I'm an 18 year old guy and soon to be homeless. To preface: I've been living with my Mom who has mental issues and was basically a ticking time bomb. Today we had a small argument and she suddenly went absolutely insane. I'm going to spare the details but if you were to listen to the breakdown from outside you'd think someone was being murdered. Her breakdown is over but she says "She's done with everything" and is leaving the apartment so that the rent will not be paid. We'll likely soon be evicted anyway because of the damage to the apartment. So that's the situation. I need advice on how to get through this... for reference:
I have no money for at least a week. We have always been extremely poor, living paycheck to paycheck and often that wasn't even enough, etc. My mom (when she was being normal) told me to quit my job last year and focus on school, so I did.
But, I did get a job this week to pay for school transportation, but since I just started I barely have any weekly hours and my paycheck is at least a week away. But I'd like some tips on what to do once I get it.
I'm enrolled in a massage therapy school and I have a student loan taken out for it, so leaving is not an option. But everyone is very nice there so I can probably ask for some help there on Monday.
I've seen others like me come here in a crisis. If you know any subreddits I should x-post this to please let me know, I'll be checking my notifications as I pack my stuff.
I typed this up fast so I'm sorry if some things aren't clear, I'll reorganize this later. Thank you for reading.
Edit 1: Thanks to everyone who has advised me so far. Unless there's a better idea or a reason not to, It's looking like joining the military is the best choice for me. I've got no family, and my friends don't even live on their own yet. My new job is not giving me nearly enough work hours to live off of. I don't have much wiggle room, unless I can convince my boss to give a brand new guy full time hours. If there's any advice about this choice you can offer, please do.
Edit 2: Wow, a ton of people are dropping advice. Thank you so much. Please give me some time to respond to the comments and messages. Bless you all
Submitted October 12, 2018 at 10:28PM by FreshStart_PJW https://ift.tt/2RN8w5M
