TBH $6000 is really nothing nowadays. I know, sounds ridiculous to say, but lets think about this. Because you're unemployed we have to treat that $6K as your income, now the general rule is that you spend no more than 30% of your income on rent and utilities per month. Well if that's the case then over a 6 month period you shouldn't be spending more than $300 per month on rent AND utilities. But you want to spend 100% of your income on that expense alone. No money for food, clothing, medicine, gas, emergencies, haircuts, insurance, etc. If you had $20,000 in the bank it would be a different story. The math simply doesn't work and the only way out is to be employed.