<prompt> Human: Ive exhausted all other options, so Im turning to you Reddit! Right now, we are on the verge of being homeless. How can a family of 3, all with jobs, be homeless you ask? Im going to try to keep it brief, without bordering on sob-storyIm not asking for money, Im asking for advice, I dont know that else to do. A few years ago, my mom finally got the strength to divorce my abusive father. The man destroyed our credit, mismanaged all of our finances, got himself fired, and never help up his end of divorce agreements. He continues to harass and degrade my mom and us... but that is another story. My father did not allow my mom to work for 18 years. After he left, my mom worked tirelessly to suddenly find a job to support us for a long time to no avail, until eventually getting a very low paying position that she has held for 2 years now. My brother dropped out of school to work full-time, and I have a very low paying job as well after finishing school on full scholarshipaid. We have gone through weeks without food, we share a car, Ive seen my mom go through more than a wonderful woman should ever have to. We have gone through the ringer with housing, having terrible credit, renting a lot of not so great places from not so great people. Currently, we are in a house where we were assured everything was in working order...its not. 2 parts of ceiling have collapsed due to leaks in plumbing, the hot water doesnt work, and a host of other issues. Further, the landlords live across the country and informed us they are foreclosing on the house. We have to be out ASAP, technically August 1. There is nothing we can do, as there technically was not a formal lease long story, mistake, but nothing we can do about it now. We found the cheapest apartments that we can rent in the area to keep our jobs , but are unable to do so without a lump sum of securityfirst and last months rent, real estate fees, etc. So Reddit, I need to figure out a way to come up with 3000 in a week for the upfront costs of security, rent, and real estate fee. We can move tomorrow if we had it. I cant watch my mom cry and feel so powerless and hopeless anymore. We can juggle bills, budget, pay the rent, and be fine after this one hurdle. What do I do? Please do not judge our situation, I know better choices could have been made financially at the start, but I am willing to explain any questions people may have or elaborate on some of the really crappy things weve been through that got us here. I know there are people who have it worse, and Im lucky to have the things I do, its just this ONE sum of money standing in the way of normalcy. TL;DR: How can I come up with 3000 to have somewhere for my family to go and get our life back?  <response>: efficiency apartments in CNY are only 550 a month and require no security deposit it would be tight living but it would work. 