<prompt> Human: Need some advice!Ive been considering going to college to earn an associates degree, and if that works well enough, then possibly apply for a 22 bachelor program.Ive been in sales my entire adult life, never been extremely successful in any particular industry, and have been living paycheck to paycheck recently. My income has been around 40-45kyearly for the past 4 years. I am married. I have one 18 year old child which is why I now am considering a degree.I feel that I have great potential in a management function, but with no formal education, I have applied for management roles and always been denied due to other candidates backgrounds so Ive been told.Ive always made on time payments for all of my obligations and I fear that my current financial situation car payments, credit card bills will surely suffer if I go to school.What advice can I get from amyone whos been through a similar situation and actually pulled the trigger? What can I expect and what would you have done differently to lessen some of the issues that may have arose?EDIT: Thank you everyone for all of the advice!!EDIT 2: 7:11pm EST- Have read every comment thus far. Thank you to all, good or bad, for the input! Most action my reddit inbox has ever seen.EDIT 3: 9:47 PM EST 101517: My Karma has risen like a Bitcoin! Thanks everyone!Assistant: Why cant you continue to hold your job and go to school at night? I did this to get my MBA.Human: Work life balance. I work long hours at current position; however, I hadnt even considered night classes.  <response>: i just finished my associates at community college and i met several adults who were taking 1-3 night classes a semester to get their degree. its definitely possible. also look at online classes since they are more flexible. 