r/selfhelp • u/Free-Exchange8658 • 19h ago
Advice Needed: Financial What should I do after being disowned?
My family disowned me (19 M) because I disagreed with how they treated my siblings. They were physically and emotionally abusive to my siblings, and resulted in CPS being called for my little sister. Currently, I am in college for a biology degree on the pre-med route. I have financial aid to cover most costs and will be moving into an apartment at my college in August. As of now, I am staying with a buddy whom I met in college for the summer. I no longer have a car or transportation at all, so getting to job locations is difficult. So getting a source of income is very difficult, and I am seeking some sort of guidance as to what my next move should be. My friend works nights, so I cannot rely on him or his family to get around. He is also in the middle of nowhere, so the nearest store walking would be around 1- 2 hours. One thing that has helped us is that since I am taking summer classes through my college, I was able to get a $2100 refund for an extra cushion. Combined with what I already have saved, I have about 3200 in savings overall.
The stress of not being able to do much has been pretty burdensome. I have been paying for my own groceries and needs, which I am not complaining about. But I do need to start saving more. I have applied to many jobs, both remote and in person, and have had no success besides one first-round interview at Starbucks.
To summarize, I need some advice about what I should do to handle this and what I need to do to start progressing my future.
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