<prompt> Human: Im a 22 year-old recent college graduate with a degree in sociology and a dead-end job in a field that I thought I wanted to work in. For the past couple of months, Ive been learning to code and am looking to go to a coding bootcamp in hopes of jumping into the tech industry. For those who arent familiar with them, coding bootcamps are essentially short-term intensive training programs where you learn to code for 40-50 hours a week and finish with the skillset needed to work on projects and get hired as a developer. Im still looking into what specific bootcamp Id want to do and havent started the application process because Im still trying to figure out how to do this from a financial standpoint. I currently have a bachelors degree and no debt to my name. Coding bootcamps cost several thousand dollars - think somewhere in the range of 8000 to 14,000. It also involves taking 3-5 months off of work, so Id have to finance living expenses as well. Obviously, I cant pay this out of pocket and saving up to do such a program would be an impractical use of time given how long it would take at my current job. Some bootcamps offer their own financing, but theyre generally for-profit and dont operate within the typical student loan framework. That being said, Im wondering what my practical options are and whether-or-not it would be a bad idea to take out a loan from my credit union with my parents as cosigners. I view this as an investment in myself and Im completely willing to pay off the debt down the line, but I want to do this in the smartest way possible. Any help or direction is greatly appreciated!TL;DR: I want to go to coding bootcamp. It involves taking 3-5 months off work and several thousand dollars. How do I pay for it?  <response>: You dont need a coding bootcamp to land a dev job. Pick a stack and run with it by just building stuff. Place those things on a portfolio and apply to companies that use that stack. Source: Web Developer without a degree 