Campus Chronicles: Surviving bankruptcy in university

Money, that five letter word is the lifeline of any student on campus. It turns one’s insides into a pile of ashes; and dispels all fear- in equal measure, albeit depending on the substance thereof. No any other person desperately needs cash like a campus student, because it is in it that they will do their assignments, fill their stomachs, and for a few, have some fun- if time will allow.

Unfortunately, the much needed money seems to be lacking largely. Be it known to you oh dear reader that the much hyped HELB loan that students get is an ink drop in the ocean. The temporary savior comes when most of students have hit the rock bottom and they therefore tend to use it out of emotion and excitement, rather than reason and sobriety, and before one knows it, the balloon has burst. Back to square one- broke. For those who use it so well, they do not reap so big either. Ok, they do not dodge bankruptcy for a long period. Usually they will pay school fee and do a little shopping, and it ends there.