http://armystrongstories.com Army Strong Stories is an official U.S. Army blog portal created to share personal Soldier stories. Its purpose is to promote discussion surrounding life in the military, communicate the impact of day-to-day military life and follow the paths of Soldiers enlisted in different areas of the U.S. Army as they experience new opportunities. Fri, 25 May 2012 04:05:53 GMT Fri, 25 May 2012 04:05:53 GMT http://armystrongstories.com/blogger/charles-ruffo/budget/ By: <a href='http://armystrongstories.com/blogger/charles-ruffo/'>Charles Ruffo</a><br /> Joining ROTC and receiving a four-year scholarship would make the impression that I received a &#8220;full ride&#8221; to school. However, my scholarship only covered the tuition and fees portion of the financial obligation which I had in order to get through college. Therefore, I found myself working 20 hours a week and dipping into a savings account from my summer jobs, my freshman year, in order to pay for housing and other bills which the monthly stipend could not support: water, gas,...<a href="http://armystrongstories.com/blogger/charles-ruffo/budget/">read more</a> Fri, 08 Oct 2010 22:41:00 GMT Charles Ruffo http://armystrongstories.com/blogger/charles-ruffo/budget/