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Struggling college student

Any tips for a financially struggling college student? My current job pays $10 an hour and I try not to take it too seriously, but it's still utterly exhausting to me. I just need about $100 a week to be able to afford groceries since my partner is paying rent. For now I'm planning on sticking with this job since it helps a lot with food security, but with my horrible mental health I'm honestly feeling really nervous about trying to balance school, work, and my mental/physical health. I'm going to be trying to start teaching piano lessons soon, but I have no experience with teaching, only playing. I'm trying to get my degree in piano pedagogy and going with that career route, but as of right now I don't even really know where to begin with lessons so I don't think that'll be a viable source of income just…


Any tips for a financially struggling college student? My current job pays $10 an hour and I try not to take it too seriously, but it's still utterly exhausting to me. I just need about $100 a week to be able to afford groceries since my partner is paying rent. For now I'm planning on sticking with this job since it helps a lot with food security, but with my horrible mental health I'm honestly feeling really nervous about trying to balance school, work, and my mental/physical health.

I'm going to be trying to start teaching piano lessons soon, but I have no experience with teaching, only playing. I'm trying to get my degree in piano pedagogy and going with that career route, but as of right now I don't even really know where to begin with lessons so I don't think that'll be a viable source of income just yet. Hopefully I can gain some confidence and knowledge soon through the classes I'm going to be taking this semester though.

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