<prompt> Human: Hello all, never thought Id be writing here...but here I am, Im at a loss. Im about to move away from my home and job and everything secure around me for college. A few months ago I received about 1200 from loved ones and relatives for my high school graduation and had it sitting safe in my savings, it felt great...until I started to slowly dip into it. I told myself Id pay myself back, several times. I would just spend a little here and there but it added up. I make about 850 a month at my current job with my only real bill being a 10 spotify bill now 5 thanks to student discount and my 115 insurance bill. So I easily paid myself back what I had spent, but I began dipping into it once again, going out to eat, buying records for my vinyl collection, etc. I bought myself a new guitar with the promise from my parents they would pay half for a grad gift 350.00 total, 175 from parents. This has yet to happen. And now after all of that dipping into my savings, here I am with 20 left to my name. We hired new folks at my work to replace me when I go, so hours are pretty tight for me and Im only gonna be pulling in probably 600 this next paycheck. My mom even said shed cover my insurance for me this month. However, the ball really dropped on me when FAFSA did not award me a dime of tuition. Ive taken out both a subsidizedunsubsidized student loan of a total of 5,500, so at least I wont have to work on paying that for another 4 years. My main focus right now is to find a job and a place to live in this new college town. I have a job interview tomorrow afternoon for a part-time position at 10.50HR. Im also viewing a few rooms to sublet tomorrow, several with rent under 400. Im just panicking because I cant afford a deposit if I only have 600. And I could only cover first months rent if Im lucky. This job interview is my one chance right now of being able to actually move. My initial goal was to have at least three months rent saved. Thats gone now. One saving grace is my birthday is coming soon and Ive asked my parents only for financial help, I dont want a gift. So we will see how that goes. Ive never been a great saver, always blowing through paychecks. I grew up not getting much so to have it all available to me was a great feeling, and I loved it. But now I am facing the consequences head-on. I saved up enough to buy myself my car and my license too poor growing up to afford either. But thats my only accomplishment. I need help, please give me advice. Edit: I forgot to mention about 200 a month goes towards gas as well. And I do help with the phone bill from time to time twice over the past 4 months which is about 50. Edit 2: Thanks everyone for their kind words and not being harsh with me. I know I have a ways to go but you guys helped me a lot and reassured me Im gonna be alright. Assistant: Other than applying for scholarships, there isnt much advice I can give.You spent approximately 3400 in 4 months without real expenses, if the car was part of this it might be forgiveable, otherwise and Im just going to state the obvious here you were inexcusably bad with money. Hopefully you can just chalk this up as a life lesson and change your behavior by being more responsible in the future. Id say attend community college for your first year to get your shit together, but you may have asked this question a bit late for that. At the very least, do whatever it takes to minimize loans for the next 4 years. Your college costs are actually reasonable, but seriously consider community college next semester at least supplement some general education courses with CC ones, those credits usually transfer fine. Furthermore, work your ass off for a good GPA to maybe earn some merit-based scholarships. Good luck; sorry I dont have better advice.Human: Dont be sorry, this is great advice and I have obviously learned my ways. Im probably going to start by selling some things I own that are worth quite a bit gaming consoles, rare records, etc. and I am actually attending community college so that part is covered.  <response>: Dont assume youve learned your lesson. Theres a huge difference between feeling like a shit and being angry with yourself, and growing the willpower to change. Ive been similar to your situation a few times, and I hope you do better than I did when the money starts flowing again. 