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Old 05-15-2012, 01:14 PM
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So as you probably read, im a broke ass fucking college student that barely is able to pay rent and what not. School is getting harder since im almost in my major classes. Everything here in Orlando is fucking expensive and to make things worse, my parents are fucking loaded living the life in California. They left Fl right after me and my brothers got into college. The part that gets me is that I literally recieve no help from them and work and study my ass off to barely get by. I guess things could be worse but then again, this is a vent thread lol.

P.s. - FRF is depressing seeing all of you guys mod your trucks and what not while i cant afford to do anything but maintenance to my truck lol.
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Old 05-15-2012, 01:29 PM
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Hate to say it and don't mean to be an ass. But ummm, WELCOME TO REAL LIFE!!!!

Every person here busts their ass to be able to do the stuff that we do. We have either paid our dues or we are paying them now. Life is a bitch and there is nothing you can do about it.
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Old 05-15-2012, 01:31 PM
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Do you have a job? No offense man but it sounds like youre just expecting someone (parents or who ever) to bail you out and support you. Welcome to the real world man, if youve got enough money to pay rent and put gas and oil in your truck youre already doing better than alot of people that cant even do that. Youre going to school which is smart so in the meantime just bite the bullet, pinch whatever penny's you have to get you by and keep on keeping on. Truck mods can wait.
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Old 05-15-2012, 01:40 PM
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...and keep on keeping on..
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Old 05-15-2012, 01:42 PM
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As has been said, welcome to real life and it is a bitch at times. We all worked for what we have and in some cases that meant struggling through college. Things will get better as you move through life.
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Old 05-15-2012, 01:44 PM
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Most of the guys on this forum who are "dumping" money into mods are well established in their profession and have earned their way.

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Old 05-15-2012, 01:51 PM
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i funded myself through 5 years of college, rent, gas, books, etc. my parents are well off, so i couldn't get loans. look for grants, scholarships, etc. there's tons of random money people are trying to give away. my department has a scholarship that no one even signed up for. basically free money to the first person to sign up. go talk to your advisor
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Old 05-15-2012, 01:58 PM
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Most of the guys on this forum who are "dumping" money into mods are well established in their profession and have earned their way.

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Im in college, work 8 hour shifts after class, get home and do homework until about 2 am and then get up at 7 the next day and start it all over again. Thats just to cover gas pretty much. Real world sucks but you can make the best of it...

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i funded myself through 5 years of college, rent, gas, books, etc. my parents are well off, so i couldn't get loans. look for grants, scholarships, etc. there's tons of random money people are trying to give away. my department has a scholarship that no one even signed up for. basically free money to the first person to sign up. go talk to your advisor
Im like you, parents make enough for me to get VERY LITTLE help, but not enough to be able to cover it. Makes me mad, especially when the richer kids get the max government help because their family farms and it counts as pretty much 0 income when doing the paperwork. Scholarships are whats covering my tuition. Theres some out there for everything if you look hard enough
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Old 05-15-2012, 01:58 PM
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yay for us college students! lol i think we all gotta struggle now to get to the top later
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Old 05-15-2012, 02:00 PM
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Technically you only struggle if you live beyond your means. Budget your money and do what you can afford, it might not be the nicest place or the sweetest ride but it sure does beat stressing about a financial situation on Top of studies.

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Old 05-15-2012, 02:02 PM
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Technically you only struggle if you live beyond your means. Budget your money and do what you can afford, it might not be the nicest place or the sweetest ride but it sure does beat stressing about a financial situation on Top of studies.

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lol my rent is 705 a month my paychecks are like 900, its hard to save any money
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Old 05-15-2012, 02:04 PM
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lol my rent is 705 a month my paychecks are like 900, its hard to save any money
I live at home, but my paychecks are about 390-450ish and I go through $200 in gas commuting and the rest I can save, other then food and other expenses lol
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Old 05-15-2012, 02:18 PM
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lol my rent is 705 a month my paychecks are like 900, its hard to save any money
My rent is $1k and bring home less than 2k a month. My auto insurance is over $200 a month. Yep, the real world sucks.
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Old 05-15-2012, 02:29 PM
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I am only a sophomore in high school (with no license) and I still pay for just about everything I get now. I fix all of my vehicles (That I bought with my money), and pay for my stuff when I go places. It isn't easy since nobody in my family is rich, but I do what I can.
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Old 05-15-2012, 02:35 PM
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So as you probably read, im a broke ass fucking college student that barely is able to pay rent and what not. School is getting harder since im almost in my major classes. Everything here in Orlando is fucking expensive and to make things worse, my parents are fucking loaded living the life in California. They left Fl right after me and my brothers got into college. The part that gets me is that I literally recieve no help from them and work and study my ass off to barely get by. I guess things could be worse but then again, this is a vent thread lol.

P.s. - FRF is depressing seeing all of you guys mod your trucks and what not while i cant afford to do anything but maintenance to my truck lol.
I suggest getting a rich girlfriend

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