I'm definitely in a pickle...
Just got my hardcore bills last week (RE: car insurance, cell phone, rent, utilities) and I am having to chose between some main necessities of life since I can in no way afford to have all of these. Now, I know there are people that are far worse off in this world and truly I feel terrible for them, but in the context and social structure (mainly: Capitalist Middle Class Suburban America) I am in, this is definitely not an acceptable thing.
My roommates don't understand why I can't "pitch on beer" and why I can't "jet to Vegas for Spring Break." It's because ladies, my parents don't pay for everything like yours do. I am on my own at 20 scraping by while expected to be able to excel in school and get a degree. Is that fair? No, but is life fair? Of course not.
I am not here to bitch persay, but rather to point out a completely crappy part of existence, where I'm expected to have fun in college, to "live it up," while making something of myself. I wouldn't consider deciding between food and a place to live as "livin' it up" would you?
Bottom line is that there is a clash between the expectations of the college life and my means. Believe me, I want to be able to have fun like my friends do, but that requires money and being a girl that is in the red $200 every month and in credit card debt stemming from that...doesn't look like I'll be having much fun for a long while. I have no one to blame but myself...
My roommates don't understand why I can't "pitch on beer" and why I can't "jet to Vegas for Spring Break." It's because ladies, my parents don't pay for everything like yours do. I am on my own at 20 scraping by while expected to be able to excel in school and get a degree. Is that fair? No, but is life fair? Of course not.
I am not here to bitch persay, but rather to point out a completely crappy part of existence, where I'm expected to have fun in college, to "live it up," while making something of myself. I wouldn't consider deciding between food and a place to live as "livin' it up" would you?
Bottom line is that there is a clash between the expectations of the college life and my means. Believe me, I want to be able to have fun like my friends do, but that requires money and being a girl that is in the red $200 every month and in credit card debt stemming from that...doesn't look like I'll be having much fun for a long while. I have no one to blame but myself...
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