I can relate IR... I wish you the best of luck. I am slowly coming back around after months of self imposed exile. Have been taking jobs at so low a wage I have to work 4 times as long to pay the same bills as a couple years ago. Kinda makes the concept of 'spare time' seem silly. Last April I came within a few days of losing my house so I feel lucky to still be here almost a year later.
I've been thinking it might make more sense to move to India and do tech support for $6 a day. They say it's a wealthy wage there and I can speak english very well... 