I live in San Antonio and it isn't a red herring. You can rent in a nice area of San Antonio for $399-$500/month which would leave her plenty of money to get a

I live in San Antonio and it isn't a red herring. You can rent in a nice area of San Antonio for $399-$500/month which would leave her plenty of money to get a used car even with poor credit. (Example property: http://bit.ly/c5pJQb http://bit.ly/c5pJQb ) As of December 2009 numbers San Antonio is 3rd in the nation with only a 6.8% unemployment rate. ( http://www.bls.gov/web/laulrgma.htm http://www.bls.gov/web/laulrgma.htm ) After living here for a year if she still can't find work as a Texas resident community college is almost free. People get to a point where they're afraid to do anything. It isn't that they don't want to improve their life but the stress of the situation shuts them down and they can't act. This isn't something easy to fix.