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Could you do this if you lived at home? Maybe not, but living on campus will cost a lot more than living with mom and dad. Photo: Aleta

What would you say to shaving off about $10,000 a year from your college expenses?

The average college graduate leaves school with more than $29,000 in student loan debt, but one common option to reduce that figure by thousands of dollars is to live at home instead of on campus.

No wonder you have trouble getting work done at home. It helps to create a workspace, stick to regular hours, and block out distractions (and move the dog). Photo: John

The phone keeps ringing. The kitchen sink is full of dishes. The dog has been snoring for 30 minutes and you desperately need to write out your monthly budget and pay your bills.

But those things have to wait, and it’s not always by choice. When you work at home, you have to ignore your everyday concerns and responsibilities until your actual work is done. Because, let’s face it, folding laundry doesn’t pay the bills.

If you’re going to move your own stuff, throw a packing party to recruit helpers. (That truck’s not going to fill itself, you know.) Photo: Brett Lider

Let’s face it: Moving can be a pain in the rear end.

My first few moving experiences were horrific. But after that, I was much more prepared, made arrangements well in advance,  and things went smoothly.

Planning to relocate in the near future? Whether near or far, here are some hacks to streamline the process:

Perhaps it’s an indication of their business’ success when members of the local media refer to Phil Sherburne and Leia Bell as an indie “power couple.”

Sherburne, for one, doesn’t necessarily view himself and Bell that way — as some sort of force to be reckoned with on their local arts and business scene. But Sherburne admits he and his wife have grown to be “fairly well established in our neck of the woods.”

They are the well-known owners of Signed & Numbered, a thriving custom framing shop that has traveled a long road, through various addresses and incarnations, to become the successful Salt Lake City business it is today.