<prompt> Human: Hopefully I am overlooking something I can do... also not meaning to throw a pity party but I am genuinely confused as to how to make my situation work.Im a single parent of a toddler. I do receive child support, and have been on food stamps since the singledom began while looking for full time work, and also working part time about 10 hours a week for 10hour to get by while job searching. Today after months of applying I got offered a 30 hour a week position paying 11.50hour and thought HOORAY the hard times are over! At first I actually even thought I could leave my weekend job and life would be okay. This was especially relieving since I have to move out of my current place September 1st and will have no family to live with. SO I began to create a budget to figure out a price range that would be comfortable for rent, and have been freaking out for the past few hours... My total income with both jobs and child support comes to 2,214 a month gross estimating around 1,880 after taxes?, which disqualifies me for my current food stamps and childcare subsidization which I was happy about because I thought I was finally becoming independent.Here is a breakdown of what my monthly bills would be:Moronic car lease that I got with my ex that I cant get out of: 240Insurance: 90Personal loan repayment: 150Gas: 75DiapersTPother necessities: 100Phone: 35Childcare: 600Food: 300That brings my total bills to 1590. That leaves 290 for rentutilities and any other spending...I dont know what to do. The average price for just a bedroom which is already hard to find since most people dont want children moving in as well is 500month. My sons dad works nights and Im completely certain hell refuse to take on more hours with our son since hes not obligated to. And I am upside down in my car lease so I cant surrender it. Debt consolidation isnt an option because of a few mistakes I made 6 years ago. I literally do not understand how I can make this work. I am thinking my only option is to take on a third job? I feel like I am at my wits end, have been struggling to make ends meet and get more than a few hours of sleep a night for so long and finally thought I would be okay and now it seems like unless Im working every moment I will just be in the same boat or worse. I dont know what to do : Sorry if this was whiney or ranty, I am so very tired and stressed out.  <response>: Whats your situation regarding friends in the area? Is it possible to do a babysitting share?Check your state daycare licensing Web site. This probably exists, and may include home daycares on the list of licensees. Home daycares seem to be significantly less expensive than daycare centers, at least where I live. The YMCA, JCC, and other religious non-profits have a sliding fee scale based on income. Unfortunately, they typically have relatively long waiting lists.How old is your child? If shes 3 it might be worth it to wait until shes old enough for preschool. In a year, your dings on your credit score should fall off. I dont know when your weekend job is, but many churches pay people 10hr to watch the nursery during service. Youd be able to bring your child and just watch her their.I also think you should make a separate post about your car lease because maybe rpersonalfinance or rlegal advice could help you get out of it.I believe diapers can be cheaper, like 35 a month when you purchase them from Amazon.By the way, you dont sound whiny. Will you please update when you get the chance. Id love to know if any of this advice is helpful.Remember, you are not alone. 