I was in a position like this after college and moving to another state with a gf (soon became an exGF). If you are really down to $16, you are in a dire situa

I was in a position like this after college and moving to another state with a gf (soon became an exGF). If you are really down to $16, you are in a dire situation. I don't know where your family is, but you basically need to move in with them if your legal situation allows. Having $16 while living with family is basically a non issue. They'll feed you and make you get up in the morning. Being down to $16 on your own is life threatening. Get back home to family of some sort. Getting work on up work isn't as easy as it sounds IMO. When this happened to me at 24, I got a job in car sales even though I had a mechanical engineering degree. I made $8k the first month. $12k the second. 6 months in I had a pipeline and it figured out and averaged $18k a month for a few years. It saved me. Personally I think the advice for going independent and doing contract work is your best bet, but I think you may be out of funds and time to do that even. You either need family or friends to lend you money, or move back in with family. Moving in with a friend won't cut it, because they aren't as happy to feed you.