<prompt> Human: Hi Reddit. I am 17 years old, with a shitty situation. My father worksed in the oil fields, until he was laid off awhile back because of everything going on with that line of work. He was making 400k a year.. then 0. He was lucky enough to pick up a job two weeks ago, but the pay is only 30 an hour. This may seem like a lot, but we have 5 children including me, and the house we live in is VERY expensive, it eats money. We could sell the house, but we live in a very small town where no one can really afford it, and those who could no longer have jobs because oil fields.. My older and eldest brother 18 and I 17, are trying to move out into a small apartment together so we can save my parents the money they spend on us. Their savings are basically depleted at this point in time, and they have no clue what to do. My brother and I both got full time jobs to try to help out, and my brother isnt going back to college this year so he can work. I am in my senior year of highschool, but if there is a way I could work instead of go to school, I would. I have a 2 year old younger brother, an 8 year old sister, and a 14 year old brother, plus my older 18 year old brother. We need help. What to do, Reddit? Thank you.Edit: My parents will be forced to pack up and move into an apartment very soon. My mom just paid the last possible month of mortgage that they could with the money we have left. Its a very stressful situation, and all help is appreciated. Assistant: Beyond the obvious higher expenses on oil field areas, did it never hit your parents to save?Human: They saved.. our monthly mortgage on our home is 33k. Savings were sucked away pretty quickly.  <response>: Your dad bought a 5 million dollar home on 400k a year? He was spending more a year on the mortgage than he was making. That didnt strike him as bad? 