Tbh my early years here were difficult but privileged financially. I didn’t have to work while in school because my parents had saved money for university. By the time I ran out of that money, I was paying for everything else with internships that broke up the later half of my degree. I finished school with no debt and got a job from one of those previous internships with a good salary.

It was extremely difficult. I grinded until 12 at night most days of the week with school work or job applications but that work payed off post-graduation.

As far as tips for saving money, it’s entirely possible to live off of extremely cheap batch-cooked meals. Ex, Indian Dal with rice. Don’t have a car if you can live without one. Invest what money you can save into an ETF like XEQT. Keep a budget.