Two years ago my dreams starting to became true, been working for it since 2012 (21 years old that time). I still remember my first day at work October 15, 2012 7AM, I had 100(2$) pesos and i need to fit it until my first payday and i need to wait for it for 15 days. It so hard when you think about it, usually 2$ is only good for 1 day. But i tried my best, i walk to MRT for 1km so i can save 8 pesos, mrt ride from GMA-KAMUNING STATION to BUENDIA was only 12 back then, so i only 88 pesos to work with. My first meal was 20 pesos, 10 pesos rice and 10 pesos of ulam(vegetable dish), and thats my only meal for that day, because on my mind i need to persevere and every peso count. And it is actually hard to survive, using your brain for 8 hours makes you really hungry but its part of survival.
You can only succeed if you know how to deal on every challenge of your life.
Keep fighting. No one wins when you give up.