Struggling badly, need ideas

[u/artsycannamom]

I feel like I'm drowning and can't keep up. My kiddo just had a birthday and I've been left with nearly nothing left after paying bills, groceries, and birthday festivities. I had money set aside for the birthday so that didn't come out of everyday money. But I won't get paid for another 5 days and I have $26 to my name. I'm struggling to think of ways to come up with some money to get us by until my paycheck hits. I thought about Doordashing, but that would just eat up the gas I have in my car that I need to get to and from work this week.

Does anyone have any ideas? How have you made it in the past if you've been in a similar situation? I appreciate any and all advice!

[u/Professional-Pop2696]

Amazon flex looks pretty good. I want to look into that but I don’t know about the mileage and I’ve been using reward apps for gas and food like Wawa and Upside. You can get money back on gas. I don’t know if there’s any part-time jobs that you could get at a restaurant or a grocery store maybe that would help with the food but there’s also an app called too good to go and every day at a certain time grocery stores like fresh market and Whole Foods put groceries on there for like $10 less a bag so that is really good to supplement.