<prompt> Human: Divorced in 2014Joint custody but we have a 5545 split with me having him just slightly more. My ex husband was granted child support because he makes considerably less than me. Finances Take home 31,000 a year 1,414 a month I take home 707 every two weeks after taxes and insurance medical and dental family plans 302 taken out biweekly for a total of 604 a month. 650 rent a month220 a month in child support160 total for utilities electric, water, gas, internet10 a month in renters insurance 55 phone bill100 Diaperskid specific foodetc. just kid stuff85 in transportation cost a month - to and from workschool car is paid off, this would be gas, oil etc.The remaining 134 is usually food, miscellaneous costs for the week. I put a measly 20 in my savings account a week but I usually cant unless I decide to cut out a meal a day for that month. Food isnt the problem though. I can feed myself just fine. It is the incidentals such as doctors visits I am responsible for medical costs, school supplies my ex is required to pay daycare cost but that excludes the supply fee and restocking of any of his school supplies ,which is my responsible, just maintaining basic hygiene products or buying replacement light bulbs or paying for a laundry when the dryer breaks. All those incidentals add up and I hate taking from my savings unless I absolutely have no choice. Any remaining is spent on food. I have about 5,000 in a savings account. Use to be more before the divorce. Good creditProfit sharing retirement plan no outstanding debt. I am barely scrapping by each month. Ive looked into more affordable places but it is really hard to find anything close that wouldnt raise my cost of transportation. Per the divorce decree, I am not allowed to take another another tenant for the extra room 2 rooms because my son has to have a room of his own. Second job? Im a salaried position with a company that sometimes requires odd hourson call so it makes it really hard to get a second job. Id love to get a better paying job and I might have to. I am looking into it. Is there anything I am missing in those numbers that could help me afford to live? Because my ex husband is watching my son closely to see whether I can actually afford to parent him correctly and Id like not to lose my son. Note: I have no family to move in with. Friends are hard to makekeep given my parentingwork schedule. Or else Id be right there asking them to let me stay with them for a bit. Where am I missing up here?  <response>: Rent out your room for 300 per month all inclusive, to a female, and buy a futon for the living room. This meets your legal restrictions and balances your budget quickly. Make sure the new tenant knows the situation so theyll be comfortable with it.This is your only real option unless you get an entirely different career. 