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Money has never really been too much of an issue for me. I've never had the fanciest things, but I was fed well as a child, and my dad owns his house.
Thanks to which, I don't qualify for any federal student aid, such as grants. When I tried getting my enrollment fee deferred until I got my student loan cheque, they said "Oh, sorry, because of your financial information, you don't qualify." I don't get it. My parents are by no means living comfortably. I mean sure, they're comfortable for their standards, but they also eat leftovers for days, and never leave the house. Both of their vehicles are from before 1995, and the house still has the original carpeting that came with it when it was built. So when I brought up the fact that I would need to pay a $500 deposit for on-campus housing, and THEN buy books, my parents said "Bryan, we're tapped out." meaning they couldn't help me anymore.
So my first thought, aside from "fuck" is "I need cash." I've been looking for a job since I got back to the states, and to no avail. I even called my former store manager from starbucks to see if she could get me rehired around here.
I then decided to apply for a personal line of credit. Thinking if I had this $5000 available to me, I'd be able to jumpstart all of this, get into the dorms, get a meal plan, and not have to worry about anything for a while. Until I was declined for that.
I know this is all a big, valuable lesson that I'm supposed to learn from, and that I'll eventually make ends meet, but I can NOT remember the last time I've been under this much stress.
Thanks to which, I don't qualify for any federal student aid, such as grants. When I tried getting my enrollment fee deferred until I got my student loan cheque, they said "Oh, sorry, because of your financial information, you don't qualify." I don't get it. My parents are by no means living comfortably. I mean sure, they're comfortable for their standards, but they also eat leftovers for days, and never leave the house. Both of their vehicles are from before 1995, and the house still has the original carpeting that came with it when it was built. So when I brought up the fact that I would need to pay a $500 deposit for on-campus housing, and THEN buy books, my parents said "Bryan, we're tapped out." meaning they couldn't help me anymore.
So my first thought, aside from "fuck" is "I need cash." I've been looking for a job since I got back to the states, and to no avail. I even called my former store manager from starbucks to see if she could get me rehired around here.
I then decided to apply for a personal line of credit. Thinking if I had this $5000 available to me, I'd be able to jumpstart all of this, get into the dorms, get a meal plan, and not have to worry about anything for a while. Until I was declined for that.
I know this is all a big, valuable lesson that I'm supposed to learn from, and that I'll eventually make ends meet, but I can NOT remember the last time I've been under this much stress.