Top Websites Every Student (of All Ages) Should Know

I rarely use pen and paper for school or work anymore, so I thought I’d share these golden websites that I use on a daily basis to help make your life easier. Enjoy.

SurveyMonkey 

This website is a free survey service that allows you to create, share, and analyze polls and questionnaires.

EasyBib 

This free paper-formatting website allows you to enter sources for MLA format papers, for the ‘lifetime’ subscription (one time payment of $29.99) you can use thousands of resources, hundreds of formats (APA, Chicago, ect.), and save your lists of sources. I use it constantly.

Google Scholar 

If you need to google something for a paper and it needs to be from an atricle, or from a dependable source that your a**hole professor will accept, use Google Scholar. Whatever you search, only academic and reputable sources will be provided that you can source with peace of mind.

Rainy Mood 

Rain sounds are one of my favorite things to listen to while I study, so I use Rainy Mood. It’s free and a continuous loop with no ads or interference.

Khan Academy 

Full of free, easy, and professional tutorials, Khan Academy is a reliable source for free help on a subject you’re struggling with. I use it for learning about how to calculate stocks and bonds math-ish stuff.

Word Hippo 

Ever think of a word and what it means, but can’t remember the word exactly? If you use Word Hippo, you can type in a phrase and it will tell you words that match the description.

Grammarly.com

Grammarly.com is a free grammar checking website that prides itself on not just catching spelling errors, but structure errors in papers. It says to “Instantly fix over 250 types of errors, most of which Microsoft Word® can’t find.” This service is free with options to upgrade as listed below.

Monthly Plan

$29.95/ month

Quarterly Plan

$19.98/ month

Billed as one payment of $59.95

Annual Plan

Best value

$11.66/ month

Billed as one payment of $139.95

I have not been paid or compensated in any way by any of the above mentioned companies, these opinions are my own and unaltered.

 

Top Six Types of High Tech Ear Gear

I am the oldest of four in a largely German/Irish family. So as you can imagine, it gets loud. Very loud. As a result of my boisterous family, I have become an expert in ‘Ear Gear’, earbuds, headphones, ear plugs, ect.

I know for a fact some of you have loud families too, so here’s how I survive in a Irman household. Get it? ‘Cause I mashed Iris-forget it. Read the post.

Disclaimer: I am not rich, barely middle class actually, so all of these products you’re about to see are not $400 headphones. Beats by Dre, or any other state of the art tech will not be mentioned because: 

a. I’ve never tried them 

b. I won’t recommend something I won’t try myself, and Beats are freaking expensive. Ain’t nobody got dollars for that. Enjoy the post. 

Since I want you to read this whole thing, we’ll start with number 6 and work our way backwards.

6. Apple Earbuds

Apple Earbuds. I remember getting my first pair with my first generation iPod in 2001. I put them in for 20 minutes, and promptly removed them. Why do you ask? Because they were bruising my ears! It Physically hurt for me to put these massive earbuds into my tiny kid head. I would say it’s better to get the noise headache than have bruised and misshapen ears after wearing these.

5. Sony Earbuds

Before Sony got it’s s**t together, it was the leading provider in crappy plastic headphones and earbuds with shockingly small rubber earpieces. I can’t count how many times I dropped one of the ‘ear cushions’ and never found it.

4. iHome Headphones

I was a huge ‘Nightmare Before Christmas’ fan last year, so one of my Christmas gifts was a pair of these exact headphones. The sounds quality was low, and they only lasted me five months. But honestly, I was more excited about the design anyway. These are good for tweens who are just getting into Disney movies and new music.

 

The last three are all by the brand Skullcandy, this is my favorite  brand. I know they’re not the highest quality, but they’re the best I’ve ever used. My family is a Skullcandy Family as well, we’ve been using them since 2011.

 

3. Skullcandy Ink’d Earbud with Mic. These are a basic installment that is sold at major retailers like Walmart and Target. I have had several pairs of these, and while they aren’t as noise canceling as they could be, they are still great quality and material for the price. As of today, these are sold on walmart.com for 13.19. As someone who currently works for minimum wage, this is a very reasonable price for the medium/high grade of earbuds that they are.

 

2.  INK’D 2, these earbuds are music to my ears. The balance between the earbuds and the endurance of the product are impressive. A pair of Skullcandy earbuds typically last me 6-8 months, but this is with extremely heavy use. My favorite thing about these, is the price. As of today, these are listed for $15.99 on skullcandy.com. These are practical, affordable, and durable. 

 

1. Hesh 2 Wireless. These are the best headphones I’ve ever owned. The sound amplification, plus the exterior noise reduction, added to the fact that they are wireless makes these the Holy Grail of headphones. I use these on a daily basis and have had nothing but success with them so far. 

I hope you enjoyed my list of “Top Six Types of High Tech Ear Gear”, let me know in the comments below what your favorite ear gear is and why! Stay savvy.

I did not receive compensation for any of the above written, all of the opinions are my own and unpaid for.

Hey!

So this is my first post on this blog. I suppose you’re wondering what sort of poor, lonely loser would spend all of it’s (yes, blog writers are a species) time writing and posting information we all already knew with stock photos.

Well, I do.

Is it the most ‘grown up, adult’ thing ? No.

Is it going to make me any money whatsoever? Phft. I wish.

Is it letting me write about stuff I love? You’re freakin right it does.

I have a passion for lots of random stuff, and I think you share some of them. You may think I’m a complete idiot, but I think a lot of people have a large variety of interest that don’t fit the cookie-cutter standard of whatever society classifies them as.

Are you a chick who likes parasailing instead of Barbies? Welcome. Are you a dude who likes talking about clothes instead of sports? Welcome. Are you a dog who likes parasailing and sports? Welcome.

This blog is the dump site for my  brain, I hope you enjoy my stories, lists, tips, and awesome information!