Sitting down is right, that number hit me hard too when I first saw it. What helped me was getting hooked up with a state vocational rehab program, they paid for training and even helped with the cost of some equipment I needed. Took a few tries to find someone there who actually listened instead of just pushing me toward whatever job was easy to fill. My advice is keep asking for a different counselor if the first one does not get it, because the right one can make a real difference. The system is rough but there are people in it who want to help, you just have to dig around sometimes.

OEM teeth cost more but lasted me three seasons, worth it.

Did your friend ever try the trick where you just buy fresh sheets from the store? My buddy in Austin did the full from scratch thing one night after his daughter's swim meet and ended up with dough stuck to the counter and a smoke alarm going off. His wife finally ordered a pizza while he was scraping flour off the cabinets with a spatula. Now he keeps a bag of frozen tortellini in the freezer at all times and swears the garlic and oil version beats anything he made that night. Some battles just aren't worth fighting on a Tuesday.