<prompt> Human: Hi guys. Im here because while its not a financial emergency right now, Im currently in an unsustainable financial situation until I land a better job.Cutting down a really long story to just the basics, my situation now basically stems from the fact that I hit some bad luck and had to quit my second job, which provided a room with paid utilities and gave me about 400-600 extra income month. I had to move out very quickly and couldnt find anything safe in a financially responsible price range.I looked at so many rooms for rent and couldnt find anything within my price range that wasnt scary. Junky roommates and no door to my bedroom kind of scary. Unfinished basement with no bathroom and mold kind of scary. My city has the highest cost of living in the country, its not surprising to be paying 1400month for a one bedroom.Last minute I found a room for rent in a safe location, a few hundred out of my range, but I had little choice at that point. It required me to sign a year long lease, which I was happy for after all the scary month to month creepy landlord situations I had just looked at. I chose safety and stability over financial responsibility.My current job is probably the most enjoyable job Ill ever have, but Ive come to the painful decision that I have to find a higher paying job to survive. I cant support myself on that job, the hourly is too low and the hours are unreliable. Ive been applying for new jobs and Im getting interviews for jobs at more than twice what Im making now, salary.Ive been babysitting and pet sitting through sitter services, but havent found anything regular or a second job that works with my current job schedule. I make enough to cover bills, but if any emergencies happen Im screwed, and I might start having to dip into my small savingscredit card for basics here soon if I dont get a new job.Anyway, heres my breakdown.Rent my room and utilities 833month highest cost of living in the country. Its awful.Car: 185 a month, but my autopay is set for 195 to finish the loan a little early. Im 8 months into a 3 year term.Insurance car: 56moStudent loans: 158month. Wifi: 25monthGas: 120 every monthFood: 300month ridiculous, but food is over the top expensive in my city I dont go out, my entertainment budget is about 8 thanks to Hulu. Phone is paid for by my mother angel. I pull in about 1500 a month after tax on a good month, but Im an hourly worker and my hours are so unreliable. Last paycheck was only for 680 edit for two weeks pay, not the entire month.I usually get about 200 a month from babysittingdog sitting. Thats untaxed but again unreliable.When I get my paychecks, I automatically deduct half my bills and put them into a separate account so I know I can pay them all. Thanks to my savings Im one paycheck ahead right now. Meaning I have enough to pay all my bills right now after the first paycheck of the month.I also have a credit card with a 1000 limit, no interest for the next several months. Its got about 200 owed on it most of the time and I make sure to pay a little on it here and there so it doesnt get over about 250.Im just not sure how to operate right now. Im spending all my days at home usually applying for jobs because I dont want to pay for gas or to go out and have fun. Hopefully another job will come up soon but I really need some advice for how to steady my boat in the short term. Thanks :editWow, Im really blown away at all the replies overnight. Ive gotten some really good ideas about job hunting, specific side jobs I can do at home, and Ive realized i need to cut back on food and gas as much as possible. I really want to thank everyone who took the time to help out, Im taking it to heart and going to bust it out to keep afloat during this time.On a bright note, I was really excited to find when I checked my phone after work and had three callbacks for new jobs! So hopefully the end is nigh!A lot of people are giving me advice to move out of state or sell my car. These are generally good financial tips, but they are not really proportionate reactions at this moment in time. Selling my car puts me at a disadvantage for all the normal reasons it sucks not to have a car, but as a social worker, some jobs actually require that I have my own insured vehicle to use for job duties. As for moving, I know life is cheaper elsewhere, but in my profession income is usually at parity with the CoL...so im alright. Ive always been comfortable when I am working at my level, I just took this lower paying job because its amazingly fascinating, fulfilling, and exciting. When I took the job, my second job was paying most of my bills so I had the freedom to do what my heart desired. Not so much anymore.ALSO - many of you are pointing out honolulu isnt the most expensive cost of living in the country. Youre all right. I was kind of trying to be slick about my location but still communicate the reason I was paying so much on a room in a house. When I was commenting I realized that everyone could see my post history anyway and know where Im from. Thats what I get for trying to be slick! I just look stupid!  <response>: Youre living pretty inexpensively already, so your best option is to increase your income. - Youre in a highly tourist driven area; check into cleaning airbnb sites after each stay. If I had an airbnb location Id be looking for someone trustworthy to clean it for me. Posting an ad on CL is an option. If you cant find this independently, maybe working a day or two on the weekends for a cleaning company is an option. - Are you a decent typist? Babble type and 3playmedia were both recently linked by redditors in rFrugal. They pay per minute transcribed but there is no schedule or anything, you just work when you can. Amazon has transcriptionist pedals for about 50 that speed up the process.- Are Lyft or Uber in your area? Your car sounds new and nice enough for you to be able to make extra cash driving around tourists. You get to set your own schedule for those as well. 