<prompt> Human: Just to start, this is a throwaway account specifically for this threadsubreddit. I need help rperonsalfinance. I have debts beyond my comprehension, I am about to have a child in less than 2 months, about to start having to pay back my student loans and have other things to add to the list. Ill delve a little into them... ...My GiBill didnt pay my full school tuition because I ended going to a private college, they only paid a portion and thatll leave me with quite a chunk, something like 60K because my school maxed my loan out before I could even realize and all was said and done at that point; I used the remained of the cash to live off of. During this time the BAH I was receiving wasnt enough to cover costs and my VA Disabilities were getting fucked so I havent been getting what I am owed for the broken back that happened while active duty. On to current and in my face problems. I am fucked, to make things short. I am about to possibly have a child, the situation between the female and I are rather weird, we were together, split up and she found out that she got pregnant during the week we split up, when we slept together and she slept with someone else; I was unaware at the time. I need to start preparing for this and shit has hit the fan, I have to do this now and FAST. I just hit the shit with my last job and had to leave, I was working security and wasnt going to be able to work there anymore as the company had massively unreliable pay checks and I never legally filled any paper work out to work with them... I am currently searching for jobs, I have a very, very, very good looking hiring company working marketing, but have to talk to them tomorrow about everything. My question is this, what on earth do I do? If you were in my shoes and had the knowledge you have now, how would you go about setting yourself up for progress instead of digress? My mind is all over the place at the moment, so if anything you want to know or need clarification on, please lemme know and ill gladly oblige. I know theres a shit load im leaving out, so please feel free to message me and ask quesitons...  <response>: 1- Get a PATERNITY TEST before you write your name on the birth certificate. I dont care if that baby comes out with two forms of ID and knows your mothers maiden name. Youll be on hook for LIFE paying for a kid which could just as well be another Joes as it could yours. 2- Get a job. Hunt, sell yourself, just get something for now. Keep applying for better jobs the whole time, youll find them. You need to buy some time and if it means pushing a broom or making fries its pay. Make sure you can bring in SOMETHING. Its eSier to find a job if you have a job. Meanwhile you can feed yourself.3- The VA is a tall glass of I Cant Believe Its Not Semen! but youre gonna have to drink that drink, mister. Keep working on it. 4- Apply for income based repayment on your student loans. Gotta make the first payment first though. The payments should go way down leaving you some room to catch yourself a breath. 