Money blues

In about two weeks, I'll be going back to school. I'm trying to be excited about this, but after I added up all the money it's going to cost me, it's not easy.

The cost of tuition for a full-time student is $1,213.25. I can pay half by the deadline and defer the rest until whatever date they set. But since that date is usually so ridiculously soon afterward, I'll just count the whole thing together. Of course I'll need books for all my classes, and that costs an arm and a few legs. I'm going to have to speak with my advisor to get force-added into a couple of the classes I need, but here's the tentative costs for my books:

Criminal Justice 1107 -- Used $101.50
Forensic Science 2230 -- New $118.50
Computer Science 1011 -- Used $67.50
Digital Art 2050 -- New $34.99

Now, that could have been worse, because the classes I swapped out were $84, $85.50, and $112. I actually expected the book for the Digital Art class to be much more expensive.

Add $10 (I think) for a new parking permit, and you have my school expenses. But wait, I'm not done yet. I'm also trying to schedule a doctor's appointment which won't be covered by insurance. I'm not certain of the actual cost, but the quote the nurse gave me last time was something like $175. That, and I have a loan payment due by the 20th of this month. The minimum is $137. I was hoping to pay a bit more this month, to try and get it paid off faster, but that option has pretty much flown out the window.

And that's about all the expenses I can think of for the next 30 days or so. Now then, let's add up the more-or-less final totals. *gets out a calculator for accuracy*

*drumroll*

$1,857.74

.....Can I just file for bankruptcy now? Seriously? Do I even MAKE that much?? I can answer that right now: No.

I know my parents will pay for any school stuff I can't afford, but I don't like costing them all this money. At any rate, I'm still personally responsible for the loan and the doctor appointment. So that's $312, if all my estimates are correct. AND I still have to set aside money for gas, so that's another $100....I'm gonna stop now.

There goes my money, flying away in the wind. Wait, money, where are you going? Come back! I need you! Nnoooooooooooo...... *sigh*

Until my next penniless post, I remain,

~The Coconutter~