How can my girlfriend and I get started with limited funds?

[Tom]

Okay, so here's our situation. We both currently live with my parents, and have for 8 months. We're both 18 and have been looking for jobs and ways to make money to get off of our feet and start a life. The only problem with trying to get jobs is we would really, really prefer to work together. I know that might sound like a bad idea for some couples, but we actually have a very strong relationship and have been able to work together and accomplish things easily in the past. We don't want to spend our days apart, or stress ourselves. Also, I struggle with a considerable amount of social anxiety, so I fear that I won't be able to perform alone in a workplace.

But to our luck, we'll be receiving $800 every month for the next 5 months. We do have to pay some utilities and pay for food, but we're planning on using this opportunity to either find a job we can do together, or seek out a freelance source of income.We're both ambitious, creative individuals who are open to (almost) anything. How can we use this money to get on our feet?

Thank you.