I'm not particularly old nor particularly young anymore. I did have some falling out with my parents as a younger less understanding KLYE but as they say "Time heals all". While that not might be entirely true for all cases I think with a bit of time, thought and understanding most problems can be dealt with accordingly.
I urge people who are broke, struggling, or hopeless to take damn control of their life. Make something with their life and go for it. At the very worst you fail, but even in failure you will learn and go on to do better and fix your mistakes later on.