Bottles add up!
So remember how I'd said don't laugh about how I'm collecting bottles to return to help save money so I can afford to go to Australia this summer?
It really does add up. I mean, I'm not thinking I'd get $6,000 with bottles. Now that you could laugh at.
But I had $26 from bottles over the summer, and then my mom returned another $15 worth while I've been at school. And then up here at school, my roommate and I are saving them, and I've got a few friends who are saving them for me right now as well. Last time I returned bottles, I got $10.45, but that was before I knew I was going to Australia, so my roommate and I spent most of that on food to cook. We have $2.55 left of that. And then I have $5.40 worth of bottles in our room right now to return once I can find a ride out to walmart. That's nearly $50.00 JUST from returning cans and bottles. That's crazy.
So no, it's not $6,000. It's not even the $500 payment I need to make by December 13th to secure my spot. But it really, really does add up. And every bit helps.
(Also, how perfect is it that my deadline to turn in the first $500 is on Taylor Swift's birthday? I'm a huge fan of Taylor. Nothing could ever go wrong on her birthday.)
Also, I found another scholarship and applied for it. It's from degreed, and it's $1,000. So here's hoping I'll get that. So I've applied for $4,700 worth of scholarships total. Er, well, I've only applied for one of them at the moment (the degreed one), but I have my applications for the other 2 complete and I'm just waiting for the 2 teachers I've asked for letters of recommendation to write those so I can turn in those applications.
It really does add up. I mean, I'm not thinking I'd get $6,000 with bottles. Now that you could laugh at.
But I had $26 from bottles over the summer, and then my mom returned another $15 worth while I've been at school. And then up here at school, my roommate and I are saving them, and I've got a few friends who are saving them for me right now as well. Last time I returned bottles, I got $10.45, but that was before I knew I was going to Australia, so my roommate and I spent most of that on food to cook. We have $2.55 left of that. And then I have $5.40 worth of bottles in our room right now to return once I can find a ride out to walmart. That's nearly $50.00 JUST from returning cans and bottles. That's crazy.
So no, it's not $6,000. It's not even the $500 payment I need to make by December 13th to secure my spot. But it really, really does add up. And every bit helps.
(Also, how perfect is it that my deadline to turn in the first $500 is on Taylor Swift's birthday? I'm a huge fan of Taylor. Nothing could ever go wrong on her birthday.)
Also, I found another scholarship and applied for it. It's from degreed, and it's $1,000. So here's hoping I'll get that. So I've applied for $4,700 worth of scholarships total. Er, well, I've only applied for one of them at the moment (the degreed one), but I have my applications for the other 2 complete and I'm just waiting for the 2 teachers I've asked for letters of recommendation to write those so I can turn in those applications.
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