I grew up 3 hours outside of Pittsburgh,

with my mother and 3 younger siblings.

My mom was a single mother

and worked a minimum wage job,

so we never had much,

but that was OK,

we made ends meet anyhow.

Freshman year of High School

I got a job at a local bakery

and immediately started saving money for college.

I was accepted into the University of Pittsburgh

and received some academic scholarships that covered my tuition.

Room and board were not covered

so I opted to pay for the meal plan but not the housing

because it was way too expensive for me.

Whenever it was time to head out for college

I scrapped all of the back row seating in my caravan(the old caravan seats were removable)

and I purchased a twin mattress

and laid it on the floor of my van,

I also saved enough money to have my windows tinted.

I purchased a parking pass on campus,

chose a spot on the top level of the parking garage

and lived out of my van for the next 2 years.

Like I said, this was the best thing to ever happen to me,

The weather in Pittsburgh was bad.

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