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So I'm looking at the University, seeing if I can afford to go there with the assistantship that I would be offered. Now, I think I can do it. Could I live extravagantly? Um, well, hell no. Was I expecting to? HAHAhahahahahahaha... No. I might feel like I'm going insane, but that doesn't mean that I'm actually insane. Or at the very least I'm not stupid. But I think I could potentially scrape by without going into debt with loans- I'm not sure how my stipend works out so I might have to take a loan out, but I wouldn't have to end in debt, if that makes sense.
I would only just barely be able to support myself, but I could support myself. I have monies saved up from being here at the refuge (Yes, I was able to SAVE money when I'm being paid peanuts to be here- $150/week), that I could put towards textbooks and travel. Food I can get down pretty far. I spend about $20 on average per week on groceries. Some weeks are less, where I just buy milk. I bought some staples at the beginning of my stay here for about $80. Most staples are still around. Do I have variety? Not so much. Am I starving? No. I do need to buy some more vitamins though, as I'm sure without them I lack things. I ran out a couple of days ago. I just need to get to the store.
I wouldn't be able to support Scottie fully, but I'm looking at paying for rent (if I have to pay more than what I am ballparking rent to be then this doesn't work quite as well, but I think that it is possible that I can do this based on what I am looking at). However, if Scottie gets a job (which I'm sure he would), then it's not quite as tight. Well, I am figuring this as being able to support myself- I could feed myself (on $20/week), but not Scottie too. I kind of figure if I can support myself he only has to support himself- and if I am figuring this right he might not even have to pay for housing. Which really wouldn't make it very tight at all with that income. But my point is to try and figure out how I can be self-sufficient and not have to rely on Scottie's income. I realize this might not make any sense! But I don't want Scottie to feel like he's trapped doing some job or another for the sake of me, and I want to avoid debt- and if I can do that and STILL go to grad school? That would be awesome.
I need to get some responses back from emails so that I can have a better idea for cost- but I think that it just might work.
Here's hoping.
And of course, here's hoping that I do actually get in. :P
I miss school. D:
I would only just barely be able to support myself, but I could support myself. I have monies saved up from being here at the refuge (Yes, I was able to SAVE money when I'm being paid peanuts to be here- $150/week), that I could put towards textbooks and travel. Food I can get down pretty far. I spend about $20 on average per week on groceries. Some weeks are less, where I just buy milk. I bought some staples at the beginning of my stay here for about $80. Most staples are still around. Do I have variety? Not so much. Am I starving? No. I do need to buy some more vitamins though, as I'm sure without them I lack things. I ran out a couple of days ago. I just need to get to the store.
I wouldn't be able to support Scottie fully, but I'm looking at paying for rent (if I have to pay more than what I am ballparking rent to be then this doesn't work quite as well, but I think that it is possible that I can do this based on what I am looking at). However, if Scottie gets a job (which I'm sure he would), then it's not quite as tight. Well, I am figuring this as being able to support myself- I could feed myself (on $20/week), but not Scottie too. I kind of figure if I can support myself he only has to support himself- and if I am figuring this right he might not even have to pay for housing. Which really wouldn't make it very tight at all with that income. But my point is to try and figure out how I can be self-sufficient and not have to rely on Scottie's income. I realize this might not make any sense! But I don't want Scottie to feel like he's trapped doing some job or another for the sake of me, and I want to avoid debt- and if I can do that and STILL go to grad school? That would be awesome.
I need to get some responses back from emails so that I can have a better idea for cost- but I think that it just might work.
Here's hoping.
And of course, here's hoping that I do actually get in. :P
I miss school. D:
