<prompt> Human: Full time student, 26 single parent... just got my final paycheck from my last job. Car broke down and I was a delivery driver for Mellow Mushroom, long story short all I got is 110 ... no rent to pay, foods covered, I shaMefully live at my parents and currently waiting to start working at Amazon which isnt for another three weeks or so. And my son, hes fed EBT- all for him and him alone and he has all his needs, diapers covered by my siblings if I cant afford to. I have Financial aid butafter everything Im usually left with nada. Its my small emergency funds for my kid or me and school. Im really embarrassed with myself, but I know it could be worse. Would love any and all advice or information. Im very fortunate for all my help but I hate needing it. Makes me feel like shit. So I have a few questions..Is this the right subreddit to post this? - If not I am sorry, I will remove it and post elsewhere recommended. Are there programs that help with these sort of things? I feel bad I have to use some of these, but at the same time I need them and hate asking if theres other ones I should be apart of. I just dont know.I gotta wait to pay off my phone bill, should I apply for one of those free phones until I start work, would it even matter in your opinions?If I had to buy food, which is most likely.. is Aldis a place to shop for budgeters? I honestly see myself needing to here in a while.If yes, would rice and a simple protein be a good route to go? What would you do if you were in my shoes? Note: I really hope this gets a few answers because my left eye keeps twitching and this is all Im thinking about! Also, thank you in advance if anything.Edit: a wordEdit 2: after everyones wonderful feedback Ill be getting on my grind starting tomorrow and I will do a follow up post and to troubleshoot anymore issues that come Up. Ive decided to take my ladder to my grandfathers, see if he needs help and go through his neighborhood tomorrow and clean the gutters of his elderly neighbors. Its a start. Thanks everyone, sincerely.  <response>: Well i cant give you a good suggestion, but i think you should start with selling off your unnecessary belongings that dont give any value addition to your survival for example unused goods that you might want to sell yours only not parents, or if u have PlayStation or something, books that you are fully sure that you wont need it at all.You might want to limit coffee drinking or such kind of leisure goods, for example drinking coffee at diner rather than starbucks or something like that.You can do small stuff from home like transcript work. A friend of mine in UK does this by typing everything that he listens in the court case video sent to him. Takes a few hours and if you type fast then it will be an added advantage.You can also change the smartphone plan to the lowest one. Remove all credit card debit card from appstores and such subscriptions like hulu netflix or SoundCloud. Regarding food this page might help. Well this is all I can think of. These are all you can do without putting yourself in shameful situation. Hope you coast through this situation soon. Good luck. 