I hate to admit it LBF, but i do agree that if your finances are in a really bad state maybe its time to sell off your fish and equipment for now to save some cash + save on electricity bills a bit... since lets be honest a fish tank is just a constant drain of money since it costs money to run and feed our fish...
Plus, once you sell everything maybe you'll have enough money to buy some form of transport for yourself, even if it just a cheap push bike... i mean hey at least its free transport (unless you get a flat tire), then once you get it maybe it can help get you out of where you are to help find a job???
Like how far is this Eau Claire place your talking about from you, is it at all possible you could ride a bike there???