[Lelola]

I assume you're in the US.


For starters, start with a budget. Find out where your money is going exactly. Are you spending money on something that you can cut back?

Take a trip to a WIC office and start learning about the program and whether you will qualify. You may also qualify for medicaid if you are not on your parents' insurance.

Start researching options for child care. If you are not with the father currently, you may need to find someone to help coordinate child care such as maybe your parents can help by watching the child once or twice a week (a luxury).

You may need a quicker path to a degree that pays well. What are you currently studying? Do you know how you will make money with that degree? Maybe you could consider going to a program that will let you graduate with a certificate so you can earn more money and possibly better benefits.

In some areas, there are job corps that help out with training young adults. There are some jobs that will pay more than minimum wage but the training through job corps isn't offered in all areas. I have seen centers that offer pharmacy tech, nursing assistant, and I think I have even seen licensed practical (vocational) nurse.