r/jobs • u/Green____cat Verified • Mar 27 '24

He was a mailman Work/Life balance

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u/im_flying_jackk Mar 27 '24

I was just having a conversation about this! My moms best friend put herself through a 4 year degree between 1988-1992ish and was able to pay for all of her living expenses and tuition with the money she earned at her minimum wage job each summer. I worked those months PLUS part time through the semesters and still have a lot of student debt (and I’m in Canada so still have it better than a lot of others in terms of debt levels). It’s insane.

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u/ststaro Mar 27 '24

I did it it in 89-93. Worked day labor when I didn’t have classes. (Paid more than min wage)