<prompt> Human: Saving Bond: 500 EE Savings Bond EDIT: 250 EE Savings Bond the bond says 500, but paper EE savings bonds were sold for half of their face value. So the initial cost was 250, so 535 of interest since 1991 4 interest rate, now worth 785. My Situation: Moved cross country for a very low paying DC internship at my dream job organization Got 3500 stipend paying for the move, 3 months of food, bills, rent and nearly exhausted now Getting 1600 stipend in Sept. to stretch me a couple more months Ive moved 4 times in 3 months, sublease to sublease to save cash and gone on Food StampsJob Prospects: Doing solid work, and maybe have a 40 chance very decent chance, but far from guarantee of getting hired on in a few months 45,000 Great BenefitsThank you all for the thoughts and feedback. rpersonalfinance continues to prove to be such an excellent resource  <response>: I cant speak to the issue of cashing your bond but I have some experience with second jobs in DC. As other posters mentioned, going the restaurant route is your best option in terms of scheduling, earnings, and no barriers to entry. Take ANY position that a restaurant has available. I went from bus boy to bartender in three weeks at my first gig because I was willing to do everything. There are lots of restaurant groups in DC, groups that own multiple restaurants: Neighborhood Restaurant Group, Soul Haven LLC, etc. Go into one of their properties and ask for a job, if the manager there cant use you, shell know another restaurant in their company that can. You can add an extra thousand dollars a month to your income if you can put in a nightday or two a week and on the weekends. 