Comment Re:at some point... (Score 1) 827
2002-2007, worked ~35 hours/week during the school year, more if the academic load was light and I could get them (multiple jobs, not a single one), 40+ hours per week in the summer, so nights and weekends were never free. Also, in my experience the estimates provided by the schools are inflated. Tuition at my regional state school was ~8k/year, so as long as I averaged $10/hour or so, I was able to make things work.
Living below the poverty level didn't contribute to what I would call the best years of my life, but it worked.