cheap classes

[thespian.livejournal.com]

nothing against the previous poster; but I'm wondering where all of the area's *cheap* classes are. I've seen writing classes for $400, music for $150 an hour, even 90m over at the Cambridge School for Culinary Arts costs $100.

When I lived in Toronto, I did a full day class in tofu making for $5. The local adult education schools were $50 (canadian, when it was worth 80 US cents), for 6 week classes. I myself taught free classes in computer literacy.

Now, it's not that I don't believe the classes exist. I'm sure they do, and there are places where they can be taken. But I just keep not seeing or hearing about them. So what are your favourite resources for people who can't afford classes that cost more per hourthan they themselves earn?

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[enfa.livejournal.com]

Bikes not Bombs repair classes work out to be 10$ an hour. http://bikesnotbombs.org/bikeshop-classes
Would your employer chip in a few bucks towards your education? Perhaps your boss could use some help with basic bookkeeping.
Also - please consider that courses which seem expensive in the short term should pay off in the long term - e.g. a course in management skills might mean a pay rise and promotion at your job; A course in meal planning might save you 20$/week if you use what you learn when you shop.

[thespian.livejournal.com]

Since I'm earning less than $9 an hour after the taxes come off, I'm not exactly working in a field where employers pay for training, I'm afraid.

Unfortunately 'expensive in the short term' works out, for me, right now, to 'completely unaffordable in the short term'. I could *maybe* scrap together $50. But I'd eat ramen a few meals that week. And I certainly can't afford/justify that for a one host class. Hence the request for classes that don't cost too much up front.

[enfa.livejournal.com]

I'm sorry that my answer was not helpful. I hope that you get your life sorted out.

Plonk.