Woes of $$$ to college

[vellocet 10+ year member]

I've enrolled back in college again, and ****, it cost a bit of money. Between that, my car insurance, my health insurance, my gas, some other bills, and my cell phone I'm pretty much tapped out. For those of you that are handleling more, I applaud you. Going to be working 40 hours and doing a 16 hour course load, so it will be fun.

Who else is feeling college woes?

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[Jameseypoo 5,000+ posts]

**** you

 

[audioqueboy 10+ year member]

im in that boat lets sail

 

[mbaoo]

I lucked out. Im still living at home while I go to school. So I dont have to pay any bills.

School for me costs about 4000-6000 every 16 weeks.

 

[bball09124 10+ year member]

I am one of the few college kids who has excess money, thanks to a little hard work in high school.

 

[audiolife 5,000+ posts]

all I can say is I would drop 4 credit hours IF they are tough classes. When I went I took 16 hours + had 4 hours a week lab time and was was working "part time" but ended up getting 31.5 hours a week and it was TOUGH. I ended up droping a class and getting 50% of my money back for it. Was too much to put on 1 plate working at a CD shop and getting scheduled for work cutting my lab time short. On top of that I had a 45 minute drive from home to school/work eachway. I had 1 day where I didnt work but had 1 class and it seemed to always be filled with writting a paper and study....only free time I had was thursday night NBA games with me studying Physics and Digital 101

 

[Hintzyboy 5,000+ posts]

I am one of the few college kids who has excess money, thanks to a little hard work in high school.

I busted my *** since I was 14 and still don't have any extra money. I definitely have issues with saving money lol.

 

[99grandprixGT 5,000+ posts]

ya it sucks, but what you going to do. i spent all my money on this semester and i still need to buy books.//content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/crap.gif.7f4dd41e3e9b23fbd170a1ee6f65cecc.gif

 

[eharri3 10+ year member]

I busted my *** in high school to keep my grades at least half-way decent then went out and found free money for school. I know it's different for a mature student going back but one thing I found held most people back when I was looking at colleges in my senior year of highschool is they'd focus in on that DREAM school that they just had to go to then they'd worry about coming up with $$$ later. I looked for money first then sorted out the best schools from the ones who would give me the most.

Didn't go Ivy League and didn't go to the ultimate party school but I graduated from a school with a good reputation with zero loans.

 

[JimJ 5,000+ posts]

One more semester to go //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/smile.gif.1ebc41e1811405b213edfc4622c41e27.gif

Glad to be done with it, honestly...

 

[Louisiana_CRX 5,000+ posts]

I've been thinking about going to Barber School since I'm laid off.....

 

[PepsiFiend69 10+ year member]

im about to start school in 2 weeks out of state, im pretty much tapped and i haven't even moved yet, between getting everything i need, first tuition, rent, car payment, insurance phone etc etc..

sucks for sure.

 

[Supergumby5000 5,000+ posts]

I dont have to have loans or anything due to scholarships, but i do have to manage my money perdy well.

 

[bunkerking09 10+ year member]

Oh how I will truly love the G.I. bill to save my ***

rakin in 1000 dollars a month with no job FTMFW!

but i'll probably end up working anyway

 

[funkyab 10+ year member]

your student loans and grants cant cover enough so you dont have to work so much? Thought that was the point.