<prompt> Human: OK so I need advice on how to proceed for the next couple of years. As my family grows, my cash flow has diminished. As I try to avoid a wall of text, I will fill in details as needed in edits. The scenario is that we are a family of 5.5 people. I pay child support for a child living in another state. My wife works making around 1,200 per month and is pregnant. I stay at home with our other three kids all under the age of 3. Im fixed... no more kids, I promise One of the kids receives SSI for medical issues that she had from birth. The ssi income totals around 675 which was allowing us to get by each month. Her ssi is going to be ending soon which will make us sink financially.Income 1200 -, Monthly payments 1168 - This does not include cellphones, internet, food, fuel. The cellphones will be canceled but still does not make up enough to bring us back into the black. magic jack requires internet so it will stay The cable and regular phone service was cut over a year ago and finding ways to cut expenses seems increasingly difficult. Our 2 mortgage payments together equal 560 which is far cheaper than I could find to rent anything more than a 1 bedroom place within 50 miles.Plans for the future: My wife is going back to school to become an RN and will only need 2 years to finish. Around that time, 3 of the kids will be in school and I should be able to work at least part time again adding to the income.Soo... I can only see two options at this point and would love to hear pros, cons opinions of each. I can apply for welfare I would feel awful, being unable to make it independently I can sell our home, all but one vehicle, and all of our possessions which would eliminate all debt, and move into an RV. I would rather do this unless its going to force more unforeseen hardships on my family.p.s. I should mention that I only have a G.E.D. and going back to work full time would add 125 per week per kid for day care in my area.1,500 per month soon to be 500 for newborn It would increase my child support, and decrease my food stamps. I am not qualified to make enough money to cover the added expenses.Edit: to describe at actual family size accurately. Total size of 6.5 people. One kid living out of state and 5 people in the house with a pregnant wife soon to give birth.Edit I appreciate all the responses and have had a time replying to everyone. There is some great advice and motivation in the comments below. Believe it or not I even found the Get a job loser. style comments to contain some inspiration. A lifestyle change is in the works for us and the comments here have jolted my imagination out of its figurative rut that its been in. I really do want to work rather than collect assistance and I intend to run some sideline work if I can figure out what to do in the evenings. suggestions welcome here She is going to take a step back and see what else is out there that she can utilize her current communications degree. suggestions here also welcome I have come to the conclusions that with some changes, our current situation can be modified to put us back on track within 6 months rather than 2 years. In the meantime I will apply for assistance so as to not ruin our credit. We are not currently behind on any mortgage or loan payments, and own all cars and possessions outright. The original point of this post was to get a plan together before I get into that position. I thank you all for the advice and motivation.Assistant: Has your wife gotten accepted into an RN program? How will she pay for it?Human: She was taking her prerequisites on student loans. She failed one of her classes and they of course yanked her financial aid. She was told that she needs to redo the course out of pocket and pass it, then she would qualify to use financial aid again. Thats all I know about it at the moment.Assistant: Apply for welfare. Living in an RV with such a large family will not be emotionally healthy. And your wife truly needs treat her RN classes like a job. Her getting the financial aid taken away should be akin to her almost getting fired from a job. Yall cannot afford her to be in school without financial aid. Once she has a job as an RN go off welfare. Til then take advantage of the safety net available to you then pay the karma forward when youre ableHuman: I have never been on any welfare program except food stamps, 1 years worth thus far nor ever accepted unemployment for that matter. I always considered myself capable and independent and took whatever shit job I needed to, until something better came along. Its hard for me to cross that line when I know the RV option is also available and I can do it without being a drain on the economy as it is. This will take some thought.  <response>: If you were unemployment eligible and you didnt apply, then you have made your bed. Sleep in it now. 