Money help: I need help with funding for school. - Help.com

OK….. Here it is….all I want is to be able to afford to finish my college education. I’m a 29 year old minority male who has over 29 thousand dollars in defaulted student loan debt. I’m a Special Education Assistant in a major public school system, so I don’ take home a lot of money. How did I get myself into this ?You ask . Well it all just kind of snow- balled on me. I left for college like anyone else thinking I was ready for the world. A few states away from home with nobody but myself to rely on, I thought I could handle it. Sure I had a few issues… ADHD,depression, imaturity,poor study habits, but I told myself I was ready. Like many students who leave for school, I thought the freedom was great. Unfortunately my priorities and time management skills could not meet the challange. I fell behind quickly. No one really knew I was struggling. Honestly, it was because I had gotten pretty good at maintaining a house of cards that
was just waiting to be blown away. It all happened so fast…
multiple deaths in my family. A grandmother,both grandfathers, great aunt , and an uncle placed in prison, and my own mother struggled with her health during this time as well. At a time when I needed help or maybe even a kick in the **** everyone in my family was understandably dealing with their own issues. Shortly after my sophomore year (yep I’m that close) I started shutting down. Not getting out of bed, not doing much of ny thing. Long story short, I was removed by the university. My parents were angry of course ,but still supportive. They continued to pay my rent ,and brought me home to see a therapist. I returned to the city of my school eager to resume my classes. It was harder than I expected ………..No money….no job……..I struggled for awhile with odd jobs, barley making ends meet. I simply did not have enough to pay for my food ,rent,bills, and student loans. Fast forward a couple of years …………I’m mature ready for school.I’ve been accepted to the school I want.I have filled out every application and struggled to pay every fee. But I can’t afford the next step the tuition ,because of previous mistakes. The government is waiting to garnish my wages.I have been told that my loan can be rehabilitated for 3,000 dollars. That’s what I need, help with 3,000 dollars. You may read this and think,that is not a lot of money. To me however it might as well be MT. Everest. I sit at home with my head in my hands wanting a better life, wanting to live up to my potential ,and wondering how I’m going to climb out of this hole.

OK….I need help with funding for school. Here it is….all I want is to be able to afford to finish my college education. I’m a 29 year old minority male who has over 29 thousand dollars in defaulted student loan debt. I’m a Special Education Assistant in a major public school system, so I don’ take home a lot of money. How did I get myself into this ?You ask . Well it all just kind of snow- balled on me. I left for college like anyone else thinking I was ready for the world. A few states away from home with nobody but myself to rely on, I thought I could handle it. Sure I had a few issues… ADHD,depression, imaturity,poor study habits, but I told myself I was ready. Like many students who leave for school, I thought the freedom was great. Unfortunately my priorities and time management skills could not meet the challange. I fell behind quickly. No one really knew I was struggling. Honestly, it was because I had gotten pretty good at maintaining a house of cards that
was just waiting to be blown away. It all happened so fast…
multiple deaths in my family. A grandmother,both grandfathers, great aunt , and an uncle placed in prison, and my own mother struggled with her health during this time as well. At a time when I needed help or maybe even a kick in the **** everyone in my family was understandably dealing with their own issues. Shortly after my sophomore year (yep I’m that close) I started shutting down. Not getting out of bed, not doing much of ny thing. Long story short, I was removed by the university. My parents were angry of course ,but still supportive. They continued to pay my rent ,and brought me home to see a therapist. I returned to the city of my school eager to resume my classes. It was harder than I expected ………..No money….no job……..I struggled for awhile with odd jobs, barley making ends meet. I simply did not have enough to pay for my food ,rent,bills, and student loans. Fast forward a couple of years …………I’m mature ready for school.I’ve been accepted to the school I want.I have filled out every application and struggled to pay every fee. But I can’t afford the next step the tuition ,because of previous mistakes. The government is waiting to garnish my wages.I have been told that my loan can be rehabilitated for 3,000 dollars. That’s what I need, help with 3,000 dollars. You may read this and think,that is not a lot of money. To me however it might as well be MT. Everest. I sit at home with my head in my hands wanting a better life, wanting to live up to my potential ,and wondering how I’m going to climb out of this hole.