I have no money

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Well, almost no money at least. I don't know how I'm not going to be in the red by the end of this month. And it has me in a constant state of panic attack lite. I can't get enough hours at my current job, and I can't quit or get another part time job until December. I've thought of getting work tutoring at the local university, but all I can really teach is German. Besides that, I can only think of finding odd jobs or other work gigs but those seem few and far between, especially given my lack of meaningful skills. My parents have plenty of money but I'd rather k*** myself than ask them for help.
Anyone have any ideas for how to stay afloat financially?

Honestly, other than cutting your food budget and perhaps taking advantage of a food bank, or getting a roommate if you live alone, the only way to improve your financial situation would be to obtain a higher paying job, be creative and persuasive enough to start a company of some type and get funding for it, or manage to save up enough to make some type of investment and have the good fortune of having it be profitable.

You see the way the world economy is structured is that, money is generally a finite resource like a pie. Rich people have more of the pie, poor people have less of the pie, and if you are poor, to get rich, you have to find a way to make other people want to give you some of their pie. Either a lot of people to give you a little of their pie, or a few rich people to give you a lot of their pie. This can be very difficult, however on the positive side of things, one no longer needs to provide a product or profitable service in exchange for wealth today. One merely needs to provide something that others can reasonably speculate will appreciate in value, thus conveying value to it.

ummmm...finding free stuff at the dump, and selling it on E-bay? (shrugs).

It sounds like your trying. Thats a good thing. Maybe things will get better when you can finally work another job.

can you sign up for SSI if you haven't already?

risky, but flipping in general is always worth trying out. start small.

Find your nearest food bank and apply to receive monthly food. your first visit will give you a 3-day to 1-week amount of food.

This can reduce your expenses by $100.00 a month or more, and, apart from fruit and vegetables (which can be a little sketchy) the food is usually quite good. Even if you receive SSI benefits, food-bank food is legal to receive. It is based solely on need and privacy is protected.

It might not be the magic pill, but it should get you closer to you goal.

Firstly, I know it doesn't put money in your pocket, but I commend you on your determination to be independent financially from your parents. Perhaps the present is too stressful for you to gain any satisfaction from that, but someday it will mean a lot to you that you chose to persevere.

I think the ideas of the food bank are excellent.

Do you or can you cook for yourself?

A person can have minimal food costs and eat healthy food if you know how to and are willing to cook for yourself.

Just this week I bought a good sized package of frozen organic chicken bones/backs from the local co-op. Out of that one package, I made/got the following:

1) I boiled them making about 1/2 gallon of excellent broth.
2) I deboned the meat that was on the bones and got about a cereal bowl amount of mostly white meat.
3) I used this to make chicken salad, enough for about four sandwiches.
4) I had about 1/2 cereal bowl of skin, veins and similar things I didn't want to eat that I can feed to the dog.
5) I used some of the broth to make some brown rice.
6) I used the rest of the broth to make some from scratch refried beans (I have a small pressure cooker for that).

The cost of the frozen organic chicken bones:..............$2.05.

Buy brown rice and some cheap vegetables like carrots. Buy eggs. They're inexpensive protein.

You can make a good healthy meal for $.25-$.50 cents.

Hang in there!

Why?

I had considered flipping things as there is no shortage of second-hand stores in town. Anybody know anything that would be particularly profitable to flip? Furniture comes to mind but I don't have experience with this sort of thing.



This might end up being necessary. I'm already going to go on medicaid here soon. Which I should have done months ago but I forgot to tell my insurance my income changed lol I'm good at this.



Food bank is a good idea. I'm content to eat simply. I'll eat nothing but rice and water if I really have to. I don't think things will get up to that point tho. Anybody know of any cheap snack foods? Peanuts come to mind.

Are you close to some neighbors who might need your help?

If you aren't allergic and have a knack for dogs, offering to dog walk for people can be profitable. You don't need any up front investment and you are your own boss.
You can offer to help people to a ton of everyday stuff.
You can offer your services locally on an app like NextDoor.

My sister in law, who has done a lot on e-bay, recommends flipping silver ware claiming it can be lucrative (though she cautions it requires a lot of research). My wife recommends flipping anything that you can study the history of. She also recommends working with someone for a while to become a good house painter, as there is always a need for painters and painting contractors.