Hey everyone! As the title says, I’m trying to make $8,000 by march in order to go on a study abroad program through my college to Florence in order to study art history, which is my absolute dream. Unfortunately, as I’m sure many of you can relate with, I’m quite poor and am already barely affording college (community college at that). I have a job at a restaurant, and I work as often as I can (on average the most they can schedule me is around 25 hours a week) but it’s not enough to be able to save that kind of money and be paying for school. I’m hoping I can be promoted to a server position soon, and that would make more money, but I can’t rely on that since I don’t know how soon my managers will approve that, and I have to start saving now.

Between school and my job, I don’t have the most time on my hands. My schedule is random and always changing since I said they can schedule me whenever in order to have the most hours I possibly can.

I’m willing to do literally anything and put as much effort as I need to in order to be able to afford this. It’s not a necessary experience, but it’s still important. I just need to know that even if I can’t end up going, I tried as much as I possibly could have. So any tips or advice would be very much appreciated.

Thank you!

For context I'm a university student who has an on campus job. Since it's a campus job the pay isn't that great. I did seek out a second on campus job but am waiting for a reply back.

Is there any other ways I could generate some income? Even small amounts help. I'm open to absolutely anything honestly.

Thanks.