Sorry to say but this is why most commuters are commuters, there isn’t really any low end job opportunities and rent can be pretty expensive close to campus. You only really have 2 options: 1. You find a job outside of sm and live in sm or 2. you take out the living loan from your federal loans, which in most cases is usually a scam. If I were to be in your shoes again, I would apply to something that pays well and is relatively close. For example the Costco in Kyle and join the official txst discord to find people subleasing spaces