im almost 21. The aid is certainly an option if i qualify as in need. So your saying that the value is how much you learn and get out of it, not so much the value the paper will give you into jobs?
How are you going to manage that? Do you pay no living expenses? I think 2k a month is a pretty reasonable estimate for comfortable bare-bones living in the USA. Utilities, rent, internet, food, clothing, gas, car insurance...all these things add up to more than 6000 a year.
yep. ideally i would get some passive income from somewhere but if not, then yea, i think i could do it. Mostly i want to know if its possible before i attempt it.
i should add im going to be living off about 6000 a month during this time. so if im earning 100k a year that adds up quick. but im nowhere near that atm. Right now im working full time as a .net coder for a low wage as i just started.
Where do you live? I live in one of Canada's most expensive cities, but I live on less than $1000 a month. I am comfortable and don't feel poor, but a lot of people would call my house a slum and my rations meagre. If you can practice a little austerity, even 30,000 a year will allow you to accomplish your goal.
Seriously? I live in Vancouver and used to live in Toronto. I don't know anyone who can live comfortably on that amount. Hell I couldn't even live comfortably on that in Nova Scotia. You must have some extreme couponing skillz or something because 1k a month barely covers rent on a 1 bedroom in the burbs here. Would love to know how you do it.
I wouldn't call it comfortable. It suits me, it wouldn't suit everyone. I live in a large, very run down house with three roommates. The rent is 1400 a month - I get away with paying 300 because my room has no door, only a curtain. I spend under 50 bucks a week on food, that's not difficult at all if you can develop a taste for beans and rice, and know what to do with chilies and lemon juice.
I ride a small motorcycle for transportation. That's 200 dollars for 6 months of insurance, and about 50 per month in gas. In the winter I take the bus, which is 70/month. My phone bill is 40. Hydro and internet are split amongst 7 people (me and three others upstairs, 3 downstairs). 15 every two months for internet, 70 every two months for hydro.
300 rent
200 food
40 phone
70 transport
7 internet
35 hydro
652 total, leaving a couple hundred for emergencies and fun. Actually, neither of those, since I'm in school right now and don't make any money. I pretty much break even each month with my part time job that makes 150 a week.
I realize that many of the opportunities I have are not available to everyone. I'm particularly lucky with my roommates and the house - as run down as it is, no one bothers you about anything, ever, and everyone contributes to keeping it tidy.
I don't find it difficult, but I can certainly see that some people might. In fact, even I might have a tough time dealing with it once school is done. I'd like to dress nicer than I do and my own cooking is getting pretty tiresome. I also like to do road trips, and haven't been able to do one in quite a while.
