I could paint but I haven't done so in ages so I probably suck at it lol.

Not to be rude, but I know how it's an employer's market or how competitive the job market is so being told that serves no purpose and only makes me depressed and discouraged so please refrain from replying with responses as such, especially if you don't have a lot of experience finding jobs or you never had to deal with the hell us youth who came of age during the 2nd worst recession in the history of the US have gone through.

Anyways, I meet my case manager tomorrow afternoon and he got me some references for me and is helping me form a resume so I will be submitting a lot of applications both on online and in person throughout all of next week.

I am going to give the job hunt a solid attempt for at least 1-2 months before I resort to doing something unfavorable, such as lie about my experience or design fake references, however, I am willing to sink to such lows to get what I want if I see no other viable option. If I do such things, I will even invest money into knowledge to help me do so successfully so I can get in the door fast and easy. Integrity doesn't pay the bills despite my so called elders favor towards it; money does and you can't earn money without income.

Ultimately, if I can't even get a job at retail or fast food, then it's a problem with a failed system rather than myself.