CSULA Case Study Grocery

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I think financially my family struggles sometimes we don't even have enough money to buy grocery because its either between rent or paying for bills. After high School i got accepted to some University's and I decided to attend CSULA during the Fall 2012. My first semester was tough financially i did not had enough money to pay for books, for transportation or to even to go buy some lunch. It was clearly that my financial needs was affecting my academics. Although i decided to leave CSULA and attend a community college my family still struggles financially. In the past two years they have tripple the rent payment. My Father being a baker and my mother being a housekeeper dont earn alot money. Especially as immigrant workers they didnt had

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