Regardless of residing in an costly space, NYU sophomore Eric Hu is paying his $48,000 tuition as he goes. “After working a number of jobs his freshman 12 months, he says, he was in a position to repay the complete 12 months’s tuition by the start of his sophomore 12 months — and he’s on monitor to do the identical for the 2015-2016 college 12 months.” Right here’s how he does it: Profiting from scholarships, discovering methods to earn cash, piecing collectively totally different jobs to earn sufficient, planning out his days to maximise incomes, residing beneath his means, and following a transparent monetary plan. Pupil mortgage is a heavy load for many newly graduate. By paying the schooling invoice as he goes, Eric is nicely on the best way to the street of economic independence.