Lawndale Tribune AND lAwNDAle News The Weekly Newspaper of Lawndale Herald Publications - El Segundo, Hawthorne, Lawndale & Inglewood Community Newspapers Since 1911 - (310) 322-1830 - Vol. 80, No. 6 - February 11, 2021 Lawndale Library Helps with Your Printing Needs Through Contactless Pickup No printer at home? No problem! Use our wireless printing service and arrange to pick up your documents at any of our Sidewalk Service locations. Print jobs will be immediately placed in an envelope for confidentiality. For more information, please visit: https://lacountylibrary.org/print/. Photo courtesy of County of Los Angeles. Therapist from page 2 is a chance it will work for you.” Instead, if you want “tools,” the best place to look is at your own life and experience. Chances are that you already have everything you need. Finding a strategy to confront stress and anxiety is hard to do - most of us could use some outside help to look inside - but here are a few questions that may help with a framework to get started: Which of your skills, and which aspects of your personality, have you employed to manage difficult situations in the past? What was it about the specific actions that you took that caused the anxiety to remain at a reasonable level? What lessons did you take from these experiences that may be applicable to the present circumstances? Take some time to think through these answers. (I always find that writing down the answers to difficult questions helps me clarify my thinking; you may find it helpful as well.) Next: when you think about the last time anxiety was manageable, what was different from what is happening now? Finally, now that you have looked critically at your current circumstances, are you able to identify any sources of anxiety? If so, can you address or resolve them? These questions are important because so much of what we experience as anxiety is connected to what is happening around us. All of the self help in the world won’t help much in a horrible situation (pandemics certainly qualify as horrible). Eliminating the sources of anxiety - or reducing their influence - is far and away the most effective way to feel better. Please write to tom@tomandrecounseling. com or text to 310.776.5299 with questions about handling what is affecting your life, your family, the community or the world. Tom Andre is a Licensed Marriage & Family Therapist (LMFT119254). The information in this column is for educational purposes only and nothing herein should be construed as professional advice or the formation of a therapeutic relationship. • Finance from page 2 students save money their first year or two by enrolling in a local college or university and living at home. 2) Textbooks and Supplies Books and supplies can cost hundreds or even thousands of dollars each year depending on your area of study. You can use student loans to help cover the purchase of a computer, books, required class supplies and school-related fees. Research ways to save on books. Most schools offer used textbooks as an option in their college bookstores, or you can often find used textbooks online. In some cases, you can rent expensive textbooks. In many cases, e-books are much more affordable than actual textbooks. 3) Transportation Consider the costs to commute to school every day - parking, gas or public transportation. Don’t forget to factor in any trips home throughout the year that might require a train or airfare. It’s essential to know the full cost of attending college when your family is making plans together. Adding these further costs to tuition, you may find that the grants or scholarships your child is offered, on top of federal student loans or work-study options they may be eligible for, will not cover everything for the school year. Unexpected expenses can also come up, such as unanticipated fees or supplies, or a roommate bailing on a shared apartment. If your son or daughter needs additional funds, one option is getting a private student loan through College Ave, which offers competitive rates and a three-minute application. Families have choices about when to start making payments and how long to take to pay back the loan, making it easy for them to balance a monthly budget while minimizing the total cost. To see how much your monthly bills could be upon graduation, explore tools like the College Ave student loan calculator to make sure the loan amount fits your family’s monthly budget. •
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