<prompt> Human: Im in a bit of a weird situation. In exchange for paying my tuition, I must live with my parents and follow their strict rules. They are quite controlling. Im allowed to work up to 16 hours a week, but my income must go to them - we have a joint bank account which I cant access, and theres direct deposit. They get control over my student account, so they can access my time table for school, so Im rarely unsupervised. Im not really allowed outside of the house unless its for church, school, work, or to go to approved peoples homes, and Im 21. 2 more years.My program costs 28,000 a year, so Im reminding myself everyday that this is worth it. All my needs and school expenses are taken care of, but I feel very suffocated. I think having some money to spend on things would be great - I could buy a separate cell phone that they cant check, or even rent a locker to keep some personal items in. Just the option to purchase coffee now and again would mean a lot.Im not allowed to work more hours or get another job. I have sold some of my notes, but most of the lectures are posted online for students enrolled, so Ive only gotten 50 twice. Im hesitant to sell my text books because I use them to reference quite a bit... I have sold 4, but they were cheaper ones and I used that money on a couple of dates and to buy alcohol, it lasted less than a month.So, I cant really earn money in any typical way right now where I can work and receive it. I do work, but my parents pick me up and drop me off and know my schedule. I do have a lot of time on a computer, though. I checked out rbeermoney, and Im concerned that online surveys and such might damage my laptop, which is the only thing that keeps me sane.Do you have any suggestions? I do not have any debt, but I also do not have any income. I cannot work jobs that require people to be places at specific times. Do you have any suggestions?Add: I dont play video games, I cant donate sperm Im a girl and there arent blood or plasma donation centres that pay you where I live, its only donation based. Thanks for the suggestions! Seeing as a few people commented on this I figure I should spare other commenters the trouble.Here are some of the money making suggestions, plus the ones Im trying to do:- Mturk- Sell textbooks, buy older editions to reference- Psych experiments at universities- Online tutoring!Add Im surprised by how popular this has become. Ive decided that tutoring on Instaedu is probably the best way to get a consistent, flexible income. I appreciate all the suggestions.As for whether its abuse, yeah, its probably some form of emotional abuse. I appreciate people telling me to leave, but Im not even technically a citizen of this country, and I wouldnt know where to start without completing my education. I plan on staying with my parents up until the moment they pay my last years tuition. If I can get student loans, that would be great.I think its highly unlikely that my parents have taken out loans with my name on them. Its difficult to get student loans as I am technically an international student, and I havent really signed any financial statements. Also, my parents are very wealthy, so theres no real reason for them to not pay my bills. Again, thanks for the support.Assistant: This is definitely an interesting situation. On the one hand your parents are paying for college a hefty bill at 28k a year, but on the other hand theyre not letting you work. Some things to consider--let me know if youre interested in any. Easy: Sell your current edition textbooks and buy textbooks 1 to 3 editions prior, or buy cheaper versions of the textbook. Trust me, most times you wont even notice the difference. Do you have to work? Could you take additional classes instead? You rarely get another shot at school! Could you get a school job under the guide of saying that its volunteering at school? Could you tutor people? Either college students or local school kids? Again, could this be done under the guise of volunteer work? Mechanical turk is a good option, as one mentioned. Could you learn to code? Itll take a while to code proficiently, but there are a lot free lance jobs that you can do at home on your computer. Could you record audiobooks from regular text-based books? There is a bit of a setup here, but Amazon has a program for this. Could you design websites for your local small businesses? Restaurants are particularly bad about putting up websites with menus. Could you make gift baskets for sale on Amazon like of snacks? One thing that will help us a lot would be to tell us more about yourself. Its understandable that youre concerned about your privacy given your situation. What is your major? What are your hobbies? Whereabouts do you live? Human: BTW Im still really interested in the audiobook thing. I do read a lot and Id love to put that to use.  <response>: Have you discussed with your parents plans after university? Relevant work experience with stem majors is almost as important as the degree when it comes to landing your first job. Would they allow you to get an internship somewhere? 