<prompt> Human: Ok so the house we live in now is an insane deal but I very much believe that I will not get it. This means me and my daughter and step daughter whom I will have both 50 of the time are going to need a place to stay.I have a friend in Calgary who might be willing to shack up with me which makes me think a 3 bedroom is the best thing I can do. 1 for me, 1 for him, 1 for the girls.A 3 bedroom is around 1700-2000 here. I also am slightly zone restricted and have to live in or near the NW to be able to get my older daughter to school each day and have a hope the bus can drop her off the other will have to go into daycare I guess.So this is my problem:Rent 1700-2000Utilities 300-350Internet 90Food 900Gas 300Insurance 150Daycare 500-1000 500 if the wife pays halfWorks out to just under 4300 a month on the higher end and 4000 on the lower end.The money I make from my job is only 3150 a month. I make too much to apply for any of the government assistance programs, and not enough to survive. HOW DO I DO THIS?I am so scared its not even funny. Last year I made 75k gross but this year I will be making much less and we only have around 1300 in the bank account right now. We rent where we currently live, and my only investment is a non touchable 4500 that could pay off or could not anytime in the next few years. pre IPO stock purchasePlease if anyone knows of any programs I can apply for or any way to make this work please let me know. Honestly I think living on Welfare would be almost better... And that scares the poop out of me because I couldnt live with myself.  <response>: Why wouldnt this friend be contributing to rent, utilities, and internet?Why would you get a 3BR? Get a 2 BR if you cant afford it. 