I had been thinking about my life, and how vulnerable I am to things going south.  I have a feeling if things break wrong for me, and I end up losing where I am staying now, and word got on here, I have a feeling I might get some "That sucks man" but would I really get any help?  I could get some inane spin how voting Obama out would magically make things better, but really folks?  I could also send resume somewhere, but would it translate into a job?

I am at a place where I am not sure what else to do, and running out of options.  Anyone have answers?  I will take a lack of resolution as a no, and believe anyone else who begins to think people on the Internet like this are really friends for you, needs to rethink what the Internet is.

Anyhow, anyone have any help?  Hey, feel free to send me a message.  As it is now, I would love to be proven wrong, but I am not expecting anything.  Still doesn't mean I can't use some help.

I don't know what advice to give because I don't know what exactly the problem is. But it seems like you think you may soon lose your living quarters.

Things always get worse before they get better! Looking back to about 5 years ago, my life had been crap for 3-4 years. But now it's a lot better!

If you end up losing what you have, you can always ask family or friends for a place to stay.

But you aren't going to get anywhere if you give up.

Dude, I been in shitty situations in my life, explain your situation a little better and maybe we can advice you better. just remember theres always someone who's at a worse place.

I don't know what your situation is, but don't give up on yourself. Certain things can't be helped, and sometimes it's not your fault and you have to let yourself know that.

Try to to stay positive.

I agree with the posts above, it's not very clear what your problem is. Could you explain?

My situation is here:
http://www.sequenceinc.com/fraudfiles/2010/03/this-is-why-welfare-sucks/

Now staying with elderly parents. If I lose one of them, will be in vulnerable position. Looking to might as well quit, crash and go to the bottom, and lose everything now.

Flat out, I need work I can do so I can be on my own. I see no one who can help. Would like to be proven wrong.

reading the blog, all I can say is "a job is a job" you should've taken that Wendy's when you had the chance, the way the economy is at the moment you should be grateful for what you can get. I say take the job(if you can still get it) and start from their, make sure you have some financial stability, and then look for jobs in your field. Also don't be afraid to look for work out of state, my god father's son who used to live in CT had to move all the way to Washington(the state) and got a job.

I'd also visit community center and Churches, there you can find people to help you in your financial struggles/ and maybe even jobs, I myself started doing small labor services around my community. my mother got laid off once, and during that time she was able to get some sort of adjustable rent/mortgage to help get her payments, so maybe you can go to some sort of Social Services department.

after reading your comments on the other site, then congrats on getting a job, now I would save what you can a rainy day fund, try shopping a lost cost stores such as Walmart/Costco/BJ's/ect. Buy some energy saving appliances,

In your bio it says you have a masters in science, if this is true can't you just get a mediocre job at a fast food place all the while looking for a career in which you're experienced at?

Hmmm... I don't know what to say, I'll tell you about my situation.

I come from a very working class background. I don't have a father, and my mum could never afford to buy or rent a place. When she finally managed to put some money together and got a flat, it turned out there was a very violent family of gypsies living next door and she we basically had to leave. My mum resold the flat for less money than what she paid for it, but the government still fined her for "speculating", so she lost most of the money and she could never again afford a flat.

So I lived with my grandma until I was 18, and it was fucking horrible, because she is the most annoying person on Earth and doesn't understand the concept of personal space. She entered my room at will without knocking on the door every day. She moved my things all the time to the point where I lost stuff, including homework. She is constantly stressed and she was telling me all the time what to do, she wouldn't shut up for a minute. So I have kind of a trauma with her, to this day I can't stand her and seeing her actually stresses me out A LOT, I can't stand it.

My mum got by however she could, at one point she was working two full time jobs, so about 80h per week. Then sometimes she'd be unemployed. We were living from benefits sometimes, yes. We were getting about $800 (gonna translate all currencies to dollars for you) per month then. It wasn't pretty.

So when I was 18 I said "fuck this shit" and I just left as far as possible, so I even left the country, with the excuse that I wanted to learn English. I left with $600 and a budget flight company ticket. I found a shitty job and a shitty room in a shared flat. I was earning $1000 a month and paying $400 for my tiny room, though I was so used to spending little that I actually saved money. I left gaming also because I didn't want anything from my previous life, including my pirated PS2 (yes, it was pirate or nothing for me...).

But at that point I was the happiest man on Earth. I had a shit tiny room and a shitty job money-wise, but I met a lot of great people, had fun and was finally independent, and that was fucking heaven.

When I felt confident with my English, I got a degree which I payed for with loans. I met my current wife and we rented a room together, STILL sharing a flat. We payed $800, but I got a better job that payed $1800 a month and I started to teach Spanish on my own for some extra income. My now wife was on a student visa and could only work 10h/week so I was maintaining her with that. It was tough for both but those were some of the happiest months in my life.

Even in that situation we managed to save some money. We got married and finally we could forget about visas. Now, after getting my degree, marrying and moving to her country, I found a good job, I can choose my timetable however I want and work as many hours as I want, and I'll earn about $28/h which for me is great. It also seems my wife will get a nice job. So I'm finally entering middle class. My mum also got a great job and she's saved a lot so she'll probably finally be able to have a normal life.

I don't know if this will be useful in any way, because my story is not too common. I just wanted to tell you how I've also gone through very, very shit phases.

I'd say don't give up, don't focus all your attention to the government and do whatever you need to do to get out of there. If you dislike living with your parents, go away, no matter how hard. Find a shitty room that can be paid for with your shitty job, but you'll be independent. Then from then take it one step at a time, and learn to be happy with what you have. I don't have much else to tell you, this probably won't help you much but it's all I have to say. Good luck.

^^^

Being independent sounds good. But im content with what I have thanks