by
      Steve
      Brun
     
    
   
   
    
     
          
     
     
         
     
     
          
     
     
        
     
    
   
   
    
     
      Usually
      when
      I
     
     
      ind
      myself
      in
      conversa-
     
     
      ion
      with
      a
      group
      of
      my
     
     
      ellow
      students
      within
     
     
      he
      halls
      of
      academia,
      I
     
     
      m
      habitually
      the
      only
     
     
      ne
      who
      is
      not
      griping
     
     
      bout
      student
      loans
      and
     
     
      he
      problems
      that
      go
     
     
      long
      with
      them.
      This
      is
     
     
      ecause,
      in
      my
      three
     
    
   
   
    
     
      have
      never
      needed
     
    
   
   
    
     
      ind
      even
      more
      surpris-
     
     
      ingly,
      have
      not
      yet
      been
     
     
      booted
      from
      any
      semes-
     
     
      ter
      because
      of
      late
      pay-
     
    
   
   
    
     
      ears
      of
      attending
      UPEI,
     
    
   
   
    
     
      inancial
      aid
      of
      any
      kind,
     
    
   
   
    
     
      ments.
     
    

    
     
      Now
      my
      friends,
      I
     
     
      will
      divulge
      my
      secret
     
     
      method
      (which
      goes
     
     
      against
      my
      lawyer's
     
     
      wishes)
      of
      how
      I've
      man-
     
     
      aged
      to
      pay
      my
      own
      way
     
     
      through
      school
      thus
      far.
     
    

    
     
      I
      do
      realize
      that
     
     
      I'm
      probably
      not
      some
     
     
      sort
      of
      supernatural
      phe-
     
     
      nomenon,
      and
      that
      there
     
     
      must
      be
      others
      like
      me
     
     
      out
      there
      who
      have
      never
     
     
      used
      the
      services
      of
      the
     
     
      provincial
      or
      federal
     
     
      government
      so
      as
      not
      to
     
     
      owe
      their
      lives
      and
      first-
     
     
      born
      after
      they
      graduate.
     
     
      If
      there
      are
      such
      people,
     
    
   
   
    
     
      eee
     
    
   
   
    
     
      et
      that’s
      a
      bidsedas
      cl
     
    
   
   
    
     
      5
      ATT
      TIT
      fat
     
     
      1-888-818-6300
     
    
   
   
    
     
      ote
     
    
   
   
    
     
      eo
      Berd
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
      however,
      I
      have
      yet
      to
     
     
      meet
      one
      that
      has
      not
     
     
      used
      a
      bursary
      or
      won
      a
     
     
      scholarship
      of
      some
      sort,
     
     
      which
      I
      hope
      is
      not
      some
     
     
      sort
      of
      reflection
      on
      my
     
     
      social
      life.
     
    

    
     
      I
      am
      here
      to
      tell
     
     
      you
      that
      all
      it
      takes
      to
     
     
      save
      enough
      dough
      for
     
     
      your
      education
      -
      even
      in
     
     
      this
      time
      of
      inflated
     
     
      tuition
      costs
      -
      is
      simple
     
     
      time
      and
      money
      manage-
     
     
      ment.
      Some
      of
      you
      cur-
     
     
      rent
      University
      100
      stu-
     
     
      dents
      may
      have
      recently
     
     
      become
      acutely
      familiar
     
     
      with
      the
      philosophy
      of
     
     
      time
      management,
      and
     
     
      some
      of
      you
     
     
      alumni
      from
     
     
      this
      pro-
     
     
      gram
      may
     
     
      now
      want
      to
     
     
      do
      vile
     
     
      things
      to
      me
     
     
      for
      even
     
     
      bringing
      up
     
     
      the
      term.
      As
     
     
      redundant
     
     
      as
      it
      is
     
     
      though,
     
     
      managing
     
     
      your
      time
     
     
      and
      school-
     
     
      work
      in
     
     
      regards
      to
     
     
      your
      part-
     
     
      time
     
     
      employment
     
     
      can
      be
      help-
     
     
      ful,
      and
     
     
      takes
      away
     
     
      only
      in
     
    
   
   
    
     
      miniscule
      amounts
      from
     
     
      your
      social
      life.
     
    

    
     
      For
      instance,
      |
     
     
      worked
      for
      the
      provin-
     
     
      cial
      government
      direct-
     
     
      ing
      tourists
      (or
      "guests",
     
     
      as
      the
      government
      would
     
     
      have
      it)
      to
      various
      points
     
     
      of
      interest
      across
      the
     
     
      Island
      for
      the
      past
      two
     
     
      summers.
      Apart
      from
      the
     
     
      fancy
      title,
      this
      is
      a
      far
     
     
      from
      glamorous
      job
      and
     
     
      tends
      to
      be
      a
      bit
      repeti-
     
     
      tious,
      for
      probably
      not
     
     
      the
      best
      wages
      that
      the
     
     
      department
      could
      dole
     
     
      out.
     
    

    
     
      This
      brings
      up
     
     
      another
      point
      about
     
     
      careers,
      which
      is
      the
     
     
      type
      of
      employer
      you
     
     
      work
      for.
      |
      am
      no
     
     
      stranger
      to
      burger-flip-
     
     
      ping
      and
      fast
      food
     
     
      myself,
      but
      there
      must
     
     
      be
      a
      better
      alternative
      to
     
     
      these
      jobs
      where
      you
      can
     
     
      be
      happy
      and
      less
     
     
      stressed
      for
      equal
      or
     
     
      more
      pay.
      Even
      waiting
     
     
      tables
      garners
      better
      tips,
     
     
      and
      less
      involvement
     
     
      with
      crappy
      management
     
     
      in
      most
      instances.
      |
     
     
      believe
      anybody
      is
      capa-
     
     
      ble
      of
      finding
      and
      occu-
     
     
      pation
      at
      which
      they
      can
     
     
      enjoy
      working.
     
    

    
     
      Back
      to
      the
      real
     
     
      issue
      though:
      how
      much
     
     
      you
      can
      save.
      My
      plan
     
     
      was
      to
      allocate
      the
      nec-
     
     
      essary
      amount
      each
      pay-
     
     
      check
      all
      summer
      long,
     
    
   
   
    
     
      The
      Secret
      to
      My
      Tuition
      Success
     
    
   
   
    
     
      and
      use
      the
      rest
      as
     
     
      spending
      money.
     
     
      Whether
      that
      amount
      be
     
     
      twenty
      or
      fifty
      dollars
     
     
      for
      the
      next
      two
      weeks,
     
     
      that
      was
      as
      much
      as
      |
     
     
      was
      going
      to
      spend
      no
     
     
      matter
      how
      bad
      I
      wanted
     
     
      to
      dip
      into
      that
      savings
     
     
      account.
      It's
      all
      about
     
     
      will
      power
      really,
      which
     
     
      is
      harder
      then
      you
      may
     
     
      think
      when
      you're
      still
     
     
      two
      hours
      away
      from
     
     
      last
      call,
      and
      you
      only
     
     
      have
      2
      bucks
      left
      to
      your
     
     
      name.
      The
      point
      is
      it
      can
     
     
      be
      done
      without
      sacrific-
     
     
      ing
      your
      freedom
      or
      a
     
     
      good
      time
      at
      the
      expense
     
     
      of
      your
      education.
     
    

    
     
      Ok,
      ok’-
      I'll
      admit
     
     
      that
      despite
      this
      simple,
     
     
      ingenious
      method
      of
      sav-
     
     
      ing,
      my
      parents
      have
     
     
      probably
      had
      to
      pay
      for
     
     
      about
      a
      quarter
      of
      my
     
     
      university
      education
      so
     
     
      far.
     
    

    
     
      But
      hey,
      this
      only
     
     
      about
      a
      semester
      and
      a
     
     
      half's
      worth
      of
      money
     
     
      which
      can
      easily
      be
      paid
     
     
      back
      with
      little
      or
      no
     
     
      interest.
      As
      long
      as
      your
     
     
      parents
      aren't
      completely
     
     
      tyrannical
      and
      dictatorial
     
     
      this
      shouldn't
      be
      a
      prob-
     
     
      lem,
      and
      plus,
      despite
     
     
      what
      you
      might
      tell
     
     
      yourself,
      they
      usually
     
     
      offer
      a
      better
      system
     
     
      than
      the
      government.
     
    
   
   
    
     
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      [3]
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      15
      2003:.