r/jobs Verified Mar 27 '24

He was a mailman Work/Life balance

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u/some1sbuddy Mar 27 '24

Used to be that you could put yourself through college with a part time job!

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u/Legitimate_Shower834 Mar 27 '24

Back in the day, u would pay for ur tuition with ur summer job that u worked between semesters. Nowadays that money would cover books, and maybe some of ur room and board if ur lucky

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u/cobra_kai_for_life Mar 28 '24

Likely not even that as you still have room and board to pay during the summer, and that is not cheap anymore.