Civpop
While I may not be able to offer much adivce as the others have done so, I would just like to thank you, albeit it in a narsty sence, I left the regs but still in my eaily 20s, I am now at uni, and thank God I have my parents, and my mother pertically to fall back on, I don;t know what I would do with out them. But I have printed your intial comment and pinned it on my wall as to act as a motivator for me to study and save!
So often even in a highter education eviorment it is easy to delay doing and essay or going out when I should be studying, or to loose sight of my goals for these follies. This I hope will spur me on at these lolls.
On a more positive note to yourself, as Lobster said, 37 isn't too old! I have people on my course that are far inexcess of 37 and are still looking to make a career from what they will get from uni, the support systems are there, you just have to look for them! Don't give up! It is a case of priotisations, if you've only got £70 a week to spare you need to think how you can improve that, note a break down of where all the money is going, use sites like moneysavingexpert.com to find these helping hands, you say about paying for your internet, Do you really need it? or is there a cheeper way of getting it? like the orange deal to get free bb if you use their contracts. This is something easier said than done but you need to make your pennies go the furthist they can, prices in the south are expences, so then why not move? or change empoiers, company loyalty is a fast if you are putting yourself on the poverity line for it! If HGV is all you know but it doesn't pay well then i'm affraid you'll have to leave your comfert zone!
I wish you all the best, and I hope that you can find a way to pull yourself from this rut, but again I thank you for giving me the kick up the arrse to study!!
Regards and Best wishes
Loz