how can i be patient for the things i want for myself

I recently started school again and Ive been focused on getting my grades up because last semester i slacked a bit, and classes are to expensive.
Well i live with my mom and we’ve been struggling for a while. Not too bad but enough where i cant get certain things that i need like clothes, books for schoo in a certain amount of timel. I had a little mall job, but i hate working in retail because you hardly get payed. But the one job that i had in retail i got sooo many hours, but i was a bit distracted with getting into school i missed out 3days of work and sadly got fired.
Retail sucks so much, and since i dont have a car its annoying wait for the bus all the time.
I want a better job, and recently i applied for work study at school but it takes a while for them to get back at me.
Ive been going out with my friends and this guy im dating who is a bit older than me, and basically i feel like im not doing anything with my life.
I know im just a student and its the beginning but i see so many people with alot going for themselves and i feel like crap.
Ive always was independent but its taking forever for me to have my own money, and eventually a good job and a car. But i feel like im never going to reach that.
Im in desperate need for a car, because i need a decent paying job, in order to pay off school and for what expenses i want to make.
can someone please help me to relax. I know things come with patience, but time is going by sooo quick, and i dont want to slack off. I want a good future for myself, and in order for that to happen i need a good start. And i feel like im no where near that.

HELP?!??!

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Erin Kristen

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Student life sucks! I am totally with you on this one. I luckily have a car which I will have to eventually return to my parents. However, it feels like you will never get past this point or have money to do things. Retail sucks but a lot of jobs suck. Mine is super demanding of me. It is not only affecting me but my school work. It is such a hard time. I try to budget. It is such a slow process I must admit but the little bit of money I do make I try to put as much away and use little per week. You don't have to cut back so much but a little a week helps. Job wise my best suggestion is try finding a job that closes for the weekend. My job I only work week days giving me thursday and weekends off for homework. Lately they have cut into my weekends but maybe a library job, bank, or an institution that closes early or having weekends off. This is my horrible advice on that but I am in the same boat!

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becausemeagan

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You unfortunately have to push through the boredom of life sometimes. If you want all these things then you have to work for them and work isn't easy. It is definitely best to try find a job that you enjoy so that you aren't too miserable but honestly you won't like many of the jobs up for offer to a student and they don't pay well but if you're desperate then you just have to go with it. Look for jobs in all sorts of places to see if you eventually find one you like, maybe in a store you feel comfortable in like for example I would try find a job in a bookstore or art store. You could try waitress at restaurants? Balancing work and school is difficult but it's just important to stay on top of your school workload at all times and avoid procrastination at all costs, make school work your first priority and finish assignments as soon as you get them so that you have more time for other things like a job. Babysitting might be a good job to try out since it has pretty flexible hours for a student. Hope this helped x

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