Hi again WW,
I'm pleased that you've stayed around here and continue to tell us more about yourself. You've had an ausience with others members that have offered some good advice.
Let us deal with some facts regardless of if these facts hurt you because facing them is the best way.
Fact- in my experience when we live with family members then move away the inner love we have for them comes to the surface over time. We then can visit them and along with more maturity from life experiences, we get along better with them. You might not feel that way now but it will happen if you move out.
Fact- You should be congratulated in saving that much money and being unemployed. $5300 is more than you need for a car. In fact I'd look around for a Suzuki Alto which is a small hatch 4 door and really cheap to run. Make sure it has a roadworthy certificate. You'll pay around $3500-4,000 for a good one.
Fact- you can get a job. A story- I worked in Melbourne once at a factory as a supervisor. Every Thursday a Vietnamese man came knocking for a job. He was what we called "a boat person" meaning he arrived as a refugee from Vietnam after the war so he had zero qualifications. He kept knocking on all the factory doors in our area for 6 weeks every Thursday. Then one Thursday my manager was visiting. The man knocked and I said for the thousandth time "no job here"...then told the manager about him. The manager caught up with him and asked him about his family and he told his story and got a job!. Within 12 months he was such a good worker when I resigned he got my job and a good pay rise.
The secret of getting a job is to never ever give up. Never spend a full day not looking for work. Talk and talk some more to people and as you do ask "do you know anyone that would give me a job"? Such people have relatives that own businesses and you never know.
Finally- shared accommodation is a good affordable way to go. You should also get rental assistance from Centrelink which helps.
Sometimes we have problems that only action will fix. Worrying without action wont change things at all. So, your challenge is to take the plunge and move out imo and once you've done it you'll realise it wasn't that hard, just that change is hard to get through.
TonyWK
