Sounds like most of you can squeeze more out of a buck than I can.
My TA-ship is 8 months (1500/month), and a GA-ship covers the summer (1100/month). That's a total of 16500. After tuition (5400) I'm left with 11000, which is peanuts. Therefore, I work 3 days a week as a graphic designer (1200/month) to supplement my school income, my boyfriend usually covers our entire rent (I'm a lucky girl), and I take care of cable/internet, groceries, car/insurance, cell phone, things like that.
I don't know about you guys, but I'd rather be overworked and have some money to play around with than revel in my free time and have no financial means to do anything with it.
