What a mess. No savings and $8,000 credit card debt? I don't envy your options.
A few ideas:
1: Sell whatever you have. Get rid of your car, cell phone, any other regular expenses. Research the cheapest parts of the world to live, preferably with a good public transit system. Get there, preferably in the spring/summer so if you end up on the street you won't be freezing to death. Find roomates. Apply for any and every job possible - nothing is below you, especially when you're in a new area. Find volunteer opportunities that match up with your usual job interests.
2: You didn't mention whether or not you have a college degree. I'm going to assume you do, otherwise it would be incredibly unfair for your parents to pay for your sister's schooling while charging you rent. Check out graduate school programs. They're a lot of work, but many programs offer living stipends in exchange for teaching.
3. Design a detailed report highlighting why your parents should continue supporting you. Make a list of every job you have applied for, a budget including every expense you face, make another list with everything you think you might be able to survive without. Include a detailed list of your options. Ask them if they have any additional suggestions.
4. Sell everything you have. Amass a collection of seeds and a bus/plane ticket to someplace with good weather. Choose an abandoned piece of land. Start farming. Hope no one takes it back.
5. Speak with a military recruiter.
You are an adult. It sucks that your parents are holding you to rent when you have no job and the economy is down. But you are old enough to deal. Even if that means living in a hovel.
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