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Personal Narrative: Managing Money While Playing Sports

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Part 1: Managing Money While Playing Sports
Working while participating in sports and other school activities can be extremely difficult. An athlete faces the same expenses as those who aren’t in sports, perhaps even some extra relating to their sport, however they have half of the amount of time to work. Unfortunately, life doesn’t become any cheaper for athletes, so being an athlete myself, I had to learn how to manage my money under these conditions. I quickly found it too difficult to have a “traditional” job while trying to maintain good grades in the time I was given.
My experience was like a bad joke, I started out excited but was disappointed with the punchline. Instead, I found work where and when I could and although it isn’t always a consistent amount, I got into a routine of at least always having something lined up. Babysitting, reffing and scorekeeping for the Recreational Commission, and any other various odd jobs are mainly how I make my income. Now I don’t have a huge amount of expenses as I still live at home, but I am required to pay for my own gas, anything sports …show more content…

All general education courses and credits acquired from Garden City Community College are the same on paper as what you would receive at the University of Kansas. It does not take a math major to see the amount of money that needs saved there. Thanks to Garden City’s affordability, the possibility of a debt free college experience is not so farfetched. Even if you transferred to the University of Kansas from Garden City Community College after only two years, you would save at minimum $43,800; a small fortune even by today’s standards. Of course, you wouldn’t even have to transfer to an expensive university after that. Garden City has programs that allow you to get your bachelor’s degree on campus without transfer to a four-year

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