text: can you get not only financial aid for school but a loan for living expenses too? i would like to go to college (or rather a tech school) to get an education that would provide me with a better job and standard of living.  does anyone know if you can get living expenses?  i know i will qualify for financial aid, as i have not made any money in over a year.  i really want to leave my husband and make a life for my son and i...but i could not possiby work and go to school as my son is disabled.  please if anyone knows...or has done it themselves...let me know.  i am 37 if that makes a difference, and i woule like to be an rn or x-ray tech. hello there,  you can qualfiy for plenty of student loans, and more importantly financial aid that you wont have to re-pay...  with your situation, you should qualify for a great deal of aid as well..  what you need to do is 1st, fill out the fafsa... from there you will know exactly how much you will bneed from loans..  and yes, you can use aid and loans to pay for anything while in school...  whether living, eating, car, books, tuition, shopping, etc. anything can be purchased with the money becaue it is yours...  if you visit my yahoo 360 profile at the link below, you can see information about student aloans ans you can also go directly to my website link...  http://360.yahoo.com/profile-hluduhmib7m9wlj6o6l2sfgceytkt9xsaq--?cq=1  feel free to call or email me at any time!  jason fry student aid lending 1-800-964-0642 ext 114 jasonf@studentaidlending.com