<prompt> Human: I have about 9 months until I turn 18 male, and living in the UK, I already know to see if I can stay at friends houses for the time being while either doing stuff like chores for them, finding a job, or both. If that doesnt work I already know of the locations and contact info for hostels, etc, and I know I could enter the armed forces as well. But besides that, what is best course of action for getting a job? As in, what type of jobs should I do and how to go about it, and what, if any, sources of online income should I pursue?  <response>: Also post this to rUKPersonalFinance. But in all honesty, Id say try and apply for as much stuff as possible. No idea of your grades and if youre doing A Levels or whatnot, but school leaver programmes are really good. Applying for other roles like retail at somewhere like EE, O2, Voda also nets you pretty decent pay at the age of 18. I worked at one during a gap year between sixth form and uni. Job hunting is tough but keep at it. From that, it may be worth finding a couple of mates who are in the same boatwant to move out and flat sharing. 