Education
I should've graduated from high school in 2003, but due to a violent home life and untreated mental illness, I didn't have enough credits to graduate. I got my high school equivalency degree in 2005. To escape the violence, I had to leave home and begin working full-time as soon as I turned 18. I'd love to go back to school, but I currently have no choice but to work to support myself and my spouse, and my disability makes me unable to do coursework on top of 40-hour work weeks on top of self-care and home maintenance. I struggle with the latter two even without coursework on my plate.
I qualify for various grants and loans, but as far as I know, no resources are available that would cover my family's living expenses while I go back to school full-time. At my therapist and others' recommendation I've looked into various online school-like programs, and not only do they not cover living expenses either, but unsurprisingly they've all turned out to be scams. Additionally, the US student loan system in its current form is also a scam, and undischargable lifelong debt with no guarantee of positive career movement would make my life considerably worse. I try to learn as much as I can on my own, but I hope I can somehow, someday enjoy a formal higher education.