How are you supporting yourself through school?

[KidsLuvMe]

Thank you all for your responses to the "How did you pick your school" thread, I greatly appreciate them and am learning a lot about the opportunities that are out there.

I am now also wondering how you are supporting yourself through school?

I know everyone has different situations but I am concerned about being able to make ends meet while I'm in school. I am thinking that living by myself, paying a car loan and a past school loan, rent, food and misc. while working part time at McDonalds is not going to happen.

What have you all done to make ends meet until you could become a nurse?

I'm thinking that I might have to wait a few years until I can save up some money to live off of but I really want to go to school ASAP and get out of DC.

Thanks in advance for your responses.

[maire, ASN, RN]

I'm inspired by reading these stories. :)

I'm one of those that doesn't have to work while going to school. Hubby and fat financial aid checks take care of the bills (we're military...poor ). I'm very fortunate.

Good luck to everyone, and for those of you that are busting your rears doing this, you are my heroes. God bless you.

[Cali]

I'm an LPN/LVN going back for my RN starting in August. I"ll be working full-time nights 7pm-7am. I'm taking classes in the early mornings right after work and in the evenings right before work. I have only one class per day so hopefully things will work out. Working part-time is not an option for me because I live alone and there is no one to split the bills with. I also have a Stafford Loan for my books and I got something called a BOG waiver so I only have to pay $1.00 for tuition and fees.