I'm currently taking time off from school to focus on my eduction.

Upvoted just for this. I'm very interested in learning more--what are you reading, what skills are you learning, what projects are you finishing?

As for part-time jobs, if I were in your position I might look into freelancing (e.g. web design) or working in a library (one of my former classmates had a great experience with this, and was able to get a lot of work done on the job).