Check the free classifieds, pennysaver or craigslist for housing offered and see if you can bag a room rental preferably near mass transit if you have bus routes. usually can get one for $200 a month. If you don't already have a job, get something FULL TIME, not part time. Part time you're always fighting over hours and its bullshit really. Once you have established income you can start to focus on small upgrades here and there, or saving for a vehicle if you need one. I worked a convenience store and had a 1 room apartment for four years, then I got a car and a job at a credit union for 3 more years, now at 33 I'm a vice president for a major financial institution and have houses up and down the east coast. Don't need to rent in PA by any chance do you? haha, goddamn tenants.