis? Keep Your Eyes on the Prize!
Has a case of senioritis arrived at your house? Don’t wave it off; talk early and often about these last few months before graduation.
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This is the Way the Break Ends: Both Bangs and Whimpers
I thought I was ready for my college freshman to spend Winter Break with us, but I really had no idea what we were both in for, I guess.
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Rules For When Your College Freshman Visits During Holidays
Getting ready for your college freshman’s first (or first longer) return to home? There’s much for which to be thankful, starting with having a game plan.
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D-Day: College Dorm Drop-Off and Beyond
Was the first college dorm drop-off the stuff of legends? Actually, it felt remarkably normal, even as everything is changing, now.
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Should You Use a Care Package Service for Your College Freshman?
A reader with a new college freshman wants my take on those college care package services; Here’s my breakdown of the pros and cons of these services.
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Getting Ready for College: Digging Out the Past to Pack for the Future
Who knew that helping my pack rat kid dig out her room before college would actually make me laugh?