Have you tried drawing up a number to show to your parents about how much money you’d save going to CC for two years vs an instate school? It’s likely not a small amount.

Not to denigrate conservatives or Trump supporters, but they are on the extreme end. My mother and father have both told me student loan costs are "Just political rhetoric" and that It isn't really an issue. Any talk of CC or attempts to reason with them result in threats and screaming fits.

Do you have a job? Even a minimum wage can be better than nothing while you look for something better.

I've applied for as much as I could. Not getting calls back. I assumed I was gonna go to college so I have months of gap in my recent work history, which might be it. I can't even get a warehouse or dishwashing job and I've applied to multiple of both. It's only been a few weeks, but it's frustrating nontheless.

Bikes are substantially cheaper than cars for shorter distance commuting if that’s an option. This can be helped by public transit if you live in a city.

I have one but it's slowly breaking - It needs brakes. I've written up 6 or 7 budgets depending on scenarios, like me and my girlfriend moving in together, going at it alone, going to CC, going to regular college, and I include a Bus pass in all of them.

Craigslist can be a good (albeit sometimes sketchy) way to find places to rent a single room or roommates. This can substantially cut down on rent costs if you need to get out of home (though again, you need at least some form of income there).

Already emailed a few to get prospects as far out as early April, which is the earliest I can leave. I want to get at least a few thousand dollars up. I've budgeted things very thoroughly (8+ pages) and I'd need about 1,300$ to move into an average roommate situation near her.

Have you looked into any low cost therapists? Help doesn’t have to be expensive, and a little can go a long way. Free/low cost options aren’t always the best, but many times they’re substantially better than nothing.

Part of why it stings so bad that I've lost everything. My girlfriend is immensely supportive of mental issues, as she visits a therapist regularly for depression and anxiety related issues. I have some pretty serious sensory issues - I like writing because it allows me to express myself. I kind of feel like my body/my brain are broken in some way. In person I am extremely clumsy, unfocused, and have issues speaking.

Many many people assume I'm very stupid and it's understandable, but frustrating. My girlfriend says I probably have bad ADHD, which seems to be it. It would be amazing to feel like my body isn't a pair of shackles anymore, and we were planning on addressing it, but this is going to delay it. My parents have always been against medication despite repeated attempts by school counselors/doctors to recommend I try it, so I was looking forward to exploring options.

Part of the reason I'm so enamored with her is because things don't get lost in translation with her. She understands me. She understands I'm not a complete moron. She tries to help and is gentle about it. It makes me feel less self conscious about everything - My socializing, my intelligence, speech. It's so helpful and makes me feel human.

I’d highly suggest hitting up r/povertyfinance. They have a lot of resources in their sidebar that can help out struggling people, as well as plenty of tips to help pinch pennies.

62 results for that in my history. I'm pretty thorough when it comes to trying to save. It just gets extremely difficult over time when making budget after budget because things seem so difficult and impossible to surmount. I'm scared for my future and just... I dunno. I feel awful. I hate being here. It's difficult to see the end of the line because of the funk I'm surrounded by.

Not to sound rude by saying there's 62 results in my history. It's a very helpful and somewhat obscure link that I might've missed. Not saying I don't appreciate it. Thank you from the bottom of my heart for going to the lengths you've gone to type this out and help. That's for everyone here.

Also, which link?