My name is Nell.  I'm a 21 year old future nurse of America.  I had a job that allowed me to save a little and got news that my cousin was having a baby.  I went a little over board and before I knew it the down payment I had saved for a car was gone.  I then lost my job, found another one but it paid much less.  I saved $700 and took a summer class to be a nurse assistant.  Now I can't pay for my certification test because I'm back in school full time and my job can't accomodate my schedule.  I have so much debt and I'm trying to believe that I don't have to turn to the adult entertainment side of the world to make a living.  I'm only in about $5000 worth of debt but I can't even afford to feed myself.  I'm not asking for anyone to pay my bills, I'm just asking for a little help to make it through to where I want to be.  I know most people would say why not just get on welfare?  Well I tried that and in my city you sit in a lobby from 7am-2:30pm just to be told that you don't qualify because you don't work enough... backwards right?