Has anybody completed the Green to Gold Scholarship Option?

Currently working my application for the 3 year scholarship that is due in November and trying to submit at least a month prior. My only real question is: for those of you that have used that option, how were you able to make ends meet while taking a full class load and doing ROTC? My wife has a job lined up at the local school should we get accepted, but it won’t pay all of the bills by itself. I’m also not opposed to working myself. Simply looking for ways to manage! Any advice is greatly appreciated!