Asklemmy

Have you considered a second job? It will drain you of your energy and happiness, but it’ll be worse if you become homeless.

See if you’re able to secure a second job that isn’t labor intensive like online customer service or maybe a late night security guard job at an empty office. Usually you get a lot of down time, so you could use that to perhaps study for a better, more permanent job.

Try to fit in enough hours to sleep, shower, eat, and maybe light exercise. I have found that the minimum hours of sleep I need to still function is 5 - this is dangerous and will kill you in the long run, but if you think it’ll keep you off the streets if you just brave it through for a few months, then it may be worth it.

If you’re spending the minimum, then a second, easier job maybe help you get out of the hole, or at least for the short term.

If you've worked so much retail I guess the next logical step would be to shift to field sales. Companies across all industries are almost always in want of good salesmen and you stand a chance of earning good commissions if you put in decent effort, and eventually you can get into management and move up the corporate ladder. I don't know what's operating wherever you live, but to start with maybe you can hit up offices of telecom companies, banks or wholesale e-commerce firms. You don't need a lot of qualifications to enter field sales.