I'm first and foremost a student, though I have a few things that keep me going:
Rather than spending my lunch money on lunch, I save it
then bring my lunch
I work part-time at McDonald's
I tutor my fellow students in Math, English, Latin, and Chemistry
During the summer, instead of tutoring, I do yard work for the local university. Little bit 'o manual labour never hurt anybody
. Plus there was a time when a Professor was remodeling, and he gave me his old couch! It was really dirty, but it's comfortable and it didn't take too long to clean! [Not to mention better than the smelly old piece of crap my family used to have.]