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Ten months, thirteen days, eight hours, thirty-seven minutes, and ten seconds; that’s an approximation of the time I have been out of school. At first I didn’t realize how much of an effect it would have on me. But as time went on, it became more and more apparent that I was not in school and I had to get a full-time job. Was I prepared be part of the workforce prematurely? Was I ready to work a nine to five at the ripe old age of nineteen? My only option was to face it head on. I come from a family that always lived paycheck to paycheck for as long as I can remember. Growing up, I was taught how to appreciate everything I own; and that hard work is the only way to get what you want out of life. Never in my life did I ever think I’d be able to go to a college in a different state; let alone go to college at all, because I knew it just wasn’t in our budget. But my mom always sai