Fifteen Ways to Fight the Freshman Fifteen!

College is supposed to bring out the best in us, so why is it that most college freshmen end up afflicted by the dreaded Freshman Fifteen?  Never heard of it?  The Freshman Fifteen is the fifteen lbs that the average college freshman gains during their first year at school.

You've all seen them before.  People who left high school looking svelte and come back looking swelled the next summer.

To that end, enjoy our 15 Ways to Fight the Freshman Fifteen.

1- Get Motivated
Self-motivation is NOT EASY.  We all have the best intentions, but it is human nature to lose motivation over time.  If self-motivation were easy we'd all be budding millionaires on the dean's list.

Decorate the Dorm Part 2!

Moving away for college is a huge life change, none of us know what to expect when we get there.  That is why we thought we would give you guys a few tips from our own experiences for things every dorm room needs!  We had so many ideas and suggestions from people in the office that we couldn't contain them all to one entry.  Check out Decorate the Dorm Part 1 here, and check out Part 2 below!

Coffee: The Most Important Meal of the Day
A Keurig Coffee System
Just Hook It To My Veins!
You are going to need coffee this year.  No one makes it through college without coffee.  Even with NO social life you'd be sleep deprived… and let's face it, you're going to have a healthy social life.  The problem is, buying coffee can be expensive.  Even if you buy just five small coffees a week (one a day on school days) from a coffee shop, you're going to spend hundreds of dollars a year on coffee alone.  Enter Keurig.

Keurig is IDEAL for college life for the following reasons: 

Five Business Anyone Can Start From A College Dorm

Guest Post
Hey guys.  The team at Stuff For College is doing some guest blogging over on our site Teenspirational, so we thought we'd return the favour with this helpful entry!

Books are expensive.  Tuition is expensive.  Beer is expensive.  Here are some businesses you can start from your bedroom this summer or your dorm room this fall to help keep the student debt fairy away if a McJob isn't your scene…

1- Drop-Shipping
Drop shipping is a business where you sell items to people but ship them through the manufacturer.  This saves you any of the hassles of having to keep inventory, having to pay for shipping, or having to handle customer service or returns on defective items.

For example, do you like a certain brand of iPhone case?  Well simply find out the manufacturer's policy on drop shipping (usually on their website).  From there all you have to do is promote and sell the items and input the orders to the manufacturer and wait for your cut to roll in.  That's all!

It's super easy to set up a website promoting the items (there's a million services out there for website building, there's countless ones specifically for setting up online stores, or you can sell them on things like etsy or ebay or amazon if you wanted) or you can sell them to your friends and family!

Careful though, you can make tens of thousands of dollars in a job like this and you may not want to go back to school in September!

Decorate The Dorm!

Whether you're a freshman looking to bring a little bit of home to your dorm/residence or a senior wanting to spruce up the frat house, we are sure these items will be a big hit!


Keep Track of Your Life

Dry Erase Board/Whiteboard

Wait, that's due today?!

This one is IMPORTANT.  Believe us, if you don't have something staring back at your face every day to remind you of what's going on you are going to miss more than a few deadlines.

We like this one because it's big so it can easily be divided into different categories. But they also come in a smaller size if you have a lighter course load.

Our suggested whiteboard categories:

• One for each class (with lecture times, lab times, due dates, exam dates and prof hours/contact info)
• One for fitness & gym reminders
• One for to do list & shopping list
• One for important dates (birthdays, spring break, exam time, christmas holidays
• One blank so people can leave you messages.
• Don't forget to get the eraser and special markers, too!