<prompt> Human: Hey Reddit Ive been like living with my sister since she bought a house in July of 2016. At the time I was working as a Certified Pharmacy Technician making about 18hr so paying half of her new mortgage of 1500 month so 750 was not that hard. Plus my wife had came to stay with me and was helping with half so I only had to come up with 375 and the utilities were being paid by my father and I also threw in like 200 for groceries a month. I had lost my job in November 2016 and Ive been working with for my father since around the beginning of this year since I was living off my savings and I was running out of money for my room. My dad offered to let me work for him in his so called painting business in which it really isnt a business just him getting jobs by other people referring him from other jobs he has done.He paid me under the table and it was always just enough to just cover my bills and Im currently trying to get my recertification but I just started a part time not night job at FedEx making 13hr but I just got it to make extra money for the holidays and finally start having money of my own not as a main source of income. Well my father just decided to tell me in the past week things are slowing down in the winter for painters which Im suspecting theres something more to it I think he is just trying to stop being responsible if I have the 750 on the first for rent and I know I wont be able to with just my part time job since they take out taxes and my child support. Sorry Im not trying to rant I guess its just coming out like this but I guess what Im asking is I want to find somewhere new to live. I do own a work truck that isnt the most reliable its slowly falling apart and I dont have the best credit score which is between 540 to 560. I looked up a couple rooms on Craigslist today and one sounded like I woke him up and another said he would call me back because he was in a meeting but never did. I live in Phoenix Arizona and I looked up some apartments but think its going to be hard since I cant really prove my employment for the past year and the one I just started at FedEx probably wont put me in the range to show I would actually afford the place by myself. So what I would like to know if and how do I find affordable housing because I dont want to go back to being homeless. I had wasted my twenties in a drugs, drinking, depression binge neglecting every aspect of my life and after my last od in which I almost died and was put on a ventilator and woke up 3 days later and my then gf passed away with her own od exactly a month later I decided to get my life together and thats when I moved in with my sister and now Im getting my recertification and I also plan on still working my nigh shift FedEx job but until then I need to find a new place to live like now because the first will be here in a couple weeks. Does anyone know of any low income hosing or rentals in Phoenix Arizona or know a way I could get a place when I really dont have anyone to help me or co-sign. I mean my wife hinted that she would consider moving back in with me but only if we could find a place by her mothers house since she watches our daughters when we work. I really want to keep painting with my father but have came to find how hard it is to work for and with family. He was constantly under paying me since he paid me daily but I was always working more than he would pay me for. I have some ideas of my own to help him expand and legitimize his business business but he seems to dismiss any of my suggestions and I am really considering maybe starting a company of my own but like everything else in life it takes money. So I am just starting to feel lost and trapped at the same time if that makes any sense and I feel like I gotten really far by turning my life around and just dont want to end up staying on the the streets again injecting that poison into my arms again but I know if I end up homeless again I will probably relapse because I still am taking my addiction medication that Ive been trying to taper down since I started it last year in April but I have to pay 160 a month for copays and medication which is way better since I finally got approved for this free Medicare I applied for at my local des office. I dont know if this is even the right community I should even post this and if anyone knows of any other communities I probably would get better answers at please point me in the right direction but thanks for any and all advice in advance. And please I really dont really need nor want to hear any criticism or lectures trust me Im my own worst critic which probably contributed largely to a lot of my mistakes I just turned 30 and I feel like Ive spent the last decade digging myself in to a hole in my life neglecting not only my financial life and responsibilities but my marriage and family and friends at least the few ones I realized who were really my friends and wasnt just around for drugs. So please somebody help me and thanks again  <response>: You said you dont want criticism or lectures... so Ill try to just address your main question:Without employment history, youre going to need to find someone who will let you rent by paying a large enough downpayment in cash. Id suggest starting by renting a room from someone off craiglist or something like that. Continue working and saving up additional cash youll need... in your situation you cant really afford extra money for the holidays this IS your main source of income whether you see it that way or not.As far as if anyone knows of any rentals, youll be better served by posting in rphoenixSorry, but I guess I have to offer some criticisms, because you need the advice:1 You seem to get defeated too easily. So the guy was sleeping, and the other guy was busy... So what, follow up. Call more listings. Dont blame other people for why YOU havent solved this problem yet. 2 A lot of this backstory is just noise and not helpful to where you are now and where you want to go. Focus solely on the problem, and finding a solution for it - not your whole life story. Be laser focused on solving the specific problem youre facing, and repeat that for every change youd like to make. This will also help if youre feeling overwhelmed... pick just one aspect and work to make it better, then another aspect, then another. Start somewhere.Your two main solutions for better finances are always:1 Earn more money2 Reduce expensesFocus on 1 as you dont seem to have many expenses that you listed. 