Ooh! Nostalgia!
Like Darth, I remember those days well. The important thing to remember is that you're going to get through them. In the meantime, you have the summer ahead of you. That's plenty of time to bring a little extra money in, and save a little more on the side.
Here's what I would do if I were you. (Heck, it's what I did!)
1) Get a second job. ANY job. Deliver pizzas. Shampoo carpets. Shovel poop at the zoo. Take any job you can find, the hours of which won't conflict with your first job. Prepare to lose sleep and drink lots of coffee.
2) Cut every expense you can. If you have cable / satellite TV, get rid of it. Don't buy anything you don't absolutely need. No shopping at Amazon, iTunes, Netflix, etc. If you cut all the fun out of your life for just three months, you'll save quite a bit of money.
3) Save every penny you can. The best way to do this is to pay cash for everything and save the change. Don't buy anything with a debit / ATM card. And don't use the credit card for anything except emergencies either. I still live by this law today. I usually wind up with about 150 dollars worth of change at the end of the year. (I save it in a gallon-sized hot sauce jar.)
4) Become a monk for a few months, if you can. Women are expensive. Hanging out with your buddies is expensive. Besides, if you're working a day job and a night job through the summer, you won't have time to see anyone anyway.
5) Learn to cook. Buy a crock pot. Beans and rice and cheap cuts of meat cost next to nothing and can feed you for a week on just a few bucks.
6) Remember that it's only for ten weeks (or so). Once school starts, you'll be back down to one job and seeing your friends at school. Plus you'll have built up a nice little nest egg to help alleviate expenses as you finish your last year of college. (And that's the important bit! You're almost done. You only have to hang in there for a little while longer!)
7) Read Darth's post again. It's the truth. It's odd how nostalgic I am for the days when I was struggling and poor. Life is funny that way.
Good luck, dude. I believe in you Oceanspirit Domithan!
Like Darth, I remember those days well. The important thing to remember is that you're going to get through them. In the meantime, you have the summer ahead of you. That's plenty of time to bring a little extra money in, and save a little more on the side.
Here's what I would do if I were you. (Heck, it's what I did!)
1) Get a second job. ANY job. Deliver pizzas. Shampoo carpets. Shovel poop at the zoo. Take any job you can find, the hours of which won't conflict with your first job. Prepare to lose sleep and drink lots of coffee.
2) Cut every expense you can. If you have cable / satellite TV, get rid of it. Don't buy anything you don't absolutely need. No shopping at Amazon, iTunes, Netflix, etc. If you cut all the fun out of your life for just three months, you'll save quite a bit of money.
3) Save every penny you can. The best way to do this is to pay cash for everything and save the change. Don't buy anything with a debit / ATM card. And don't use the credit card for anything except emergencies either. I still live by this law today. I usually wind up with about 150 dollars worth of change at the end of the year. (I save it in a gallon-sized hot sauce jar.)
4) Become a monk for a few months, if you can. Women are expensive. Hanging out with your buddies is expensive. Besides, if you're working a day job and a night job through the summer, you won't have time to see anyone anyway.
5) Learn to cook. Buy a crock pot. Beans and rice and cheap cuts of meat cost next to nothing and can feed you for a week on just a few bucks.
6) Remember that it's only for ten weeks (or so). Once school starts, you'll be back down to one job and seeing your friends at school. Plus you'll have built up a nice little nest egg to help alleviate expenses as you finish your last year of college. (And that's the important bit! You're almost done. You only have to hang in there for a little while longer!)
7) Read Darth's post again. It's the truth. It's odd how nostalgic I am for the days when I was struggling and poor. Life is funny that way.
Good luck, dude. I believe in you Oceanspirit Domithan!
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