<prompt> Human: Hello personal finance, Im not really big on asking the internet for help, but when desperate times call for desperate measure. That being said, Im here. A little back story... I dropped out of high school in 2014, never got my GED, and have been working meaningless jobs with no aspect for a career. I worked side jobs anytime I needed supplemental income, and had the affordable solution of living with my father and helping him with his reduced mobility. That time has passed, and I shacked up with my long time girlfriend 11 years. We share an apartment in town with her sister, and before the pregnancy we were saving and had a decent ability to spend both where we wanted it, and needed it. Moving forward with my questions... I work a sales counter job, typically around 50 hours a week, so I get decent overtime. Hourly at 12.50, ot of 18.75. When it was just me, it worked well. Now with the upcoming family to support, I need to make more. At this point Im making roughly 28k to 30k a year. I have no credit, no ability to cosign for a home loan, nothing. Im torn between finding a second job and staying with the stability of 550 a week at my current job, or finding employment elsewhere, which brings us to the problem of no diplomadegrees.She works a daycare job making 11.50 an hour with by weekly pay, so her take home is probably going to be in the 800 dollar range. That being said, a combined income of around 4,000 a month seems liveable, but we both end up at the bottom of the barrel each week.Im not entirely sure what advice is available in this situation, or if its even worth seeking, and obviously theres no instant fix for this. Anything helps.  <response>: That time has passed, and I shacked up with my long time girlfriend 11 years.Wait, youve been with this girl since you were 10?In any case, right now work as much as you can and start stockpiling cash for your babys birth. You want to come out of this without any debt.Then you want to get your education sorted out. Can you check out a community college nearby that might have GED classes? Then think about what you want to do with your life, and pursue education to get you there. Want to sell real estate? Apply to be an office assistant and the local Remax. Want to be a mechanic? Go to a technical school. Want to be a teacher? Head to the community college to get your intro courses done, then go to the state university for a couple years.The great thing is that youre young and thinking about this already. If you buckle down, get your GED, get some training for a career, and are financially responsible along the way you can absolutely turn your life around before youre 25. 