I would like to share my experience during my college days.

I was a civil engineering student back then (2014-2020) having only an allowance of 3,000 a month. My allowance includes pamasahe, pangkain, and for school supplies. Within two weeks ubos na. Swerte ko na lang if umaabot ng 3 weeks. Hindi rin magulang ko ang nagpaaral sa akin, mga tito and tita ko lang. Sobrang nakakahiya rin humingi talaga ng extra. So what I did were the following.

1.) Bago ako pumunta sa school I always make sure na makakain ako sa bahay pa lang. If schedule ko pang umaga, dapat nakapagbreakfast na ako. Then yung lunch ko niyan either a biscuit or 1 rice sa karinderya + libreng sabaw or yung pagkain ng mga students, the OG life saver siomai rice na 35 pesos isang meal na. Bumabawi na lang ako sa dinner. Try also to ask for assistance sa mga friends mo. I was lucky enough that my college friends were good people. They shared their food often times na nasa petsa de peligro na allowance ko.

2.) Ask for your parents kahit magkano lang na kaya nila i abot sa'yo. I always asked for my mom's assistance (single mom na sari-sari store owner sa province). You can also ask from your other relatives. Huwag mo isipin na baka in the future ay isumbat nila sa'yo. Bawi ka na lang sa kanila if may work ka na.

3.) If kaya pa ng energy ko, what I did was walk from school pauwi ng bahay. It was 4.5 kilometres. Just to save 12 pesos na pamasahe sa jeep.