<prompt> Human: Me and my girlfriend live together in a duplex where the rent is around 450 plus electric and water this is about 600. My girlfriend makes around 800 a month at her job. And I make around 400. We have a car payment that is 341.40 as well as the insurance which is 121.00 . My girlfriend is depressed and we dont have enough to get her any help. I need help figuring out how to make our quality of life any better at all. Idk if we are allowed to apply for welfare or even how to start that process. Any advice would be greatly appreciated !Update: thank all of yall for the advice and I appreciate the time. Im sorry I couldnt directly respond to all but Ive been inspired. God bless.  <response>: Unless most of your time is used up by classes, you both, especially you, need a second job. Looks like you are working way less than 40 a week.If times are tough, you should be working two jobs at 25 to 30 hours a week each.You can have free time to relax once your finances are in order and can afford to work the normal 40 