<prompt> Human: Im 20 years old I know, Ive been in this relationship since I was 17 and weve been building our life together...naively. Unrelated to personal finance, he left me because he said he needed to spend time working on himself. Understandable. My problem is we rent a home from his family, who kindly said I could stay here for a few weeks he is staying with friends until I figure everything out. We shared a car, split the payments, but of course it was in his name because I do not have any credit and we figured it would be better this way. This is a scenario I was hoping I wouldnt have to deal with, stupid... I know. So in the next three weeks or so I need to figure out purchasing a vehicle, and finding a room to rent with no credit. My family situation is questionable, and Im unable to stay with family. So this is what Im working with, I have 812 in hand. Should be getting a 350 paycheck on Friday. I work as a merchandiser for a popular overpriced headphone company for 15 an hour. The paychecks were decent for someone my age until the hours started dwindling from 35-40 hours a week to 10-15. Im also a artist and I do commissions for about 50-60 each for a small sketch. I should have 110 lined up if my clients are cooperative with the payments on Wednesday. This is the interesting part, two weeks ago I started dancing. Exotic dancing. Stripping. Whatever youd like to call it, I dont care that this isnt a throw away. Im an open person. I only go about 2-3 nights a week and I average about 150-200 a night but Ive only went for a total of six days. I also filed my taxes and will be receiving a pretty big return, due to my mother having a hard time last year and asking me to take care of my little sister for her. It was already accepted and Im waiting, like everyone else, for a deposit. Should be around 5000.Theres no training when you become a stripper, on how to get some proof of income or anything like that. I need to rent a room but have no proof of additional income, how to get it. I have no credit, I cant get approved for any card that doesnt have a 200 deposit and Im trying to save as much money as possible. I also need a car, my merchandising job requires one to drive from location to location and the club I work at is out of town. I take full responsibility for naively not putting my name on the car, or having a back up plan. I dont need judgment I need help. Im scared, lost, and confused. I dont know where to start or how to approach this.  <response>: My friendly advice below:1. Dont get discouraged. You are in this sub, have hopefully read enough to become financially responsible and it seems like you have a job and a few side gigs.2. Talk to your ex. - Hopefully he can provide some back for your share of payments of the car. I know he might not, but its worth trying. IMO, it makes sense that he would. - Maybe he can help with you using his car for a short period of time, until you figure things out. Its gonna suck to ask for a favor from someone who broke up with you, but you need to suck it up.3. Rent. - Ask if you can stay at the current place until you get your tax return. - Look for roommate situations where you are sub-leasing from someone. Usually the standards are lower and you dont need proof of income. You will need some sort of deposit, firstlast paycheck though.4. Car... This is where it becomes tricky. You will have to learn to do without one for a bit. Youll have to be creative about your jobs. - If you need to go to multiple locations for your sketches, maybe you can put that on hold. - For dancing, try to think about alternative ways, like taking a bus, ride sharing maybe with people from work, who you can pay, or using uberlyft. I know it will suck, if you spend 40 on rides and make 150, but thats the state of things. Its better than giving up altogether. - After you get your tax return, you might be able to look at purchasing a used card. Try a really old 90s honda civic or toyota corolla. Usually youll find one at about 150k miles that will have plenty of life to live. Do research on how to not get screwed over when buying such car.5. The next months are going to suck. Be prepared. You need to be a trooper to set yourself up for a better life.6. Felt like I had to add this. Be careful with the dancing. Often the work itself isnt bad, but the environment it puts you in can lead to bad choices drugs meeting the wrong people. Be mindful. 