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Couponing for Beginners Masataka Yoshikawa If you are looking for ways to save money while studying at Michigan, couponing is a great way to save money on your grocery bills. It seems simple (and it is), but it takes a little getting used to. Tips in this blog post will give you a boost if you’ve never tried couponing before. First thing first, you have to know that there are two types of coupons. One is a manufacturer’s coupon and the other is store coupon. The name says it all. The product’s manufacturer, like the manufacturing brand of Colgate for toothpastes, issues the manufacturer coupons. Retail shops, like CVS, issue store coupons. You can get effectively add the discounts by using these two coupons together. This is called stacking. For example, now, Colgate has a $0.75 off manufacturer coupon for toothpaste (the coupon can be found on their website .) CVS also has a $2.50 coupon (store coupon) for a selected Colgate toothpaste. You can buy the Colgate toothpaste, regu...

Finding Your Unique College Experience by Jiahong Min Photo Credit: University of Michigan College of Engineering When asking about college, the first thing that comes to our mind is probably finishing up assignments, studying for exams and getting high GPAs. However, here at the University of Michigan, there are plenty of ways to make your college experience a unique one. Two years ago when I first transferred to Michigan, I was looking for an adventure. I wanted to do something that I would never do after I graduate, and then I met the University of Michigan Solar Car Team . Every two years, the Bridgestone World Solar Challenge in Australia welcomes teams from more than 20 countries to race their solar electric vehicle across the continent, an epic 3000 kilometer journey through the desert. The University of Michigan Solar Car Team has been a top performer in this race since 1989, with five top three world finishes. I joined the team in my junior year and worked on th...

How to Find a Job on Campus By Zhengxi Tan Working as a student on campus can be one of the best experiences you could ever have in your life. You will gain some invaluable practical skills that you probably would never have from in-class lectures and textbooks. Plus, an on-campus job is a great way to get involved in college life since you will have the opportunity to meet your peers and college staff as well as familiarizing yourself with different aspects of your college. I will share my experiences of finding different jobs on campus and hopefully this blog will provide you with useful information to help you land an on-campus job. UM Student  is THE website you must visit when searching for an on-campus job. A plethora of student jobs are posted on this site and all jobs are nicely categorized so that it makes your job search very easy. A quite amount of jobs require you to submit a most updated resume. If you are a freshman or don’t have a resume for any reason, don’...