My parents are helping me out as far as school goes...and the rule is that I have to take at least 9 credit hours (3 classes)
before I'm eligible for Financial Aid. That includes loans and grants. This summer I was only only able to get into two classes (6 hours) so hopefully this fall I can get hours. The kicker is that until you take a semester of at least 9 hours...you gotta pay the costs out of pocket.
My biggest problem right now is credit card debt...when I had that loser of a room mate they got out of hand and now when I make payments I'm not making any headway.