Reply #30: I put myself through undergraduate college making minimum wage.

[JoePhilly]

And I took student loans. My parents had nothing. I had no allowance.

I started working as a junior in high school. I worked close to full time during the summer, then part time during the school year.

I arranged my college schedule at school so that I usually took early classes, and often had Tuesday off, and I worked afternoons and Saturdays.

Between the loans, and the money I saved, I was able to pay for it. I still had to pay off loans after I graduated, but the extra money from the job made a huge difference.