Hi as the title says I went to jail for 40 days for a misdemeanor I committed at 14 years old. I've been extremely depressed my whole life and have always had trouble finding motivation to get things done. Now after losing my child, girlfriend, all friends and my reputation in a small town, it's gotten worse. I am currently working in a gas station graveyard shift not making more than $10 an hour, I have now accrued around more than $2800 in debt to the jail/court. In addition to $30 a month to my probation service for the next 12 months ish.
I have around $3500 in credit card/ other debt already because of my financial situation when I became a single parent at 19. I didnt graduate high school due to my own negligence not helped by the depression/anxiety. One of probation requirements is to get my GED. I also have aspirations of going to university at some point.
I also need to find a place to live but there isn't much housing as I live in a college town and cant live in student housing. It makes anywhere normal at least $800+ a month. And I cant afford that rent with all my expenses and debt to relieve. I tried working 2 jobs but I got no sleep and I burnt out so quickly I was losing my mind.
I have no clue about finances other than save up and stay out of debt, which I have not done so far. I looked into getting a loan to try and relieve some of that debt, but that just makes another monthly payment and my credit is horrible so I wont get a good interest rate. I currently live with my parents but i need to be out by the end of the month. I dont buy many things, only a little food or a drink when I go to the store.
My question is, is there anything I can do to at least start making more or quality of life things I can start saving on?
P.S. I figured I'd ask here knowing I'm probably going to get some comments telling me its karma for my crime or something, but I'm running out of time/options/mental capacity to keep searching. Also sorry for format, on mobile.
Submitted May 10, 2019 at 09:05PM by XFrostyCubX http://bit.ly/2Q1e6Rw
