<prompt> Human: Hello everyone,I am in a very tough spot at the moment and am not sure where to turn to. My former employer owes me in excess of 8,000 and I am involved in a nasty court case with her for unpaid wages. I worked as a Virtual Legal Administrative AssistantReceptionist.At the moment, I have just under 1,000 to my name and have essentially emptied out my savings account. I am about to be evicted, have been spiraling in to a deep depression, and have had my credit score negatively affected because I have not been able to pay my bills. Unemployment is not an option because I was an independent contractor.I have submitted application after application for every type of employment field out there, networked through LinkedIn, checked IndeedCraigslistother hiring websites by the hour, tried Virtual Receptionist Upwork type jobs, and am completely out of options. Most importantly, I am scared. One upon a time I had 20 to my name and thought I got myself out of that slump by taking this job.Does anyone have any advice or suggestions? I can do everything administrative related; communicating with clientsscreening for potential clients, calendar maintenance, ARAP, drafting documents, creating and maintaining Excel spreadsheets, etc, etc.Im sorry for venting here -- just feel very upset and out of options. Thank you very much in advance. Edit: Thank you all SO very kindly for your guidance - seriously, I am unbelievably grateful for all of your advice! What I have learned is to ALWAYS get everything in writing at the time, I was so desperate for a job that I didnt think twice.. I am going to pursue every opportunity that I come across.  <response>: I would call a temp agency tomorrow OP. Post on facebook looking for odd jobs. There are things you can do in a pinch to pull together some money instead of being at home stressing about your situation. Keep looking for jobs. Youll find something before you know it. 