Jeysie
Isn´t there the possibility to get a loan with advantageous terms of repayment only for students? (terrbile translation maybe student loan is a better word) That´s how we finance our uni-studies in Sweden. Last time I took one was 2000 when I did 3 years of studying part time and working part time. I was 36 at the time.
And btw, I find your bosses who didn´t appreciate you organizing skills very strange
! Perhaps they were the kind of persons that were not happy if they´re being told or shown something superiour than what they accomplish themselves.