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I started working where I work in 2012. When I started, my position called for me to work from 8 AM to 3:30 PM, Monday through Friday, later on hockey nights, dishwashing and tending the restrooms, through the most difficult times of the day; morning prep and lunchtime, wherein we could gross $5,000 in a mere 90 minutes. 37.5 hours, a comfortable
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Fear? Of change? Of debt? Not knowing how to do it?
I ask this as someone who is, afaik, from a similar background to you. My mom was fourteen when I was born, we were poor poor poor and rural, I didn't know a single person who'd gone to college or even how to do it really. I hadn't even been on a college campus until I had an admission interview. Even after I graduated from my first degree and ended up working in blue collar jobs while managing the new burden of college debt, I managed to make connections that made my life better in a lot of ways that weren't necessarily directly financial, but eventually led me to opportunities that afforded direct financial improvements.
It's completely possible for people like me (and in fact there's a lot of financial help for first gen poor people) and I'd assume you're in a similar situation. I'm not saying college is a panacea -- it will almost certainly put you into a good bit of debt, but debt can't take away from the experiences and knowledge and connections you gain while in college, and in the end debt is abstract anyway and can mostly hurt you in very abstract ways.
Anyway, if you want any advice about this or whatever, let me know.
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