<prompt> Human: Just a warning this is going to be a long one, I just really need to vent, so sit back and relax. Lets start way back in 2015 when I started college. I went to a large university and started out strong. After about 2 months I picked up a bad drinking habit and let my grades slip. Stopped going to class, never turned in assignments, etc. After my first year I moved back home and started going to a local college. That was a even bigger shit show than my freshman year. I was drunkdrinking 247. I somehow managed to pass about half of my classes but ended up dropping out after 2 more semesters due to my poor grades. The following summer I got kicked out of my parents because of my excessive drinking and moved into my girlfriends mothers apartment with my girlfriend. When I lived there I had several jobs that I couldnt keep for very long because of my persistent drinking problem that had gotten progressively worse and worse. I Had no financial responsibilities and almost all of my money went to liquor. I ruined my credit score by not making any payments on my single credit card that I had used to buy a cell phone. That card eventually went to collections where it sits now. My drinking was so bad that I ended up in the ER several times and in the ICU for almost a week total. After being told that its a miracle that Im even alive and several near death experiences I finally managed to detox. I got sober and me and my girlfriend got our own apartment. That was about 5 months ago. Since then Ive made major financial mistakes. I purchased a car that I couldnt afford at 25 Interest, and Ive racked up a decent amount of debt. That brings us to today. To say I am struggling would be a understatement. I somehow landed a semi decent paying job that brings home around 1900 a month. My expenses are 1300 not including debt payments. All of my debt including student loans, car loan, medical bills and credit card debt is around 50k it would be much higher but my parents graciously took half of my student loansI feel like I cant get on my feet and Im constantly being beaten down by one thing after another. Ive tried multiple times to get organized and on budget but things keep going wrong or coming out of no where and I cant keep up. Ive cut down my expenses to the bare minimum. Ideally I would like to go back to school and try and make something of myself but I cant see that happening anytime soon. Im sick and tired of struggling and I need help getting out of this hole Im In.  <response>: increase incomedecrease expensesget rid of the car with the 25 APR 