In the name of dirt dog poor how did/have you survived?

[psychraider32]

I'm a poor college student donating plasma to pay for my electricity. Just wondering what odd things you've done/created/come up with during the toughest times of you're life?

[jeremym480]

Re: In the name of dirt dog poor how did/have you survived?

When I first moved out on my own I remember scraping up change just so I could buy a 64 oz fountain drink to go with my ham or bologna sandwich that I had for lunch every day of the week. Those days when the boss showed up on site and brought us to lunch were awesome!

Tough times for sure, but somehow I always remember having plenty of beer. Odd how that works out.

[Phobia]

Re: In the name of dirt dog poor how did/have you survived?

Can't post them here, just in case "they" are watching

[ImTellinTim]

Re: In the name of dirt dog poor how did/have you survived?

When I first moved out on my own I remember scraping up change just so I could buy a 64 oz fountain drink to go with my ham or bologna sandwich that I had for lunch every day of the week. Those days when the boss showed up on site and brought us to lunch were awesome!

Tough times for sure, but somehow I always remember having plenty of beer. Odd how that works out.

Cheap beer, ramen, and Totino's Party Pizzas. Set for a week on $15.

[FlyingFinn]

Re: In the name of dirt dog poor how did/have you survived?

For a 6 month or so stretch when I was 19, I was unemployed and border line homeless. I used a credit card to pay my rent until it was maxed out. I walked 8 miles a day stopping at every open business asking to work for $1 an hour or a meal with no luck. At first, I ate meatless hamburgers (white bread, pickle, mustard and ketchup). Then I was down to eating 1 pack of Ramen noodles every 3 days. (I would break it into pieces before cooking). To drink was only water. I had 2 beers in the fridge but I couldn't bring myself to drink them because then the fridge would have been empty.

[LowerWolf]

Re: In the name of dirt dog poor how did/have you survived?

Three tacos and a "water" was $2.14 once at Taco Bell.

[Redacted01]

Re: In the name of dirt dog poor how did/have you survived?

I got a job...

[dingleberryfinn]

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Off topic, but:
Went to Panama City Beach for a week on 30$.
Lived on mustard sandwiches & grape jelly in water for the whole week.

[Mabster]

Re: In the name of dirt dog poor how did/have you survived?

Costco samples.

Ate lunch there like once a week.

[nemesis04]

Re: In the name of dirt dog poor how did/have you survived?

Costco samples.

Ate lunch there like once a week.

You can actually eat pretty well doing that.

[Mabster]

If you time it right there's a great variety and selection, drinks and desserts included.

[Bmore Irish]

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For a couple years in college I lived with a man who was severely paranoid-schizophrenic because it not only got me an apartment by campus to live in for free, but his mother also paid me a monthly stipend of $200 to basically report to her how things were going. It was actually a pretty sweet deal, I'm quite thankful I happened upon it.

During that time I grocery shopped at the Dollar store, which isn't bad at all.

Really the worst thing about it was resorting to getting two 40s of Steele Reserve when I wanted to drink. I drank more than enough Steele Reserve for my lifetime, unfortunately.

[Crimsontide27]

Re: In the name of dirt dog poor how did/have you survived?

I'm a poor college student donating plasma to pay for my electricity. Just wondering what odd things you've done/created/come up with during the toughest times of you're life?

If you have no job and no job skills in the field you are in school for, go get a serving job.

Even at places like the Olive Garden you make around $100 per shift that lasts only 4-5hrs a night. Those jobs its so easy to pick up or give up a shift that you can work whenever you want and basically stop after you make enough for the week.

Serving / Bartending is an excellent way to pick up spare cash while you concentrate on what you want to do. Heck, one guy quit his real job because he found a breakfast buffet at a local premium hotel and makes anywhere from $250-$400 on an average shift working from 7am-12pm pouring orange juice and collecting money.

[bigbob]

Re: In the name of dirt dog poor how did/have you survived?

I got a job...

Don't be a dick head for no reason.

It's extremely hard to find a job that works around some school schedules. I was turned down multiple jobs because they needed me to work whenever I was suppose to be in class.

[ImTellinTim]

Re: In the name of dirt dog poor how did/have you survived?

If you have no job and no job skills in the field you are in school for, go get a serving job.

Even at places like the Olive Garden you make around $100 per shift that lasts only 4-5hrs a night. Those jobs its so easy to pick up or give up a shift that you can work whenever you want and basically stop after you make enough for the week.

Serving / Bartending is an excellent way to pick up spare cash while you concentrate on what you want to do. Heck, one guy quit his real job because he found a breakfast buffet at a local premium hotel and makes anywhere from $250-$400 on an average shift working from 7am-12pm pouring orange juice and collecting money.

If you serve at a locally-owned place, there's a good chance you'll get a free meal every shift as well.