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[quote=Anonymous]OP here. I honestly don't know what to do. He is looking at apartments and wants to move about an hour away from where we are now. Our apartment costs $2000 per month plus a couple hundred in utilities. He reluctantly agreed to give me this money until the end of the school year (so, a little better than $1200). 
I have $4500 in savings, about $500/mo worth of random jobs, and a temporary part time job lined up to start end of February.  I don't know yet how many hours I will be able to score there; if I am lucky I will earn maybe $2000 for the duration of the job (which together with the side jobs should pay my utility bills and groceries). 
Initially the plan was to have some flexible part time work while looking for a better job (I have an ok resume, just with a gap filled by volunteering). But now I guess I need to get a job in retail or anything I can get, pretty much. 
My child was born and grew up here, elementary school age. If worse comes to worst we can of course go back to my home country, but it will be a huge change for both of us. 
I am thinking of middle of the road solutions such as renting a room, or moving to a remote area (but I think this would mean no job prospects). 
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