I Have No Money as a Student

Life as a student is often really hard. In my view, the following reasons point to that especially, and having no money as a student is only one of them

- so many exams
- performance pressure
- financial problems

The last point is especially important to me to mention here. I have no money as a student. Everything I take in is gone again very quickly. That's because of my high fixed costs. I have high rent and can hardly earn any money, especially during the semester. During semester breaks I have a job as a temp at events, and I also help out at a supermarket now and then. But all in all, I can't really make ends meet with that. That's probably down mostly to the hourly wage being too low. Maybe I should seriously look around for other methods.

No Money as a Student and Already Past the Standard Time to Graduate

But because of my constant jobs, I can't really study during breaks. My program is designed to take 8 semesters. Now, though, I'm already in my 10th semester and still have to make up almost a third of all my courses. Where is this supposed to end? I have no money as a student, and for that reason I've often thought about quitting my studies without a degree. But I couldn't really bring myself to do that either. Since, as already mentioned several times, I simply have far too little money, I've also very seriously wanted to take out a loan. But I just don't dare. Who's to say I'll actually earn enough money after graduating to pay the loan back? Even if I did earn enough, with fixed costs still high I'd surely hit a crunch somewhere else again. So a loan can't be a real option either.

No Money as a Student, but Well Connected

So loans and work apparently aren't the optimal paths. I do, however, have a very large circle of friends. Some of these friends have become very famous online and could surely support me. I'd only need a few hundred dollars a month. If someone earns five figures a month, they surely won't notice that something left their account. Besides, I wouldn't ask for this money from just one person, but from many different people. That way you get a good distribution without any single person being burdened too heavily. Of course, this isn't a long-term solution either. But my studies will end at some point, and I have the prospect of a well-paid job. The support would then drop away right away. Maybe I could even become famous online myself.