I don't want to go very deep into the situation at home but what matters is that my father is very emotionally abusive and controlling, and his crazy rules are really starting to affect my college education.
Some information about me:
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I live in Florida.
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I'm currently on my third year of public college getting a bachelors in Computer Science and a minor in Translation.
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I have only been living in the US for 4 years and I've been a permanent resident for about 2.
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My tuition is fully paid by financial aid but I don't get much in refunds.
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I have a part time job that gives me $10/h and 20h a week.
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Out of my biweekly paycheck of $400, about $100 goes in taxes and health insurance benefits, so I'm really getting $300 every two weeks.
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Dorms go for 2k to 3k per semester.
I have been applying to other jobs but it's really hard to find something that will allow me to keep studying and still pay enough. I'm really desperate to move out but my father would probably cut contact with me if I told him that I want to live on my own and I don't know if that is something I'm willing to risk because I have a little sister (12) and I don't want her to be alone. The only thing I can think of is getting loans for the rest of my time in college and telling him that they're grants for housing. He wouldn't be very happy about that either, but at least it would just seem like an opportunity I got and not me doing whatever it takes to get away. I know taking loans is getting myself in a financial hole but I don't know what else to do.
Submitted August 21, 2017 at 12:21PM by wrong_key http://ift.tt/2g0Lie1
