I'm not going to tell you it's easy. It's not. But I'm also not going to tell you it's impossible, because I'm doing it, and so are other people, and the fact that it's hard doesn't mean it's the wrong call.

Tuition. Supervision fees. Exam costs. And now your program is sending signals, subtle or not, that it's time to scale back your hours at work. Maybe quit entirely. Just... stop. As if your student loans got the memo. As if rent decided to be flexible.