[makufiru]

Have a job, struggle to live minimally when I have about $2k in expenses that I'm locked into.

[smlacy]

This sounds like a choice. Get out of that situation. Sell your car. Pay off debt. Get roommates. Stop eating out.

For someone your age, reducing fixed costs should be fairly easy, but still require some life changes that will be uncomfortable at first.

[makufiru]

Actually the reason I'm looking to make money is to get out from under this car lease that I mistakenly took on, and have enough for first+last months rent and a security deposit at a new, more affordable place.