<prompt> Human: I feel lost. Me and my father got into an argument. We started yelling, he pushed me, I pushed back. I defended myself enough to get him off of me, ran downstairs and locked my door. Packed enough shit to get by for a few days. I have no food, water, or shelter. I have a job but I dont get paid until next Friday. Im not sure how Im going to get to and from work though. I have 250 readily available in my bank account, but thats it. Do I open a credit card? What on earth do I do?I ship out for the navy on January 30th. I just need help  <response>: Be sure to look into getting SNAP benefits. You should more than qualify. Yes, SNAP is another term for food stamps. But as someone said in another post, there is zero shame in this as the system is meant to help people in such binds. Besides you just need this temporarily until you ship out.Heres some info Theres a link within on how to get more info, or just drop into a local homeless shelter for info even if you dont need to stay there otherwise.Other great pieces of advice I saw in your two threads was to stay hydrated and practice good hygiene when available to you e.g., staying at a friends home be sure to shower and do laundry with their permission. Youre lucky to have a job and friends to help you out, so the least you can do is not smell bad. And it always feels good to be clean. Heck, you can even wash your undies in a bathroom sink on a nightly basis. Hopefully you have a pair to wear in the meantime. If not, a couple extra pairs from Marshalls or Ross might be a good buy.Good luck!Edit: One additional piece of advice I liked from the other commentators: Continue to maintain your relationship with your dad and family. Its great that youve already spoken to him, and its fine that youve chosen not to move back in. I dont know what happened between you two or your reasoning for your decision. Its not my - or anyone elses - business. But since youve at least been willing to speak to him, Im going to assume the relationship is not so toxic that it cant ever be repaired. So based on that, I do suggest you try to stay on good terms, perhaps even come by periodically to seetalk to him and your other family members - especially right before you ship out in January. Life is way shorter than we want to ever believe. You never know what the future holds, so I think its better to live regret free or, more realistically, to minimize it as much as possible. If you do this, you can always tell yourself now or 30 years from now that you did your part. What happens after that, is likely beyond your control. 