system
hopeful: I did not have enough money to pay rent but I had some freelance work that I could do and I was confident I'd make the money in time.
human
I did not have enough money for rent, but I had some freelance work that I could do and I was confident I could make the money in time.
gpt
You are a hard working person, you will be fine
human
Thank you, that's encouraging. 
gpt
Like they say, hard-work never killed anyone