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The old work/school dilemma. A very similar thing happened to my best friend from high school. He's still working for very little money with no real plans for future education, I'm afraid.
A few questions: Are you married? Do you have an SO? Does he/she have a job? Do you have any kids?
Here's the basic deal, as I see it. If you don't have enough time to work and go to school at the same time, the only way for you to attend school is for you to amass enough savings for you to take a significant amount of time off from work. Provided you're fairly poor, I expect you can get grants and loans to cover a goodly amount of your tuition, but you still must deal with living expenses.
Have your asked your parents for help? It occurs to me that (provided you are able to stomach the annoyance) it would be extremely helpful if your parents agreed to give you a room to stay in while you attended school. That way, your cost of living would more or less be reduced to transportation and food.
I understand that saving up large sums of money isn't easy. I also understand that my moving home suggestion might not be viable, for any number of reasons. My fundamental point, however, is that you must drastically reduce your living expenses and set aside a reasonable amount of savings if you are to succeed in taking enough time off from work to get a degree.
I hope you find a way to make it work.
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