OJ the PA

March has been a weird month, y'all. Social isolation, then a mandated safer-at-home order. Other than the obvious implications on my social life, what kind of impact did this have on my finances? I don't have a quarantine stockpile First, and probably foremost, I did not panic buy. I did not go doomsday shopping. I don't have a lifetime supply of toilet paper or canned goods. I've realized, though, that I do use grocery shopping as an excuse to get out of the house. So, I've been doing larger shopping trips so that hopefully I need to leave the house less to get supplies. I also signed up for a produce delivery service, Imperfect Foods . I haven't gotten a box yet (first one scheduled for early April), but I'm excited to have a way to get fresh produce without leaving the house (to help me with my goal of going to the store less for social distancing) while also supporting their mission to reduce food waste. Win-win! Use this link to sign up and get ...

In an effort to control the spread of COVID-19, many universities are asking students not to return after spring break and will transition to online learning. For obvious reasons, this is causing a lot of stress for students who are accustomed to a different education style. I'm a distance education student, which means I watch all my lectures online, so this is not a new experience for me. But I will admit that transitioning from campus life last summer to distance life in the fall was a challenge. So, I thought I would share some tips with those who are making a sudden transition to distance student life. 1. Lists are your best friend. I have a big whiteboard in my office. Sometimes I use this for writing out medication information or drawings or quizzing myself, but most of the time it's a big, scary, running checklist of all the lectures I need to watch for any given exam. I note when the exam will be taken, and I'll even mark out what days I need to have cert...