I just got paid and it's already gone

Rent literally takes one entire paycheck and half of the other. The other paycheck (I get paid biweekly) goes toward bills and gas and groceries, but I have to leave 300-500 of it alone to go toward rent because one whole paycheck will not cover all of it. And that's just MY HALF- roommate pays his half separately.

This is why I don't think I can leave the roommate. There is no way I could afford to live alone in this city. When the lease is up In going to demand that we downsize into a smaller house. We got the 3 bdrm so his daughter could have a room when she stays with us, but she NEVER stays here. Paying for that extra room is pointless.