I hear you on money stress. I owe over 3500, after the recent bills rolled in from August. I get $800/mo. After I pay bills, I barely have enough gas to get to the gym, which I'd go way bonkers without. I live on coffee and granola bars most of the time, but they always taste consistently good. I also have a broken tooth and no way in the world to fix it. It's beginning to get tender in there too. I'll have to pull it myself. Yuck. But I'll do it anyway.
I did buy a coffee today instead of make my own. That baristas is a queen! A double filled a regular small coffee cup. $2 once in a while