This method can be time consuming as you have to iron each bill one separately, but it's a time saver for those with just a few bills. Find a well-functioning iron with a sturdy ironing board. Make sure all the windows are closed and the fan is off so the bills don't blow away while ironing. Arrange as many as you can on the board, but you may need to iron them in separate sessions if you have a lot of wet currency. For those who want to add crispness as well, spray extra crisp heavy starch onto the bills. You may be tempted to set the iron temperature higher in order to dry the bill faster. However, this can lead the bills to become burnt or even set aflame in some instances. Take the time and make sure it's on the lowest heat setting so your bills are dried without becoming damaged. Move the iron over the bill in a steady, back-and-forth motion. Never place the iron on the bill and wait. This will cause the bill to catch on fire or become burnt. Iron the bill back and forth, and then flip the bill over to iron the backside. Each bill should be dried in about 30 seconds, but it may take longer depending on the saturation.

Summary: Consider using an iron to dry your bills. Place each individual bill on the ironing board. Set the heating of the iron to the lowest setting. Iron each bill.


Although these two positions are similar in some ways, they differ from each other considerably. While the duties and prerequisites for a medical examiner may be more consistent from one locality to the next, those of a coroner vary a great deal. Know the difference between the two to decide which position adheres the most to your ambition.  Medical examiners are typically appointed. To be appointed, you need to be a licensed physician with a specialization in forensic pathology. Your primary purpose would be performing autopsies when needed and disclosing your conclusions to law enforcement. Coroners may be elected or appointed. Depending on local laws, you may need to have the same qualifications and perform the same duties as a medical examiner. Or you may serve as more of an administrative head who contracts outside help, in which case the qualifications for your office may require less medical training. For any particular place where you wish to find employment, find out what prerequisites are demanded by the state, county, and municipality. Know what higher education, previous experience, and specialized training is required for that particular office. Determine whether you will have to run for office or simply apply for the job. Find out if your state even offers coroner positions.   States mandating that you must be a physician: Kansas; Louisiana; Minnesota; Ohio.  States demanding that you receive specialized training: Alabama; Colorado; Georgia; Idaho; Illinois; Indiana; Mississippi; Montana; Nebraska; Pennsylvania; South Carolina; South Dakota; Tennessee; West Virginia; Wyoming  States without coroner offices: Alaska; Arizona; Connecticut; Delaware; District of Columbia; Florida; Iowa; Maine; Maryland; Massachusetts; Michigan; New Hampshire; New Jersey; New Mexico; Oklahoma; Oregon; Rhode Island; Utah; Vermont; Virginia If you are serious about pursuing death investigation as a lifelong career, improve your chances of finding well-paid employment by becoming a medical examiner. Whether a chief coroner position is filled by appointment or election, set yourself apart from other candidates with an impressive resume that is most relevant to the job in question. Increase your mobility with the necessary prerequisites to find employment elsewhere should you fail to be hired for a specific office.

Summary: the difference between the two offices. Research local laws and hiring processes. Consider becoming a medical examiner.


If there is an outing you want to organize, a movie you want to see, or a crush you want to “bump into”, stretches of boring class time is great for planning it. If you have access to your phone, you can text your friends, look up events near you, and organize rides and carpooling. If you are extremely comfortable in a class, you can bring a small and un-disruptive puzzle, like a crossword, sudoku or small Rubik’s cube (2x2). Paper would be preferred, as the teacher will be less likely to call you out. This can be a good time to build skills as well-- you can pick more challenging crosswords and more challenging number puzzles as you get more advanced in your distraction skills. If you can get away with using your phone in class, you can always text, but sometimes there’s nothing left to say, even to your best friends.  At this point, it can be fun to start playing games using emojis. Download and play games on your phones as well if possible.   Play pictionary.  Try to get your friend to guess a phrase or situation by communicating it entirely in emojis.  Try to use themes: describe a movie, a celebrity, or a country entirely in emojis. Play connect four or tic tac toe using emojis.   This game takes a lot of time and a lot of concentration, and it’s on your phone.  This is best to do in a lecture-heavy class that does not require very much participation, and where blatant texting will go unnoticed. Hold it up to your friends or teachers bodies while closing one eye. Make them wear a funny hat or give them a parrot and an eye patch.  This can be done with speech bubbles as well.  Instagram it and get famous. Music will still allow you to concentrate if you need to, but is distracting enough to make class go faster. If you use some of what you’re hearing in class, you can go off on a tangent without having to actually think of anything new.  Make puns using the most-used words in class and think up memes for them.   Write a rap about how boring your class is, or about one of your classmates. Replace the most commonly used vocab words with funnier ones, and swap them out in your notes so that it looks like you’re taking notes about something ridiculous.  If you write down a code for your invented words, these will also function as notes.

Summary: Think about your weekend. Bring games. Make the most of emojis. Draw clothing on tiny pieces of paper. Run one of your earbuds through your sleeve and listen to music. Use wordplay.


As a celebrity assistant, you’ll get to travel, rub elbows with the rich and famous, and have a fast-paced, exciting lifestyle. But remember that celebrity personal assistants put in long hours, sometimes for good pay and sometimes for a pittance. You’ll be close to the celebrity lifestyle but may not experience the glitz and glamour that comes with it. Your tasks will not always be glamorous, so be prepared to do anything your celebrity boss tells you to do--in whatever small amount of time they give you to do it! Your celebrity employer will want to be your first priority. Make sure you’re able sacrifice time with your family, pets or significant other before looking for a celebrity PA job. Learn how to keep your cool under pressure and time limitations, and get comfortable with solving problems at the last minute. You don’t have to be a professional event planner to get practice organizing people and services. Arrange parties for your friends, social events at your job, or help plan a family reunion or wedding. You may be managing your celebrity’s email account, social media, and personal calendar, so you’ll need to know your way around technology. The more tech skills you can offer them, like website management or graphic design for their lifestyle blog, the better. Create a personal website or blog for yourself, or volunteer to make one for a friend. Study popular celebrity social media accounts and start using similar tricks in your own. Practice sorting your emails into folders and creating neat, organized calendars. Be able to handle anyone from the snootiest celeb to their social climber friends. Practice being patient, using good communication skills and dealing with anyone and everyone with a polite smile, whether that’s at work or with a not-so-favorite family member. Work as an administrative assistant or in customer service and complete your tasks efficiently and with a positive attitude. Experience as a nanny or as a personal assistant to a non-celebrity will give you an idea of what the job requires and land you relevant references. Include all the skills and experiences that a celebrity could want for their personal assistant. Emphasize your organization skills, customer service ability, and capability under tight deadlines.
Summary: Expect long hours and a hectic, sometimes stressful schedule. Get experience in event-planning. Be handy with a computer and smartphone. Brush up on your people skills. Land a relevant professional job. Brush up your resume.