<prompt> Human: Hey Reddit,I am getting kicked out of my home as soon as I turn 18, all due to my horrible decision making. Its quite frankly surprising how badly I managed to fuck up my life at the ripe, young age of 17. To give you guys a quick recap of the past 4 years of my life, I have gone through 3 different rehab facilities, been suspended from school 3 times in total, and my most recent fuck up has been an expulsion. I can not, in good conscience, harbor any resentment towards my mother for choosing to abandon her child. I have been nothing but a nuisance and am constantly burdening her with my relentless issues and problems, all of which are drug related. I am now in the process of figuring out what I want to do with my life. My mom and stepfather have concluded that I can no longer continue staying at our home and are currently searching for a residential program to enroll me in. Im being told to start making plans for what I shall do once Im released from the program. In all honesty, I cant even begin to imagine how Id financially support myself when I havent even received a diploma yet. Despite being an honor roll student through out most of my high school career, Im quite far from receiving my diploma due to a lot of missing credits from multiple rehab stints and lots of absences. Im not the least ready to become self sufficient at this point of my life at this moment nor will I in 8 months from now. I began brainstorming and here are some viable options that came to mind so far. 1. I could enlist in the army. If perhaps, I manage to obtain my diploma in the residential program or GED and I meet majority of requirements. Itll also serve as a good opportunity to become more disciplined and Id be pretty isolated from drugs or at least in the first couple months. Im not very certain if I could work the 12 steps from the army to its full potential but I can definitely make an attempt to do so. Ill also be earning a considerable amount of money as Im going through basic training and if I choose to progress farther in rank, itll accumulate into a substantial amount which can be very convenient once Im discharged and in search of a place to stay. 2. I could apply and start living in a half way house. A half way house is a sober living home, in which you live with multiple people, all of which suffer from substance abuse issues. You are required to go to meetings and work the steps, are drug tested weekly and must have some sort of a job in order to pay the weekly rent of 115-200. Although Im not quite sure what to expect from a place such as this, it all depends on what sort of community resides in each one. Id say its mostly a hit or miss and it might take a while to find the right one with the right support network. I might be able to take online college courses as well which I may be able to convince my parents to pay for with the promise of reimbursing them later on. But again, I feel like living in a home surrounded by struggling addicts might not be the best way to go. If for instance, I come there one day and walk in on someone getting high, whos to say I wouldnt succumb to the temptation. Its pretty risky but then again, Im not very familiar with all the aspects of these places so I may just be projecting the wrong image of these homes. 3. I move back to Russia and live with my grandmother who could provide an okay paying job and a home for me. All of my relatives besides my mother are currently living in Russia and I lived there myself up to the age of 11. Itll be very depressing however having to go back. Its frankly very sad having arrived here, so excited to enter the land of freedom and opportunity, and returning so broken and miserable. However, if my drug use persists which in all likelihood, it will without proper work, the drugs in Russia are far more dangerous and deadly than they are here. If I begin meddling with heroin and crokodil and spice, I doubt Ill live to see past 20. So far these are my most viable options, any suggestions are welcomed. The most significant component of all these scenarios is that I maintain sobriety which I hope I manage to attain. I still cant believe that my life has come to this point but theres no use dwelling on the past nor do I have time for remorse. I must come to a conclusion because once I turn 18, Im practically left to fend off whatever may come my way by myself and all I can do at the moment is prepare for it. All criticism is welcome, Im looking for any and all help guys. Thanks for reading and please let me know what your thoughts are. UPDATE: Thank you all so much for all your support. Im extremely surprised and mildly delighted that this blew up so much. Im now currently looking to go into job corps once I get out of my treatment center. Because of all the commentary regarding my writing skills, I might seek a career in that field although I doubt Ill be as competent as the majority of my rivals. Again, thank you guys so much for all your support and helping me feel better about my current situation. Assistant: Okay, firstly, try to fix your formatting, cause that is super difficult to read the way it is. Theres also a ton of unnecessary information. Secondly, you might be better off in rrelationships for this issue, but if youre genuinely looking for some financial advice then here you go:1. Find an organization in your area that helps the homeless. In my area we have a mens shelter and womens shelter. Both provide a roof over your head and a soup kitchen, and both have employment counselors to help you print resumes, get work clothes, etc.2. STOP USING DRUGS. I know this is easier said than done, but find resources through the shelterorganization to get you back on the right track. If you want to get yourself out of this situation, you need to stop using. Your entire section about how if your drug use persists has completely removed any blame. You act as if its just bound to continue. STOP LETTING IT CONTINUE. You have a choice here, and that choice is between being a homeless drug user who scrapes by on spare change, and being someone who gets past the drug use and makes something of themself.3. Start trying to find a job. You cannot afford to be picky, and you cannot use the money earned at that job for things like drugs. It has to be used for necessities like a place to live and food. Once youve done these things, and youre back on your feet, you can re-assess your personal finances and come back here for additional help.Edit: on point 2, if the half-way house is your best bet at getting sober, then, yes, you should be living there.Human: Yes, Ill correct the formatting. And thanks for your reply. I am completely willing to change and plan to work the NA program once I leave the residential facility. I will make an attempt to really persevere through it this time because I dont exactly posses what you would call a strong sense of tenacity. But I will do my best to improve on it once I figure out my living arrangements.  <response>: I would say you have confidence issues over tenacity issues, because when it finally clicks on how dire your situation is you will find that you will gain confidence and your tenacity issues will disolve. Being hungry or shelterless has a way of supremely motivating a person or throwing them into a depression. Being jobless I would apply for food stamps and take any job even part time and couch surf if possible. And another bit of sage advice that I really wish I would have learnedgotten a long time ago is spend only on absolute necessities till you build up a money cushion say 3 months of living expenses, all of what I have said comes both experience and the heart, I believe that you will succeed rather than succumb to the situation at hand ,best of luck. 