<prompt> Human: Hello reddit! Throwaway for reasons. To start off, Im 21 years old, trying to finish up my associates in business administrationmanagement. While I currently live at home in a suburb of a major city. My home life is totally fucked and Im trying to get out ASAP. I work 35-45 hours a week as an Optician for a major company, but only make 10.40 an hour, rarely commission. My income after taxes comes to about 1200 a monthgive or take. I could move to another company, get paid slightly more, but Ive been with the company for a year and a half and I am comfortable here. I also am not guaranteed a position at other companies. Should I ask my supervisor for a raise perhaps? Ive considered looking for completely different jobs that pay higher, but with my credentials and no college degreecertification it seems to be extremely difficult. Im not going to move to a job to only make a dollar more. I would want my change to be worth it.Minimum rent around my job and college is about 900 a month. And I also have a car payment of 140 a month. While I owe min. 50 in student loans, and currently taking 14 credits. I also consider getting a roommate, but it could be hard to do. Since high school I havent kept or developed many friendshipsso much workschool, and I honestly find most my current friends irresponsible. Edit: I also have a credit score well over 730  <response>: You dont need to be friends with a roommate. Especially near a college you should be able to find more than 1. And you SHOULD change jobs if you can make more money than your current job is willing to give you worth trying to get a raise first though. 