<prompt> Human: Hi PF!I am in my mid twenties, and a SAHM to a little boy with another on the way. I need helpinput as to how I can become financially independent from my husband. Our marriage is happy, but I am feeling the need to contributehelp pay off debt. I want to earnkeep enough to have my own emergency fund, pay my medical debt, and pay for college courses husband works for a college, but they dont offer free or reduced tuition to spouses...I wish!. Im unable to drive working on that!, and we live in a rural area. While Ive done things like Mturk, InboxDollars, and other survey sites...I cant depend on them to be consistent. And, it takes up a LOT of my time to even make minimum wage. With a toddler running around, and DH away from home almost 12 hrs a day, being at a computer for long periods during business hours isnt realistic.He knows I want to contribute and is happy to help me be independent in this way.I dont really have a work history really as I went straight into marriage kids after I finished treatment for my medical condition. I own a sewing machine and have made 2 okay blankets, and can do intermediate adminclerical work from helping a family member manage his previous business a few years ago. I have a condition where people tend to judge that Im mentally incompetent due to my speech and facial aesthetic. So, interaction with people in a professional sense hasnt been very pleasant in the past.I want to better myself, my credit score, and my personal financial outlook.Im willing to learn, take classes, put myself out there, and try to become something. But, I feel stuck and trapped depending on someone else for everything I have and needwant even though I love him, I want to be able to go get a coffeenew outfit without worrying about if hell approve or if our budget can afford it. And, I want more than him giving me an allowance, because I want to be proud of me too, not just able to spend 20 because I took it out of our budget for me.I currently have 27 to my name, and it makes me feel ashamed that aside from joint checkingsavings, if something happens to my husband I have no way to continually support myselfkids aside from life insurance. So, without leaving home, driving, working during business hours available after 8pm to studywork; and with no real work history and skills...What can I learnstudy to help give me an advantage to be financially independent? Is there anything I can do to work to earn money with these limitations, or am I going to be trapped as a SAHM forever? How can I improve my financial outlook? Please help me. Im willing to learn and do whatever I can if it means a better financial future and quality of life for myself, kids, and DH.  <response>: Great advice in the thread already, but to me, reading between the lines, it sounds like you are going house crazy. Being a SAHM certainly isnt for everyone. Consider a technical skill where you wouldnt have to be as good at face to face interaction. Computer programmer, web developer, even picking up some freelance gigs to fix your friends computers could bring in some side income and get your feet wet. And get you some work history since your resume is currently blank. Best of luck! 