Affording Rent in College

How does one have enough money for rent while having a minimum wage job in college? Especially in a place like Mesa, Arizona.

Parents

>not living with your parents while saving all the money you earn

Live with your parents if you can. It will save your GPA and bank account. It can be done though.

I worked a 10 dollar an hour job, 20 hours a week to pay rent and buy food. I lived off campus and would ride my bike to school.

It's pretty tough and takes serious budgeting to pull off. Towards the end of college you start getting better opportunities though. The more people you meet the more connected you get, so you start hearing about better jobs.

Try and apply for work/study positions if you can, and apply for every scholarship that is out there. I can't tell you how many times a little 500 dollar scholarship bought my food.

>not wanting to be independent

>worthless idealism over practicality

It's a very western thing to move out so young and not a smart financial move

Here's a thought:
Fucking work hard.

Balancing an average college work week (12-15credit hours) and a full time job (35 hour work week) is possible, you're just a pussy who wants the easy way out

This man speaks the truth. In many cases, living with your parents doesn't even mean you're not "independent". I get my own private space and can do whatever I want. I just happen to share a building with someone who is related to me. No problem with that.

See, this is the problem with you Millennials. Extremely entitled and arrogant. You won't learn life skills by staying in the comfort of your parent's house. Even if you've saved a million dollars and then decided to move out, its going to be extremely difficult for you to adapt as you will have been so institutionalized living with your parents by then.

My rent was 600/ month. Worked 25-35 hrs and sold Adderall and weed to pay rent. Also had a meme biz major (marketing). No way I could budget time the way I did with a STEM major.

Also got real lucky with roommates. Their parents were rich as shit but would always throw down for pizza and beer because they knew my situation.