<prompt> Human: Im sorry this is kind of long, its just been a long battle. At the beginning of the year, I was laid off from my job. I managed to draw unemployment until I could find a new place to work thinking, it wont take me long to find something, Im not worried. Luckily, I had a roommate so the 300week which rounds out to roughly 9hr I was receiving was keeping my part of the bills paid. After looking for work, a few weeks turned into a few months. I then get the news my roommate is moving out. She moves out, and I am responsible for the rent and bills entirely for the next month. I do what I can while Im interviewing for job after job after job with no results.A few months turned into a few more months. I finally get a job offer and I immediately accept it at the pay rate of 10hour. Its not great but its better than nothing.After paying my rent and bills, I am left with NO money. I literally had .78 in my account after taking care of bills when I got paid last. I apply for food stamps through my local DHS office and I am told that prior to my interview, to prepare income verification, what I pay in bills, what I pay in rent, etc.I had my interview today and I am told I do not qualify because my anticipated gross income is less than 100 more than the limit though they didnt even ask for what my bills or expenses are outside of rent.I am at a complete loss. I have 500 in rent each month, roughly 300 in bills, not including expenses such as gas, food, dog food, household items, and other necessities. I have been looking for a new job and I have an interview next week, but I cant even afford to feed myself now. I need help figuring out how to balance all of this.tl;dr I dont get food stamps, and I dont have money to feed myself.EDIT: I just wanted to take a moment to thank everyone for their kind words and suggestions. Also for this post being gilded, which is my first time receiving gold! Thank you to whoever did that! As this is reddit, I expected some cynicism but 99 of you all have been incredibly helpful and for that, I am humbled and thank you all immensely. Assistant: tl;dr I dont get food stamps, and I dont have money to feed myself. Until you get a new roommate or a new apartment which will be difficult to save for deposit-wise, look at other resources available to you like food banks. Call your local Humane Society and shelters to see if you can get dog food. Make sure youre shopping wisely for any items you do have to purchase, like shampoo or dishwashing detergent. Other than that, the same general rules for cutting expenses might be helpful, although its hard to tell since you havent listed all of your expenses. Can you cut cable, reduce internet speed, cancel any memberships, reduce cell phone costs, etc.?Human: Luckily, my boyfriend helps me by buying me things I need from time to time when I ask. He bought my last bag of dog food and dish soap. Unfortunately, I dont have any more expenses I can cut regarding memberships and such. My parents pay my phone bill, my internet is already at a slow speed, and I dont have any memberships to gyms or anything. I will say thankfully I live less than a mile from my job which saves on gas.  <response>: Thats it? Get on a bike or walk to work. Stop paying for gas if you only live a mile from work. 