Hobo Survival Guide - Tips for the soon to be homeless....

[Matt Collins]

Of course this doesn't mean we should be uncharitable or incompassionate, but aren't most (not all) of those who are homeless the result of their own bad decision making?

In other words if they had the capacity to follow your advice, they probably would not have been homeless in the first place?

 

[Brooklyn Red Leg]

Of course this doesn't mean we should be uncharitable or incompassionate, but aren't most (not all) of those who are homeless the result of their own bad decision making?

Oh definitely. Its not an exaggeration to say that many of them are drunks and/or drug addicts. Quite a few had 'screws loose' too. Alot of them are former felons (or those who can't afford to pay costs associated with legal proceedings that they are the equivalent of felons). However, there was a growing percentage of those who simply had bad luck and ended up without a home.

In other words if they had the capacity to follow your advice, they probably would not have been homeless in the first place?

Maybe, maybe not. I will say that the funniest thing ever is that when you go to the government to get help about being homeless...the first they give you is a goddamn list of private charities. They know they can't help the homeless when you actually look beneath the surface. The problem is that many people in the US either don't know (propagandized) or simply don't care (500 channels and nothing is on).

I sure as hell know this, private charity is the ONLY way this problem will get solved. It just needs to stop being squeezed by the government.

 

[presence]

My 2c

music festivals
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north and south migration with the seasons
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not really homeless; with family

 

[Mach]

If you, at least, have a car, then you're almost not even homeless, dig in.......

http://cheaprvliving.com/

http://www.cheaprvlivingforum.com/

 

[Brooklyn Red Leg]

If you, at least, have a car, then you're almost not even homeless, dig in.......

http://cheaprvliving.com/

http://www.cheaprvlivingforum.com/

If I had the money....

 

[Brooklyn Red Leg]

Came across this vid and figured I would share it. Easy, cheap and doable tent. God help me, but I am looking more and more into going back on the streets for a while to save money (assuming I don't end up back there for other reasons).

 

[PaulConventionWV]

If I had the money....

It doesn't take much. You can get a pretty nice one where I live for under 5k if you look.

 

[PaulConventionWV]

Came across this vid and figured I would share it. Easy, cheap and doable tent. God help me, but I am looking more and more into going back on the streets for a while to save money (assuming I don't end up back there for other reasons).

If you know what you're doing, you could do it and try to save up for an RV. My guess is it would suit you better than an apartment, especially because you don't have to pay rent and you can do whatever you want with the space. I've considered it, and I live comfortably at home.