INPUT ARTICLE: Article: As soon as you've created your account, you'll want to add a payment method to your account. Use the following steps to enter or add a new payment to your account: Log in at https://www.amazon.com or open the Amazon Shopping app Click or tap the icon with three horizontal lines () in the upper-left corner. Click or tap Your Account. Click or tap Manage payment options. Scroll down and click Add card or tap Add a payment method on mobile. Enter the name on the card and the card number. Use the drop-down menus to enter the expiration date. Click or tap Add your card. Using the following steps to add a shipping address to your account. Log in at https://www.amazon.com or open the Amazon Shopping app. Click or tap the icon with three horizontal lines () in the upper-left corner. Click or tap Your Account. Click or tap Your address. Click Add address, or tap Add a new address on mobile. Use the form to enter your name, street address, city, state, zip code, phone number, as well as any delivery instructions. Click or tap the yellow button that says Add address at the bottom of the form. Use the following steps to personalize your profile. If privacy is important to you, be careful to limit which kinds of information are visible on your profile. You might choose to list only a first name and general location, for example Log in at https://www.amazon.com or open the Amazon Shopping app Click or tap the icon with three horizontal lines () in the upper-left corner. Click or tap Your Account. Click Your Amazon Profile or tap Your Profile on Mobile. Click or tap the icon that resembles a person and click Upload or tap Add a Photo on mobile. Click a profile image and click Open or tap a profile image in your gallery or camera roll. Click or tap the grey background and click Upload or Add a Photo on mobile. Click a banner image and click Open or tap a banner image in your gallery or camera roll. Click or tap Edit profile. Answer the question in the form. These questions are optional. Only share information you want to be made public. Scroll down and click or tap Save.

SUMMARY: Edit your payment options. Add a shipping address. Personalize your profile.

INPUT ARTICLE: Article: Yes, of course you're hoping that your parents will pay for your phone, but two things: If you offer to pay at least part of the cost, you'll be showing your parents that you take the situation seriously and it will make them more likely to give you the benefit of the doubt. If your parents say no, you can continue saving your money and approach them later, offering to cover even more of the cost to show your commitment. In addition to making good argumentative points, you should show your parents that you're responsible enough to merit a smartphone. Take care of your current possessions. Keep what you do have, whether it's a laptop, tablet, or flip phone, in good shape. Protect it, don't drop it, don't lose it, and let your parents see how well you're taking care of it. Act responsibly by attending to your assigned chores, or, if you don't have specific chores assigned to you, pay attention to what needs to be done around the house and do it without being asked. Take out the trash, set the trash cans out on trash day and bring them back in afterward, change and wash your sheets, clean the dog poop out of the yard, wash the dishes in the sink, straighten up the living room, etc. The more you demonstrate responsible behavior, the more likely your parents will be to see you as responsible enough for a smartphone. Show your parents that you're focused enough and doing well enough in school to handle a smartphone. If it seems like you're barely getting through your classes as it is, they're unlikely to want to give you anything to additionally distract you. For the weeks leading up to when you'll ask your parents, work on doing all your homework, getting As on tests and quizzes, etc.

SUMMARY: Start saving money. Demonstrate your responsibility. Get good grades in school.

INPUT ARTICLE: Article: Visit the National Climate Data Center website to find the frost data in your area. Read the packets carefully. Seed starting times and germination rates vary greatly. Plan to plant seeds with similar growing schedules near each other. For example, corn and beans can be planted earlier than flowers. Squash do not take transplantation well, so they can be started later and planted before root systems begin to develop.

SUMMARY: Research the approximate date of the last frost in your growing region. Plan to start most seeds 8 weeks before that frost date, with the expectation to plant them 2 weeks later. Buy your seeds. Create a seed starting agenda.

INPUT ARTICLE: Article: Leave the hot vinegar to cool down some. You want it to be warm, but not scalding hot. Wear dish gloves to protect your hands from the smell of the vinegar. You will use the mixture to clean the plate of the iron by rubbing the cooled mixture on the bottom of the iron. You can also use a soft brush to do this, unless you have a teflon coated iron as the brush may scratch the coating. Avoid using a wire brush as this will ruin the iron's plate. This is a great way to get rid of scorch marks on the iron.

SUMMARY:
Allow the mixture to cool. Dip a clean rag into the vinegar mixture.