need some creative input to help me with an issue here.

[Rubin0]

Originally Posted by lumphoboextreme

also if it comes down to it i could also play poker for the money i need but thats more of a last resort i'm not trying to lose money getting unlucky.

Terrible idea. Never use gambling for anything else but entertainment and when you have money to burn, silly.

[robertsona]

okay i apologize on behalf of my alt acct i am a new man

but you just seriously mentioned even the possibility of considering gambling as any sort of resort on something that ostensibly is this important to you--it's hard to take it seriously. i know this isnt your "plan" or whatever but come on, dude. think a little.

[freekilltwo]

oh also with the fedex option, just remembered that after you've been there for 6 months i think it was, they actually help with ur tuition, ups might have a similar deal as im sure many companies do

[-|=>gazeebo]

i play and deal poker for money

you can do it too

[robertsona]

okay but when it comes to something like money for moving to a different school or moving closer to a loved one idk doesnt seem like a great option to me. love you gazeebs

[lumphoboextreme]

lol, well i played on the internet for a while and made a lot, i'm a very good poker player. know all about the game all the odds, implied odds, all that stuff. casinos have a lot of players that don't know what they're doing at lower limit tables. its obviously not my first choice but if all else fails it could be an option.

[psychoangel691]

Originally Posted by lumphoboextreme

lol, well i played on the internet for a while and made a lot, i'm a very good poker player. know all about the game all the odds, implied odds, all that stuff. casinos have a lot of players that don't know what they're doing at lower limit tables. its obviously not my first choice but if all else fails it could be an option.

I'm the same way I've made tons of money but the minute you need to use it as money for something like living expenses believe me it just doesn't work out. Maybe it's something in the back of your mind because you need it or maybe it's just like fu you're going to be card dead cause you need the money I don't know lol. All I know is I've made tons of money when I was in a good situation and didn't need it off poker then as soon as we really needed it because living expenses were just getting to be too much I was on a terrible downswing. You can't rely on it you have to have something solid and if you can make a few extra bucks with the poker great but never rely on it.

[DotKritic]

Work a couple of jobs during seasonal while keeping your expenses to a minimal. Move in your senior year.

edit: didn't see this:

Originally Posted by freekilltwo

oh also with the fedex option, just remembered that after you've been there for 6 months i think it was, they actually help with ur tuition, ups might have a similar deal as im sure many companies do

https://ups.managehr.com/EarnandLearnProgram.htm

[Aldentron]

I wasn't trolling, Financial Aid can help out a great deal, and the earlier you apply the better. I applied pretty late and they still gave me $2k in grant money (the kind you don't have to pay back) and community college is like $700 for 14 hours. So if you apply earlier than I did next year (I'm not sure when they start accepting applications,) chances are you'll get something more like $5k and then your financial problem is that much less.

Although maybe I should have sounded like a troll, because FAFSA is pretty obvious.

[HoneyMelonCalibrator]

Simple solution: You wait until you graduate college at wherever you currently attend, then move in with your girlfriend after graduation.

[lumphoboextreme]

Originally Posted by psychoangel691

I'm the same way I've made tons of money but the minute you need to use it as money for something like living expenses believe me it just doesn't work out. Maybe it's something in the back of your mind because you need it or maybe it's just like fu you're going to be card dead cause you need the money I don't know lol. All I know is I've made tons of money when I was in a good situation and didn't need it off poker then as soon as we really needed it because living expenses were just getting to be too much I was on a terrible downswing. You can't rely on it you have to have something solid and if you can make a few extra bucks with the poker great but never rely on it.

oh yeah I had a big downswing and thats when i quit playing on the internet because some of the beats i took i figured it had to be rigged. worst beat i had ever taken. (this was a little under 1000$ pot real money)... i have KK, flop comes 2K3. dude must really put me on AQ cause he gets it in with 7's. turn 7. river 7. anyone that can top that on the list of bad beats i feel for you.

yeah after i post this response i'm about to leave and go see what kind of jobs and such are out there around here. this summer when i turn 21 i'm going to have like 400 dollars set aside and go to the casino and see if i can make some money at it. if i can, great makes money less stressed. if not, too bad and cut my losses there and continue to work.

[poochieCREAM]

America really needs to get some sort of a hex system set up (you don't pay for University in Australia until you earn more than 40k/year after you graduate) or hand out more scholarships.

Work a ****load + do some handy man jobs for more pocket money.
Or take two jobs if you can and save up the tax return from the end of the financial year.
Or work a corner.

Originally Posted by HoneyMelonCalibrator

Simple solution: You wait until you graduate college at wherever you currently attend, then move in with your girlfriend after graduation.

Also, this ^
If you guys have been strong so far with the distance, I'm sure you both can soldier on a little longer. As previously mentioned, you should take baby steps and not do something so drastic as to move in before you've even gotten to know what you both are like in person.

[korny]

Get a part time job, sell bud, don't smoke any of it. You'll pay your way through college.

[lumphoboextreme]

Originally Posted by korny

Get a part time job, sell bud, don't smoke any of it. You'll pay your way through college.

i used to be involved in something pretty illegal like that i'm trying to do legal things that won't get me screwed over if i get caught.

[Cavernio]

UPS is ****. They have policies which seem to have been made in like 1930 when they were made, and are very hung up on stats, which would be fine if they actually measured them accurately. I have never left a job more disgusted than when I worked at UPS. I avoid shipping with their company if I have a choice.

If you can handle it, be a bartender or waiter for quick money. Tips are where its at, and the night/evening shifts won't interfere with school. Find work near where your school is and where your home will be to cut down on transportation and time. Whatever you do, don't own a car. I've seen very smart people freeze because they couldn't afford their winter coat to pay for their car, which was totally, totally, totally NOT needed for them. (They had a tuition-included bus pass, bus drove by their house every 15min, and takes 10min to get to school/work for them.)

If it were me, I'd go to the bank and get a line of credit or a regular student loan. The bank doesn't care if your parents make too much money. 10k isn't all that much money anyways, especially if you've actually been wise enough to go to college for something that will get you a job that pays 50k+ a year.

All the couples I know right now have had to have 1 person alter their career path significantly for the other person, welcome to the real world.

If you're into gambling and are programming savvy, make a poker bot and have it run constantly. I know someone who did that who made around 5k a month, and is now using the same idea to buy and sell stocks. They're a millionaire now.

[lumphoboextreme]

Originally Posted by Cavernio

UPS is ****. They have policies which seem to have been made in like 1930 when they were made, and are very hung up on stats, which would be fine if they actually measured them accurately. I have never left a job more disgusted than when I worked at UPS. I avoid shipping with their company if I have a choice.

If you can handle it, be a bartender or waiter for quick money. Tips are where its at, and the night/evening shifts won't interfere with school. Find work near where your school is and where your home will be to cut down on transportation and time. Whatever you do, don't own a car. I've seen very smart people freeze because they couldn't afford their winter coat to pay for their car, which was totally, totally, totally NOT needed for them. (They had a tuition-included bus pass, bus drove by their house every 15min, and takes 10min to get to school/work for them.)

If it were me, I'd go to the bank and get a line of credit or a regular student loan. The bank doesn't care if your parents make too much money. 10k isn't all that much money anyways, especially if you've actually been wise enough to go to college for something that will get you a job that pays 50k+ a year.

All the couples I know right now have had to have 1 person alter their career path significantly for the other person, welcome to the real world.

If you're into gambling and are programming savvy, make a poker bot and have it run constantly. I know someone who did that who made around 5k a month, and is now using the same idea to buy and sell stocks. They're a millionaire now.

i'm not very programming savvy so i couldn't make a poker bot. i've owned a car since 17 and it was paid in cash. so really i have no expenses other than gas and when i go hang out with friends. applied a bunch of places so hopefully hear back soon.

[Cavernio]

No insurance on the car? You're a young male driver, rates have to be through the roof! And you haven't had to repair your car yet? I swear, a car is this huge blackhole for money, especially if your life becomes centered around needing to use it, because then you will have to fix it up when it goes to ****.

[Aldentron]

Originally Posted by Cavernio

No insurance on the car? You're a young male driver, rates have to be through the roof! And you haven't had to repair your car yet? I swear, a car is this huge blackhole for money, especially if your life becomes centered around needing to use it, because then you will have to fix it up when it goes to ****.

This is exactly why everyone needs to ride bikes.
(I'm not being sarcastic, I commute on average 9 miles a day, ride 70 on saturdays for the hell of it)

Edit: I just realized that that's how you can easily save money.
Think about the cost difference between a bicycle and a car.
Cars:
Gas (about $50/month, depending on distance)
Insurance ($100-200/month)
Car Payment ($100-200/month, unless it's paid off.)
Maintenance (Tricky to calculate.)

Bicycles:
Rain gear ($50, once.)
Lights ($15, once.)
Tire pump ($20, once.)

That's really all I need, I've been commuting by bike for 2 years in DFW, and believe me when I say it's completely possible.
And I don't want to hear your lazy "But it always takes too long!" excuse because I hear that **** all the time and it's just not true if you can just get off your ass.