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Money whilst at College
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I am currently at full time,5days a week college and living with my parents,I dont get time to have a job at weekends because i always have a lot of work to do! Because my dad earns too much I cant get EMA and becuase i do to many hours at college I can get job seekers allowance but this doesnt mean my parents give me money so how am i ment to survive! Has anyone else had this problem and what did you do!
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Try getting a part time job with 10-12 hours a week.
Have you considered joining an agency where you could possibly do event related work? They call you for work and if you don't fancy it or you have too much college work then you can just say no thanks.
Also there may be some jobs within your actual college, like a mentoring scheme, or helping a student with a disability, which would only be one day a week. I did that kind of thing in my final year and only worked one day and did maybe 2 hours preparation (maximum) at home.
When I was at college I didn't have a job until September of my second year, and had to survive on £20 a month from my mum.
Yeah, that's a good idea. A few friends of mine do some work at the homework club (they help the younger students wih their homework) and get some money that way. I don't think it's that much, but it's better than nothing.