When I started my college career, I was so worried about friends and everything a typical teenage girl worries about. It wasn't until the end of my second semester that I realized, "I'm not in high school anymore. It's my responsibility to pay for school, not my parents." I felt like my personality had changed, I was no longer worried about what my friends were doing. My thoughts were on my future and my goals. It was after this epiphany that I really decided to make some sacrifices. If some of my friends were going out one night, I would have to tell them I can't come. If my family had a reunion, I knew I would have to work. I didn't want to miss these things, but I knew that if I quit my job there was a good chance I wouldn't be able to afford books or tuition for the next year.