So, I've wanted to start a blog for quite awhile. I've never really been sure what to write about so I decided the best thing was just to dive in.
Now, I graduated from college this past December and do not have a job in the field of my degree. I feel like this is a situation many college graduates are currently finding themselves in; and of course the wonderful start of paying back student loans.
As a part-time waitress I barely make my student loan payments, I'm lucky in that my roommate covers rent and most utilities this is often not the case. Right now I'm looking into how I can save money as well as how I can start up multiple income streams.
One of the things I came across is RelayRides (https://relayrides.com/). The concept is fairly simple, you can rent out your car during periods of time when you aren't using it. The company has been around for a couple of years and is affiliated with GM so I'm not as nervous about the concept as I might otherwise be.
This of course has led me to research maintaining my car, which is not something I know very much about. When it comes to general maintenance I have found most people suggest checking your fluids on a weekly basis, especially if the car is going to be driven frequently. In the case of RelayRides it would be used quite a bit more than it is now. So, Radiator fluid: there is a cold fluid fill line on the outside of the container and it's clear so that's pretty easy to check (this is a rectangular cube with rounded off corners). Windshield washer fluid: there's also a line on a clear container that shows you where the fluid should be. This usually looks like a tube about the circumference of a hotdog bun (weird comparison I know, but I can't thing of anything else cylindrical that is about that size) Oil: there will be a tab that you see, it's either yellow or red and when you pull this out you'll be able to see how much oil you have on the dipstick. There is either a line or a crosshatched area and you want your oil to be in that marked area. If you do need to add oil there is a cap that has an oil container symbol on it (kind of looks like a genie lamp) you unscrew this and add oil. On the cap it will tell you what kind of oil you need. Brake fluid: there are two lines on this the nimimum and maximum fluid lines, you want it to be in between the two. (smaller rectangle, rounded edges, tapers down towards the bottom slightly). The brake fluid cap also lists what kind of fluid is recommended for use in your car.
I am probably going to post a video as well using my car as an example, as I know I like to think I maintain my car but really I have no idea how to check anything myself and have just never really given it much thought. Having recently had a large repair done to my car I'm a bit more aware of the fact that I should be maintaining my car better, especially considering the fact that it's a fairly necessary part of my life as I need to get to work!
