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Easyriding123
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Re: Going homeless for a month. Tips? [Re: Patlal]
#23572975 - 08/24/16 02:16 PM (7 years, 5 months ago) |
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I recently had my vehicle sized by the police and had to get a bicycle. I picked one up for 25 bucks at the local good will. Good bike too
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Re: Going homeless for a month. Tips? [Re: Kush_Zombie]
#23573060 - 08/24/16 02:41 PM (7 years, 5 months ago) |
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Bus routes can be very retarded in some cities, a 10min drive being a 3hr bus ride is pretty common ime.
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Re: Going homeless for a month. Tips? [Re: Repertoire89]
#23573126 - 08/24/16 02:59 PM (7 years, 5 months ago) |
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So would I but don't put all your apples in on basket as the saying goes. Change jobs or move urban. Done the 4 four hour commute at a call center in the middle of a commercial zone in the middle of nowhere. Not worth wasting your life that way IMO.
A shorter one was a 9 hour work day and it took me months to realize I spent sun up to sun down working for this shitty bank call center and it's not worth it. SERIOUSLY IT IS NOT WORTH IT. Wish I would of learned this many years ago.
Gotta live though. The streets suck.
Couchsurfing if you have some money. Yet even then if you let others know your situation, most will help you. If you come by Utah you can stay for up to a week as per my lease agreement. Best of luck.
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Re: Going homeless for a month. Tips? [Re: Kush_Zombie]
#23574149 - 08/24/16 08:30 PM (7 years, 5 months ago) |
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Kush_Zombie said: Turns out it'll take me 4 hours to get to my work and 4 hours to get back home  I guess beggars can't be choosers.
How long is work? 8? =16? 24-16=enough time to be a nice guy?
If you were still not house bound this woulden't be a problem in a way. Is there a nice patch of woods on that 1 hour walk? The home bums dont hang out on the outskirts reguraly. JK man.
That job better be worth the transit.
That girl is def off limits though.
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Re: Going homeless for a month. Tips? [Re: wtfcrazymofo]
#23574151 - 08/24/16 08:31 PM (7 years, 5 months ago) |
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did not have fun being homeless besides when it rained and i was high under a bridge
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Re: Going homeless for a month. Tips? [Re: RedBalloon]
#23577526 - 08/25/16 08:06 PM (7 years, 5 months ago) |
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Oh shit. I just got hired as a cook at this badass bar and grill and it's only 15 minutes away.
Fuck Yes
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Re: Going homeless for a month. Tips? [Re: Kush_Zombie]
#23578722 - 08/26/16 06:42 AM (7 years, 5 months ago) |
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Are you a cook? Or did you just say you need a job and they are going to train you?
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Re: Going homeless for a month. Tips? [Re: Kush_Zombie]
#23578732 - 08/26/16 06:49 AM (7 years, 5 months ago) |
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Read most of this thread and I gotta say man, you are one lucky person for having the people that you do around you to take you in. Whoever your friend is, is a saint. I hope that trip went well, must have been an interesting one considering you were in an unfamiliar place.
Best of luck dood, hope that job goes well!
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Re: Going homeless for a month. Tips? [Re: GoodStrong]
#23578788 - 08/26/16 07:21 AM (7 years, 5 months ago) |
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Well I like to cook. But they know I don't have much work experience as one. I put in 14 applications at different places and they were the first ones to call me for an interview and they start my training on Saturday morning (tomorrow).
And yes, I'm very lucky. I put a lot of confidence in the universe (as odd as that may seem to some) and it appears to get rid of the obstacle completely when I do. Good friends, good karma, and a universe that seems to be bending probabilities in my favor. These are what makes my world go round.
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Re: Going homeless for a month. Tips? [Re: Kush_Zombie]
#23579011 - 08/26/16 08:54 AM (7 years, 5 months ago) |
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Kush_Zombie said: Oh shit. I just got hired as a cook at this badass bar and grill and it's only 15 minutes away.
Fuck Yes
Dude, you're winning right now. Lot's of tips.
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Re: Going homeless for a month. Tips? [Re: Patlal]
#23580603 - 08/26/16 03:52 PM (7 years, 5 months ago) |
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Lots of tips for a cook? Tips are usually split between servers, bus boys, and the matradee.. Either way, it's a good opportunity and I'm sure you will do great brother. I'm looking for work right now but going through legal troubles and lost my vehicle too.
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Re: Going homeless for a month. Tips? [Re: Easyriding123]
#23580767 - 08/26/16 04:29 PM (7 years, 5 months ago) |
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Easyriding123 said: Lots of tips for a cook? Tips are usually split between servers, bus boys, and the matradee.. Either way, it's a good opportunity and I'm sure you will do great brother. I'm looking for work right now but going through legal troubles and lost my vehicle too.
BOH can make tips, I've left with over $100 in tips from one night as a dishwasher
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Re: Going homeless for a month. Tips? [Re: Kush_Zombie]
#23580996 - 08/26/16 05:47 PM (7 years, 5 months ago) |
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I haven't read through this thread but I'm going to leave some tips since I was legit homeless for well over a year.
First of all, there are places that are way more accepting of homeless people then others. The town I just moved from has A LOT of resources. At least, 15 soup or community kitchens. They have a place there called the shalom center where they not only offer breakfast and lunch, but you receive mail there... sign up for showers or to do laundry... They have public phones and people can leave messages for you there (for jobs and such). They have case workers that help you get what you need (housing applications, birth-certifications, social security cards, ID's...). They have both short-term and long term storage... They have a "Respite room" where you can go and sleep in a quiet, safe and controlled area. Upstairs they have free-clothes... Church's come on certain days and you can sign up for free-gift cards (once every 6 months). They give out free bus passes twice a week... They give out sleeping bags, backpacks, flashlights, socks... the list goes on and on.
In the winter the shelters open, and the ones in Bloomington are low-barrier. They actually serve really really good food surprisingly.
If you decide to panhandle or make a sign, always remember that asking for money is technically illegal... so say, "Anything helps".
Get yourself a tent and find a spot. I seriously have done it all. When I say I've laid my head in the street, I am not joking. I have slept countless times in the mulch at the library believe it or not. Alleyways, alcoves, nooks...
Talk to strangers. This is the best advice I can give you. When people hear your story you will be surprised the connections you can make and the help you will get.
Get a bicycle or start riding the bus. Finally become intimate with your city, and this only happens by walking the streets and strolling through it's hills.
Learn to busk or something else that's creative. A closed month doesn't get fed. The city will give you what you need, but if you ask for it it will also give you what you want. People are way more receptive if you give something back... (jokes, music, funny signs, dancing.) But the only way you'll ever get someone to give is to pull them out of their bubble for a second to empathize with your situation. It's pretty easy for some people to just walk by and ignore you, but it's a little harder when you engage them. A lot of people wear headphones (or as I like to call them "bum-blockers") to avoid this.
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20 pound bag of rice 10 pound bag of black beans
Stay away from canned stuff as more than half of the weight is water.
This only applies to foods that are shelf stable in a can or in a bag, of course.
It's summer and you're gonna be in a tree I'm assuming relatively close to water;
Buy DEET or you will be miserable and not last a couple days.
Camping stove. A lot of decent ones out there for under $50
Hydrophobic spray. I cannot stress enough how important this shit is. Spray it on everything you wear, your shelter, etc. Anything you don't want to get wet.
I'm just going off of my back country camping experience which essentially what you're doing. I did it for a month with the exception of a hotel room in Vegas for one night and it was relatively easy man. Good luck. Sounds like you're gonna have a fun adventure.
I would personally ditch all beauty products, razor, comb, shampoo. All you need is cheap soap. Preferably something natural but I guess it doesn't really matter as long as it's cheap. My necessary items are toothbrush/toothpaste and deodorant.
And I think most importantly is a great hiking backpack for all your belongings That should be your biggest and most useful investment.
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Re: Going homeless for a month. Tips? [Re: kr0nik0]
#23583567 - 08/27/16 01:37 PM (7 years, 5 months ago) |
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PartoftheSource said: I haven't read through this thread but I'm going to leave some tips since I was legit homeless for well over a year.
First of all, there are places that are way more accepting of homeless people then others. The town I just moved from has A LOT of resources. At least, 15 soup or community kitchens. They have a place there called the shalom center where they not only offer breakfast and lunch, but you receive mail there... sign up for showers or to do laundry... They have public phones and people can leave messages for you there (for jobs and such). They have case workers that help you get what you need (housing applications, birth-certifications, social security cards, ID's...). They have both short-term and long term storage... They have a "Respite room" where you can go and sleep in a quiet, safe and controlled area. Upstairs they have free-clothes... Church's come on certain days and you can sign up for free-gift cards (once every 6 months). They give out free bus passes twice a week... They give out sleeping bags, backpacks, flashlights, socks... the list goes on and on.
In the winter the shelters open, and the ones in Bloomington are low-barrier. They actually serve really really good food surprisingly.
If you decide to panhandle or make a sign, always remember that asking for money is technically illegal... so say, "Anything helps".
Get yourself a tent and find a spot. I seriously have done it all. When I say I've laid my head in the street, I am not joking. I have slept countless times in the mulch at the library believe it or not. Alleyways, alcoves, nooks...
Talk to strangers. This is the best advice I can give you. When people hear your story you will be surprised the connections you can make and the help you will get.
Get a bicycle or start riding the bus. Finally become intimate with your city, and this only happens by walking the streets and strolling through it's hills.
Learn to busk or something else that's creative. A closed month doesn't get fed. The city will give you what you need, but if you ask for it it will also give you what you want. People are way more receptive if you give something back... (jokes, music, funny signs, dancing.) But the only way you'll ever get someone to give is to pull them out of their bubble for a second to empathize with your situation. It's pretty easy for some people to just walk by and ignore you, but it's a little harder when you engage them. A lot of people wear headphones (or as I like to call them "bum-blockers") to avoid this.
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kr0nik0 said: 20 pound bag of rice 10 pound bag of black beans
Stay away from canned stuff as more than half of the weight is water.
This only applies to foods that are shelf stable in a can or in a bag, of course.
It's summer and you're gonna be in a tree I'm assuming relatively close to water;
Buy DEET or you will be miserable and not last a couple days.
Camping stove. A lot of decent ones out there for under $50
Hydrophobic spray. I cannot stress enough how important this shit is. Spray it on everything you wear, your shelter, etc. Anything you don't want to get wet.
I'm just going off of my back country camping experience which essentially what you're doing. I did it for a month with the exception of a hotel room in Vegas for one night and it was relatively easy man. Good luck. Sounds like you're gonna have a fun adventure.
I would personally ditch all beauty products, razor, comb, shampoo. All you need is cheap soap. Preferably something natural but I guess it doesn't really matter as long as it's cheap. My necessary items are toothbrush/toothpaste and deodorant.
And I think most importantly is a great hiking backpack for all your belongings That should be your biggest and most useful investment.
Nevermind bros he is safely housed up.
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Re: Going homeless for a month. Tips? [Re: wtfcrazymofo]
#23584896 - 08/27/16 08:00 PM (7 years, 5 months ago) |
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I posted the information for anyone who might find themselves in the homeless situation, and happen across this. Not just the OP.
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Random ass update to this thread. I'm still in the town I came to. Everything is still going good. Didn't expect to even last the whole month to be completely honest.
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Re: Going homeless for a month. Tips? [Re: Kush_Zombie] 1
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I moved to the city over a year and a half ago. Since then, I moved away because I was robbed three times, evicted to due a roommate, and everybody did heroin (uck).
When I moved there, I lived in a tent during the spring. I immediately got a job and paid a security deposit on an apartment. The landlord let me pay the rent at a later time. Try to negotiate a littler. Save your pennies.
Camp if you can. Hang a plastic or metal jug in a tree. Poke holes in the bottom. Put water in it. Hurry, wash, and rinse.
Find a job ASAP and get proof of income. Landlords will love you then.
Pick your crowd carefully. If you make friends with poor junkies, then you will get robbed. If you make friends with goal oriented folks, then you may find a friend.
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Re: Going homeless for a month. Tips? [Re: JacobStorm]
#24226207 - 04/07/17 07:03 PM (6 years, 9 months ago) |
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JacobStorm said: Wendys fast food corp. policy is too give a free meal to the individual who tells them they are lost, have no money and are hungry. Saved me in a pinch a couple of times. Good luck.
Streets ain't got no WiFi. They have free frostie tokens. 2 bucks. I bought 10 of them and gave them to the people I see daily sleeping on the streets. Technically supposed to buy something but the one near us will give it to you.
I give a lot of my stuff away a ton of food. I'm lucky that I can do that. I'm an alcoholic ex drug addict so it's plausible I'd be that person. I'm living in a closet atm.
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