* Get a couple of small, cheap projects and do it really well in order to create a good portfolio to show to the next clients. Also you can collaborate in open source projects.
If you manage to get an regular income portugal is a nice place to live, I lived in Coimbra for one year and it was great.
* Try to move to another country, in Berlin you can find a lot of startups and is not an expensive city.
* Give a try to Exquisite Jobs http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=3244078 , odesk.com of elance
* Get a couple of small, cheap projects and do it really well in order to create a good portfolio to show to the next clients. Also you can collaborate in open source projects.
If you manage to get an regular income portugal is a nice place to live, I lived in Coimbra for one year and it was great.