Category Archive: Miscellaneous

Apr 18

Welcome US News Readers!

If you’re stopping by from the interview on US News & World Report; Welcome to Student Debt Survivor! I’m so glad you stopped by. My name is Kari, but my friends and family call me KK. I’m a 30-year-old non-profit professional, blogger and student debt survivor. I started this blog because I wanted to share …

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Mar 21

Fighting My Student Debt Demons: A New Dimespring Post

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Yesterday, my first post over at Dimespring 30 was published. If you’re not familiar, Dimespring 30 is a, “community of bloggers sharing their thoughts, experiences and perspectives on personal finance”. When I was asked to contribute to the community I was really excited. Many of my favorite personal finance bloggers are already part of the …

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Mar 01

Gel Manicures at Home=Huge Money Saver

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What’s a gel manicure? Gel manicures are regular manicures done with special gel polishes that cure under an LED light. You paint on a base coat, then the polish, then a top coat just like you would with regular polish. Between each step you cure the polish with the LED lamp. How long does it …

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Jan 21

Honoring Dr. King’s Birthday With a Day Off?

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On October 20th, 1983 the US Senate voted to make Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.’s birthday a national holiday. Although the symbolism of this vote is important, I’m not sure that Dr. King would appreciate what the holiday means to America’s children. Each MLK day, I ponder are we really honoring Dr. King and …

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