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i want to save money so bad, because i want to buy another guitar, and an amp, and after that...i just wanna save, because my friends and i have plans. but i can't save money to save my LIFE. every time i have money, i just HAVE to spend it. and it bugs me. any ideas on how i can save my money?

Use your bank account. Give your account info + everything to your parents so that you can't go get money whenever you want.

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is the national sales tax percentage rate 5%

Nope, it's different everywhere. In Wisconsin, it's 5.5%.

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I'm 15 years old and currently have a job that pays $5.80/hour...8 hours a day...that means around $40. I work 5 days a week and the paychecks are every two weeks. What would you do to keep from spending all your money at once? Please help...

$$$$-*Money Spender*-$$$$

So that's like, a $4OO paycheck? When you go to cash your check, just have them put $3OO - $35O in your savings account and only take money out of there when you really need to.

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I am going to a whole bunch of places this year and i need to save a lot of money but i'm really bad at saving money because i always go shopping with my friends and stuff. What should i do?? I'll rate.

Put aside like, half of all the money you get + keep it in a jar or something. DON'T EVER take that money out of the jar to go spend on whatever. Then every like, month or so, go and put that money in the bank.

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can a 18 year old get in trouble for dating a 13 year old?

If there's sex involved & people find out, than yes. But for just dating, no.

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I was born studdering. I didn't say my first sentance until I was 3. I still have it but its not as bad. I usually do it when I get nervous or I don't talk for a while. What are some things I can do it get rid of it?? I've had speech therapists but that didn't help.

Maybe you can try going back to a speech therapist? Give it a while, and it should gradually improve. You said it's not as bad as it used to be, so if you keep working on it, you can probably get it to go away almost completely.

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How, after several years, does someone go about dealing with the grief over the death of a loved one?

The pain'll never completely go away, but just try to think about all of the happy times you had with them, and let yourself cry .. it's healthy. If you want, look into some grief support groups // counseling in your area.

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I have an obession with Kabob. like i want to have some all the time. i just cant get enough. im never satisfied. Is there something wrong with me. what should i do?

What? Are you talking about like, the food? Then no, there's nothing wrong with you, just eat them =)

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Well, ive been a cutter for about..1/2 a year now. And i cut on my wrist..(i was pissed) and i went out without my wrist band on, and i think my mom saw! what if she sends me away to a mental hospital!?
Please help!
|-.Lost Soul.-|

Well, you DO need help, but she probably won't send you off to a mental hospital for it. Just talk to her about it & don't get defensive // angry, and you should be able to work something out.

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yesterday i fell off my bike cuz my chain broke and my hands r all scraped up and hurt is there n e thing i can eat or drink or do that will make it heal faster and school starts really soon and i dont want my hands to hurt cuz im in sports and stuff plz help

Just put neosporin & maybe bandages // gauze or something on it. There's no like, magic potion or anything to make it go away.

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Ok I have my cartilage pierced and it's beel pierced since the end of May. I ran out of the cleaning stuff the store gave me and now it's infected and swollen. I was wondering what I could use to clean it. I have hydrogen peroxide and isperyl alcohol (not sure if that's what it's called). Would either of those work or should I use something else? Thanks! I rate!

Go buy more cleaning solution. And put some bactine or something on it to help with the infection.

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what should you use to ease the itching/stinging/swelling of a bee sting?

Take some benadryl & put some aloe & a band-aid on it to keep the air off of it, and that should help.

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i just burned myself on the oven rack in my oven. its blistering now, will i have a scar? it was 450 degrees to let you know...any advice?

Probably. Just take care of it [[ neosporin, bandages, etc ]], and it shouldn't be too horrible.

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if somebody twisted your wrist very hard can it break??

Well yes, of course it can.

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ok i injured my elbow badly a few days ago. im not sure whats wrong. my arm was purple and freezing a few minutes ago, so i moved it (it hurt really bad) but i got circulation back in it. theres a deepish cut on my elbow from my fall and it was scabbed. the scab fell off so i put bactine on it. i dunno whats wrong. i looked up some of my symptoms (tingling arm, tight feeling, etc.)n it said it could be nerve damage. like whenever i turn my elbow it cracks but the other doesnt. it hurts so bad to move it. i dont know what to do right now im scared. tomorrow is school but im not sure if i need to go to the doctor. please help me out. if you need any other info i'll add it in the additional info thing. thank u soo much

I'm glad you went to a doctor .. hope everything's alright! =)

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my shoulder came out during my football game yesterday ( we still won cause were beast like that ) but anyway how long do u think it will talk for me to be able to play again it will talke atleast a week ( league rules u go off tot he hospital u gotta miss a game )i also gotta concusion form it

You NEED to see a doctor about it. They're the only ones who can tell you the severity of it and if anything else could have happened [[ things can tear & whatnot ]]. Since you got a concussion too, you're going to need to have that checked out. If you dislocated your shoulder // got a concussion, you're going to miss a game no matter what, so just go to the doctor.

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I used Nair Facial Hair Remover Cream on my upper lip. It was then swollen and burning. I do not know how to heal it.

Just put some lotion on it and ice it every once and a while. And obviousely don't use that again!

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hey hoes!

I have "microsoft works word processor" and I want to know if there is any kind of way on there that it will count all the words in my paper? because I need at least 1,000 words and it's impossible to count them all. Or does anyone know any kind of website that will count the words for me? I'd greatly appreciate it. Thanks

Go to tools -ยป word count, and it'll show you how many words, letters, paragraphs, etc. you have.

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Ok this is a bit...um embarassing for me to ask.. alright I'm 124 lbs and I'm trying to lose um anywhere from 5-10 pounds..my concern is that if I shave off a few pounds will my chest get smaller? ok I'm not like obsessed with my self or how big my chest is but the weight that u gain has to go somewhere and it just happens to go to ur chest so does that mean when u lose weight u'll lose ur chest size too? sry...thanks so much!

I think it's different for everyone -- when I lose / have lost even a little weight, my chest is usually the first thing to go, and it's not like I have a lot to start off with. But aaanyways, it might, it might not, but if you just lose 5 - 1O lbs, it probably won't be TOO big of a deal.

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How many hours of sleep should a 14 year old girl get each night?
Thanks--

I think it's recommended that you get around 7-9.

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