Hello!
I am asking for donations that will go towards my tuition fees. I am getting ready to go back to school next year so I can be in a career with the hopes of being financially stable. I am looking forward to starting during the second 8 weeks of the Spring semester. I am currently working full time and am able to get by but am unable to save as much as I want or need to. I want desperately to be able to save money not just for my future but also for any emergencies that life may throw my way. I have been cutting out and spending less these past few months with some success, but I can only save about $50 – $80 a month. Don’t get me wrong, this is great, but my problem is with me going back to school, I will have to drop down to part time. I spoke with my manager about scheduling for going back to school. Unfortunately, she told me that full-timers cannot have set schedules or preferences. That is something she has never done for a full timer, and she won’t do it for me to avoid being accused of showing favoritism, even though my reason is for education. I was told that I will have to go down to part time if I want to adjust my work schedule for my school schedule.
This is terrifying for a number of reasons. I am going to lose my benefits, I’ll be working and therefore making less, and the number of hours I will work as a part timer is unpredictable. Part-timers at my job are scheduled for 20 hours. Sometimes they are given more hours, sometimes they are not. This is honestly terrifying me and almost has me rethinking going back to school. I am definitely going to have to pick up a second job. How successful I will be at getting a second job that will work around my first job and my school schedule will remain to be seen but I am definitely going to try. If I had a car I could Uber to make a little extra cash but that is not option right now. With the price of cars right now, that is something I can’t even think about right now.
The donations I receive will go towards my tuition. I am able to get a very small amount of Pell Grants. I already have student loan debt that I took out a couple years ago from the first time I tried to go to college. I cannot afford to pay out of pocket as all of the money I will make after going part time will have go towards my rent, utilities, food, and other necessities. I do not have anyone I can ask for help. My father is 75 years old and hasn’t been able to work for over a decade due to injuries from his last job and his health. He currently is getting disability. My mom is 66 years old and is still working full time but barely getting by. She is too scared to retire because she does not think her, and my father could survive on his disability check and her retirement check. Asking my parents isn’t even an option.
I want so badly to go back to school. I want to be in a stable career and get paid a decent wage. To be financially independent is my main goal right now but I do not think I can get by on just part time pay. I really do not want to give up on going to school. Below is my PayPal and CashApp. Either is fine, whatever works for you. Please, anything donated will be GREATLY appreciated!
paypal.me/Paprika93
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