<prompt> Human: Hi Personal Finance! Tonight I sat down, crunched a few numbers, and came to the realization that I cant feasibly cover my current rent at the end of the month. When I first rented this place I was in a different financial state, but now Im robbing Peter to pay Paul with my other bills and cant pull any more money from my credit lines. How do I tell my landlord? This is a humbling experience, thank you.  <response>: Even though you didnt ask, you could consider posting your budget for us to comment on as well. As far as letting the landlord know, you will just need to contact him and say that you need to cancel your lease and hopefully come up with a payment plan to pay the fees that your contract outlines for getting out of the lease early. This is just business for the landlord, so he wont be judging you. Be up front and tell him you need help and that you are willing to pay on it however he is willing to allow. 