Money Woes - Just Blowing Off Steam

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As someone else who knows the woes of financial issues these days (which wasn't even close to the case for a long time), I think I may be able to give you some thoughts on this.

First, contact the program and explain that you are under some sort of financial hardship, offer to provide bank statements and pay stubs, and see if they are willing to negotiate with you. By negotiating this could be either giving you a special discounted rate or putting you on a payment plan. If they can put you on a payment plan you could consider doing things like selling belongings (garage sale, craigslist, ebay) or donating plasma to raise the money you need. If you have old textbooks, those might be a good source of funds. There's also places that buy old clothes, granted that might not be a lot, but every penny counts.

You could also talk to your employer and see if it might be something they'd be willing to help out with. While it might be a long shot, you won't know unless you ask.

When does the program start? Another idea is that mothers day is right around the corner, which means flower shops will be looking for delivery drivers and people to help with putting together arrangements.

If you are good with the internet, contact some local businesses lacking social media and see if they would like someone to help them with marketing. Since you are pursuing writing, it seems like that would translate well to social media posts.

Summer is coming up too, and people will be needing babysitters. Again, maybe it's not thrilling, but the money could add up and if it's pre-teens they can be easy to deal with.

Don't give up! I know things can seem impossible, but I have made some seriously amazing situations with next to nothing... and you can too!