Trainee with college debt, on the edge of bankruptcy

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Okay. Uhm, I don't really know how this works, but I'll try to tell you my story as good as I can (and as good as my english allows me to).

I moved around a lot when I was a kid, leading to me eventually dropping out of school one year before I would have been done anyway. In Germany, you can study at a so called university of applied science with the degree I had. I found a university that would take me - one, all the others I had applied for denied me - but it was private, therefor expensive. I took a credit for it and started studying - but as I did I realized something: me and all the students around me learned a lot about management and overseeing work that we had never actually done. To be honest, we had no idea what we were talking about. We just had the numbers.

So I quit - and applied for a 'Ausbildung', which is a 3 year dual trainee program, meaning you go to work 4 days a week and spend one day in a school, treating topics concerning the field you're in. It's hand's on; going to work. I am now in the third year and am still gaining all the experience I felt I needed. The thing is: The Ausbildung doesn't pay well for a full time job (in my case 45hrs+ a week). Especially in a situation like mine; I am paying pack my college loan every month and live in a small flat by myself. I'm 24 years old, by the way. My hair has started falling out over the last year. I can't sleep anymore. The bank won't let me go into disposition because of the loan, yet I can't pay my rent. I eat at work, drink tab water... But I'm 2 months behind on my rent. I'll lose my home in a few weeks and I have no idea how I can turn things around.

This fall I will be done with my Ausbildung, in the summer I'm having my finals. I honestly have no idea if I'll have a home by then and if I'm even gonna make them in this situation.

I'm not asking you to fund my life. I know that in 1 or 2 years I can be in a situation where I can provide for myself - but right now I don't have anything to make it through the time until then. I'm asking you to help me survive.

I fear that this request is selfish, please forgive me if it is. If I saw any other way than this I'd go for it. But I don'. Please help me finish my education.

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