serious answers only please. (:
You'll have to earn $300 clear a month for 8 months = $2400. That's $75. a week. Do you have any experience, talent or skill that will earn this
consistently? If not, forget it.
At min wage at McDonald's your looking at over 200 hours of work to earn that, is it really worth it for a brief visit? webcams are a modern way to seem a bit closer.
Take a picture and mail it to him. A "best friend" you have never met? Get a picture back from him, then keep talking on the phone.
sell all the stuff in your house