School, money and me, oh my!

[piplover]

Just found out today that I qualify for an unsubsidized loan.  If I take it, then I'll owe about 8,000 as of right now.  On the other hand, I can't really picture how I'm going to pay for school any other way.  So...I guess I'll be taking the loan and selling my soul for the next several years.  Is a BA really worth it?  I hope so.  I wish I could quit Walmart right now and just concentrate on school, but I don't think that will happen.  However, I got a coaching today becuase I've been absent 6 times since Oct.  Yeah, pesky little things like a bad back and stomach flu will do that to a person.  They told me if I get 7 absences then it is grounds for termination.  So, yeah, ok.  I guess I should just start looking for a new job, sigh.  Oh, well.  It was nice having insurance while it lasted. 
*Hugs Flist!*

Comments

[odannygirl7.livejournal.com]

8,ooo isn't too bad... I'm about 60,000 in debt and that's without going to college. I'm pretty sure just about everyone is in like super debt in this country.

Does your school have any jobs, like on campus, you could get? Maybe look for a paid internship? Anything has to be better than working at Walmart.

Good Luck! :)

[rabidsamfan.livejournal.com]

Walmart will fire you for being sick 7 times? Yeesh!

[shirebound]

I hate debt, but I would never have got through college without a loan, scholarship, grant, and on-campus job. *If* it will be worth it... go for it. But I like odannygirl7's idea... any jobs available on-campus?

[auntiemeesh.livejournal.com]

Student loans suck, but they are worth it. I'm doing the same thing right now, applying for yet more loans so that I can pay for my summer semester and actually graduate.

The good thing is, once you've got through school, you can get a much, much better job than Walmart, you'll be able to have the health insurance, benefits, etc that everyone needs, and life won't be so precarious. It totally outweighs the factor of having to pay back the loans (and this is coming from someone who has way, way more than $8000 to pay back).

You're doing great and things are going to be so much better for you in the long run. Just keep that thought in mind.

*hugs*

[amperage.livejournal.com]

One of my nieces worked for Lowe's all through her college and they were really good about scheduling her so that she could be in school. She even got a white collar professional type job with them after she graduated. Based on that, go apply. All the stores may not be as good, but they can't be as bad as Hell-mart.

And definitely apply around campus. The pay won't be great, but there are usually at least one or two jobs that are decent, you just have to find them. (For me it was the school cafeteria. The work sucked, but you could work as much as you wanted. For Allen, the DH, it was Women's Transit.)

As for the debt. . .you'll be just like the rest of us. And I promise, you do eventually pay it off. It's a major pain, but worth it.

Good thoughts and virtual hugs, Kelly.

[melilot-hill.livejournal.com]

I think it's insane a company can fire you for being ill! That's just unheard of (at least, over here). I hope you''l be able to find a new (and better) job very soon.