<prompt> Human: I am a college junior in the USA. For reasons that are probably irrelevant to this post, my parents have decided to cut all financial support off on the new year. They are trying to keep this a secret and do not know I know about their plans. They apparently plan to spring the news on me when I come to see them for my schools winter break.Some details on my situation: I am almost completely dependent on them. I believe they pay for approximately 60 of my tuition and housing fees, and I am on their healthdental insurance plan. At my school tuition and housing cost approximately 28k per year. I pay for my utilities, food, clothing, whats left of my medical bills after insurance, and everything else. My ability to support myself is tied to my university. I live in university housing and my job is through the university. If I lose my ability to pay for college, I will lose my job and my apartment. I have three student loans: Federal Stafford Subsidized, Stafford Unsubsidized and PLUS. I do not know how much I borrow because they do not allow me access to my FAFSA records except to renew the loans for the next year I may have also gotten the loan names wrong, again because I do not have access to that information. My job pays 8.50 per hour, and is limited to 10 hours per week. Though it doesnt pay well, it is something Im very passionate about and I would be reluctant to give it up for better-paying employment. I am currently on their health and dental insurance. Im uncertain if they are planning on taking me off of their plan, but it seems somewhat likely. I have three prescriptions and two doctors. Two of my prescriptions are cheap .87 and .53 cents, respectively but the other is more expensive 16.27. One of my doctors a psychiatrist is at my student health center, another an endocrinologist is at a smaller clinic a few miles out of town. I do not have a vehicle and depend on my university transit which is free for students, and 1.25 per ride for everyone else or the kindness of my friends to get around. My bank account is in my hometown bank, and it is held in my mothers and my name. She has total access to deposit, withdraw, and transfer funds. She also may have taken about 900 from the account behind my back but thats something I have to worry about later. My bank statement is delivered to my parents home. I do not have access to electronic banking. I hope this is enough information to get some help. I cant talk to my parents about any of this for fear of exposing the person who told me the plans. If you all need more information, Ill do my best to provide it, but I may not have all access or knowledge to the information you need.  <response>: In addition to the other excellent advice being offered, may I suggest finding temporary employment for over your holiday break? The job will probably suck, and most likely be part time, but a half of a paycheck is better than no paycheck.I myself once spent a few hours every night over a break putting sales circulars into the folds of the local small town newspaper. I missed a family ski trip, but I dont enjoy skiing that much. 