I humped t-shirts out of the basement of the Indianapolis Motor Speedway, I cut grass, I worked in my uncle's slaughterhouse, and bagged groceries all during high school in order to buy guns, ammunition and money for college. I worked all throughout undergrad hawking guns, archery and fishing gear and sold guns on the side. Got out of undergrad not owing a frigging dime.
All that time spent working when all I had to do was sit on the couch and wait for others to give me their money. How I loathe the Democrat Party.
Major +1, dittos and all that.
I worked full-time at various jobs to pay for my engineering degree. Did not borrow one cent or have my parents give me any money.
Rented a "studio" made from a converted master bedroom of a divorcee's house. No kitchen priveleges as the room was walled-off from the rest of the house. Had a microwave and a hot plate in the bathroom - could stir my canned soup while I sat on the john. Washed my dishes in the bathtub.
It took me seven years because of not being able to take a full load some semesters due to having to work, but I made it.
Worked offshore on oil rigs before that, so I could see my future without college - and it wasn't going to be stable or pretty.
People who cry that they can't afford college just won't make the necessary sacrifices - there is always a way if you *really* want to.
Sawdust
