[trickjarrett]

It's tough, I don't want to sound like I'm belittling your struggle for income.

How about turning to the entrepreneurial spirit? What problems exist in your community that you can help solve and will earn income? Maybe your need for a comfortable chair is something others are struggling with?

Can you take your programming and language skills and find jobs online? Translation? Amazon's Mechanical Turk? kgbkgb.com? elance.com?