Hanging out with someone outside of school is a great way to get to know them better and become friends. Ask your parents if you can have a friend over after school. If they say yes, invite someone over from class or your lunch table that you get along with. Plan on doing things that you know the person will enjoy. For example, if you talk about video games with each other a lot in school, pick out a couple of your favorite video games so you can both play when they come over. If your parents are OK with it, invite over 2 or 3 people. Sometimes it's easier to make friends when you're in a bigger group. When you join a club, you'll get introduced to lots of different people that like the same kinds of things that you like. Making friends with someone is easier when you both enjoy the same stuff. Ask a teacher or your parents for a list of after-school activities and pick 1 or 2 of them that you're the most excited about. Introduce yourself to everyone when you attend your first club meeting so people know you're friendly and approachable. Just like clubs, sports teams are a great place to meet like-minded people that you can be friends with. If you join a sports team, you'll get to hang out with your teammates during practices and competitions. Over time, you could become good friends with some of the other people on your team! If you have a cell phone, exchange numbers with people at school so you can text and call them during the weekend break. You can also invite people to hang out with you over the weekend. Spending time with people from school on the weekends will help you get to know them better and become friends with them. For example, you could make plans with someone to go see a movie or hang out at the park on a Saturday.
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One-sentence summary -- Invite someone over to your house after school. Join an after-school club. Try out for a sports team. Talk to people from school on the weekends.

Start each budget period by paying for your needs. This should include your rent or mortgage, utility bills, insurance, gas, groceries, recurring medical expenses, and any other expenses you may have. Do not put any money toward non-essential expenses until all of your necessary living costs have been paid. It can be easy to get in the habit of shopping in the same place repeatedly, but taking time to shop around can help you find the best deals. Check in stores and online to look for the best prices for your needs. Look for stores that might be running sales or that specialize in discount or surplus merchandise. Bulk stores can be useful for buying things you use a lot or things that don't expire, such as cleaning supplies. New styles of clothing, shoes, and accessories generally come out seasonally. Shopping out-of-season can help you find better prices on fashion items. Shopping online is particularly useful for out-of-season clothes, as not all stores will have non-seasonal items. For non-necessary expenses such as going out to eat or seeing a movie, set a budget. Withdraw the necessary amount of cash before you go out, and leave your cards at home. This will make it more difficult to overspend or impulse buy while you're out. Ultimately, as long as you're not spending more than you bring in, you're on target. Regularly monitor your spending in whatever way works best for you. You may prefer to check your bank account every day, or you could sign up for a money-monitoring app such as Mint, Dollarbird, or BillGuard to help you track your spending.
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One-sentence summary -- Prioritize your needs. Shop around. Buy clothes and shoes out-of-season. Use cash instead of cards. Monitor your spending.

If your bus is automatic, you don't need to worry about this method, but if it's a standard, you do. Start by establishing how many gear positions your bus has, usually four or five for driving forward, plus neutral and reverse. You should be able to find a diagram on your bus. If you can't, find someone more experienced to tell you about the gears on the bus. Once someone shows you, you may want to make your own chart just in case you forget. Start by pressing your left foot down on the clutch, which is the pedal to the left of the brake. Next, place your right foot on the brake, and shift into second gear, which will be your starting gear. Next, undo the parking brake. Slowly lift your foot off the clutch until it reaches the friction point then stop. You'll know you've hit the friction point because the bus will start to move forward. Move your foot to the accelerator. As you start to accelerate, release the clutch with your left foot, pushing further down on the accelerator with your right foot. As you drive and need to go faster, you'll need to shift up. The process is similar to how you shifted to put the bus in motion. Once again, if you are driving an automatic, you can skip this step. Push the clutch in with your left foot. As you do, take your right foot off the accelerator. Shift up into the next gear. Next, take your foot off the clutch, and press down on the accelerator. You'll need to do this step a bit faster than when you started the bus moving. Use the same method to shift down.
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One-sentence summary -- Identify the gears on your bus if it is a standard. Shift into motion. Shift to other gears.

Pants that are slightly fitted in the thigh and follow--but don't cling to--the line of the calf will look clean and sharp without calling attention to narrow calves. Pleated pants may add some volume, but can puff up and look strange when you sit. Skinny jeans or tapered pants will make your legs look like toothpicks and should be avoided. Flared or boot-cut pants may disguise a skinny calf, but they tend to look sloppy on men. Though you may think that baggy or big clothes are disguising your thin legs, it's actually calling attention to them. If it looks like you can't fill out your pants or they're two sizes too big, it just makes your legs appear smaller. This goes for accessories, too. A huge belt or belt buckle may overwhelm your lower half. Instead, try an eye-catching pattern on your shirt or tie to draw attention away from your legs. Pinstripes are a no-no since they'll only make your legs look longer and skinnier. Dark colors have a slimming effect, so choose jeans in a lighter wash and try light gray, beige, or khaki trousers instead of black. A long jacket can make your legs look extra long and skinny, and a shorter jacket won't look proportional and can even appear childish.
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Wear straight-legged pants with a flat front. Choose clothes that are tailored or fitted, but not tight or super baggy. Wear light colors and horizontal stripes. Choose fitted jackets that hit at your hip.