As to the job check out the oil companies. They have quite a few job listings. You may have to travel but it is a paycheck and it can be a good one as well. I know they are hiring 150 entry level Frac guys in WY under Halliburton. The work is not fun but it pays bills. There are also a few openings here in Brighton for the same work.

It is two weeks on getting as much overtime as you can stand and one week off getting straight 40 hours. 60K the first year is doable.