The Grad Student's Guide To Surviving After Your Parents Cut You Off

Growing up in Midland, Michigan, I was incredibly lucky that my parents were able to fund my undergraduate degree.

I walked away with my Michigan State diploma as one of the shrinking minority of students who didn't have to borrow from Uncle Sam, or worse, private student lenders.

But when I decided to pursue my Master's degree, I knew one thing for sure: My parents weren't going to keep me on their bankroll any longer.

I enrolled in New York University in the Fall of 2012 and I've been learning how to get by on my own ever since –– from navigating the tricky world of student loans to scraping together enough cash to pay rent.

Chances are there are a lot of graduate (and undergraduate) students who can relate.