<prompt> Human: Im in a pickle and need some advice. My wife lost her job long story but not her fault. We cannot survive on just my income. We only made about 40,000 combined in a year. She is currently trying to draw unemployment and we applied for food stamps havent heard anything on the food stamps and the unemployment is about half what she was getting a week so it doesnt help much. I absolutely love my job even though the pay isnt great and wouldnt trade it for anything. Shes looking for jobs like crazy but so far nothing has become of it. Our bills next month equal to about 2,300 but I will only bring home around 1,200 if that. I live in North Carolina. I have faith my God will take care of me as we have never missed a bill in 3 years of being on our own and things like this have happened before. But I just want to hear my options. Even if she gets a job right now theres no telling when her first check will be so we may still be in a pickle by the end of next month. I just need some guidance. Im 24 and my wife is 23. Thank you everyone.Also before you say get a better paying job! Im a caregiver and I absolutely love my job. I take care of a teenager who has autism and he means so much to me. I went to school for early childhood education and he has the mental capacity of a 5 year old. I do not want to give this job up. Not right now.  <response>: Its great that you love your job being a caretaker. But, at some point, your job has to take care of you too. You cant live on 1200 a month. 