Have you ever thought of starting your own business?
I was struggling just as you are until I started working for myself. I'm by no means rich now but I now own a pretty nice used car and can buy myself little luxuries I could never afford working for somebody else who only wanted to pay me $7/hour.
You have to really want it and be persistant. Finding clients initially will be the most difficult thing but once you start to get referrals from word of mouth, your business will take off.
I don't know what you like to do. It could be cleaning houses-as I do-or walking people's pets and minding them when they leave for trips or it could be washing exterior windows or carpet cleaning.
Look in the yellow pages to get some ideas. Then pass out some flyers directly to people's houses and with that post some of the flyers on bulletin boards in the food marts and gyms.
If you can afford the fee- try an ad in the classifieds.

Don't throw in the towel because of your childhood. You make yourself a new start.
Believe in yourself, be dependable, honest and thorough and you'll be buying yourself that nice used car and other luxuries soon enough.
Hope this helps. Good luck!!! (((((((vulgerlove)))))))))