<prompt> Human: Hi all,My family has been in a really bad situation for awhile now. Ill try to keep this as short as possible, but its a lot.Im 18. I live with my mom who works a full time job, and my brother who is 28 and has never had a job.She makes about 1200 a month and I make about 600. Im currently looking for a second job or a full time job, and have been for a month now.So in total we make about 1800 a month.Heres a breakdown of our bills:Rent: 750ATT with 10 discount 140Utilities about 100Storage unit got evicted from a two story three bedroom house into a small ass two bedroom apartment. My mom refuses to throw anything in the storage away 120Internet 100Auto insurance 40Mom spends 100 on gas a month40 on laundry a month as theres only a laundry mat to go toSo this leaves us about 400 to spend on things such as the occasional taxi I take to work usually I can get a ride and apparently were spending 400 a month on food.In my opinion, thats ridiculous but my mom thinks its fine to spend so much. She says its normal and theres no way to cut that down. We eat out once a paycheck, and cook the rest.I know of some solutions but all of them have problems. We could move to somewhere cheaper in rent, but we cant save up for a moving vehicle and cant save up for first months last months rent.My brother could get a job, but my mom thinks its okay that he doesnt workWe could just sell everything in the storage unit, but my mom doesnt want to sell anythingEvery paycheck I try and put something in my savings account but I always end up taking it out. I cant even afford to get mcdonalds.Im so frustrated because I cant live my life. Im being forced into getting two jobs. I should be in college but if I leave they get evicted. I should have my own car but I cant afford a monthly payment.I need some serious help. Thank you if you read all thisEdit: I didnt expect this to get so many responses but Im so thankful for everyone who shared their opinion.I think Im going to start saving some money secretly and then give my mom an ultimatum. Four months for my brother to get a job four months because thats how long it took me to get my current job..I will also be talking to my mom about cutting bills, such as the phone bill and the storage unit. If she doesnt want to do anything, then Ill just refuse to pay for it.If they dont do anything then Im out. Its not my responsibility to take care of a 52 year old and 28 year old.Again, I appreciate all the feed back. Thank you for helping me grow ballsEdit again: when I say eat out I dont mean go to a sit down place and spend 30. We usually just get Wendys or pizza lolAssistant: If I were you, Id force their hand.Meaning since you have the opportunity to move out, just do it. Move out with a friend or whatever. Get that second job or full time job first, then do it.Trust me.. they will be perfectly fine. When forced into position, people tend to act differently quickly.I wont go into it, but Ive been in vaguely similar situations a few times.If you leave them, they will do what they have to do to stay. Meaning your mom will make your brother get a job because she wont have a choice. Meanwhile youll be free as a bird, carrying no ones weight but your own.The way I see it, youre not getting anywhere staying. Youve proven to them they dont have to do anything differently because youre there to help. So they wont act differently until they have to. At which point they will. I promise you. Thats how people are.I hope this helpsHuman: Thank you. I hope I get the courage to leave soon  <response>: For my parents, it took losing their house before my mom finally got a job to contribute to finances and my dad finally stopped pissing away money on stupid stuff. As long as you keep subsidizing them they will never fend for themselves. 