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ARTS 2 & CULTURE ------------------------------------— I — '— !— I— !---------------I----------------------------------- IR ^^estitute ^iaUes THE FIRST INSTALLMENT ON HOW TO MANAGE LIVING ON YOUR OWN BY’ SUMMER BA R R A Z A PRINT Editorial Editor-in-Chief MULTIMEDIA EDITOR Photos by Jonathan Villagom ez Living on your own can be especially hard - but living bn your own and being in college Victoria Durling chiefed@clackamas.edu Managing Editor can be even harder. I have lived on m y own for nearly twoyears now and it ’s not easy. I have to worry about bills, rent, groceries, transportation, fees and everything else under the grad cap. But, so far I have survived and yes, you can too. Budgeting helps, and these m ethods do take work, but dealing w ith the strain could help you save up enough for your fun tim e finances. W e’re going to start o ff with the harder b u d getin g such as groceries and transportation. Groceries: If you’ve ever m et me in person, you could probably tell that I love food, which can also hin t at know ing the best spots to fin d free food and cheap food w h ile still being nutritionally diverse. Here are m y tips to filling your fridge: Food banks: Yes, food banks. You can say and thin k w hat you w ant about food banks, but w hen you’re eating ram en every m eal, food banks harbor no sham e. Som e food banks will let you choose your groceries and some will have a premade box for you as you arrive. I go to the Foothills Church in Molalla as they guide m e through each aisle to pick out protein, grains, veggies and more. And yes, they do have vegetarian options! Look online for your local food banks. Food stam ps: If you m ake below a certain am ount o f m oney a m onth, you m ay qualify for food stam ps. However, the am ount o f moneyyoureceive onyour Electronic Benefit Transfer card w ill vary depending on your need, or really how m uch the governm ent thinks you deserve. CLACKAMAS Jared Preble | maned@clackamas.edu Arts & Culture Editor Ian Van Orden aced@dackamas.edu Sports Editor ¿Sjacob Thompson sportsed@clackamas.edu Photo Editor The government rejected me from receiving food stam ps even though I was a full-tim e student with a part-tim e job, m aking around $700 a m onth at the time I applied. Although I didn’t receive food benefits, m y partner did and he m akes more m oney than m e. W e use that food stamp money every m onth to make a grocery trip to buy dollar Storebrand canned beans, com , vegetables and fruits. Ounces & comparisons: I’d describe myself as a crab, shuffling back and forth through the same aisle tocompare prices and ounces. It’s simple: if there are more ounces for less m oney, that’s the best option! And always if you can, buy o ff brand or Store brand; not until we get our degrees can we be bougie. A pps & deals: I have two grocery apps on m y phone for both Fred Meyer and Safeway. I use Safeway more often as you can really fin d som e good discounts, and you save more m oney by doingcomparisons too. This m ethod especially works w hen you have a roommate or partner you can split groceries w ith. Often m y partner ahd I will both have a grocery list that I set up onto our phones with the same discounts and we purchase the same things again to store food. So if you and your sidekick have $60 each worth o f groceries in your carts, the coupons you compiled together but on each other’s phone separately could cut each o f those prices in half equaling $30 each. So really, you’re spending $60 at the register fo r $120 worth o f groceries. A ccum ulate dry goods in bulk: I have an entire cupboard o f dry goods in a storage shelf in m y dining room at hom e. These are from trips to the food bank and store. I have lentils, beans, rice, pastas, ahd even “ exotic” versions o f these grains and legumes. Every night will be pasta night! Cougar Cave: t h e Cougar Cave located in the Bill Brod Com m unity Center offers both food and clothing for free. The Cougar Cave carries dried goods, canned goods, hygiene products, and even gently used clothes for everyday use or for job interviews. A nd, o f course you can always expect a cheerful w elco m in g fro m the gatekeepers o f the Cougar Cave goodies. Now, w ith your bellies and brains full, use this inform ation to help your fellow college friends out - because college doesn’t have to be a tim e o f suffering. W e can all suffer together! ÖW THE CO VER: Chrishawn West plays William in Lobby Hero. Photo and design by Jared Preble Jonathan Villagomez photoed@clackamas.edu Multimedia Editor Summer Barraza webeditor@clackamas.edu Design Editor William Farris Designed@clackdmas.edu Staff Shawn Tapley Rachelle Pelffer' Adviser. Melissa Jones MelissaJ@dackamas.edu The Clackamas Print aims to report the news in an honest, unbiased and pro^ fessional manner.-foritent published in The Print is not screened or subject to censorship. The Clackamas Print is free, but please take only one copy. Any person remov ing our papers inbulk will be prosecuted to the full extent of the law. November 7, 2018
