Not trying to be a dick when I ask any of this , honestly . Why not go to school for better paying jobs ? Before lupuskids I was a legal accountant for the FAA and my husband is an engineer . I ' m not saying everyone wants to become an accountant or an engineer , just that education usually leads to not living paycheck to paycheck . Most people eat out more than they realize also . That ' s a car payment . Ever read Dave Ramsey ? I ' ll legitimately buy you his book on financial independence , even when you don ' t make a lot , if you ' re interested <| sep |> You can feed them EVreducing berries or use Festival Plaza to empty EVs with particular meals . You don ' t even have to send a Pokemon out for it to get EVs from battle as long as your Exp . Share is on . If they get experience , they get EVs .