ULPT request. You become homeless tomorrow. How do you get off the streets?
Posted by NeoReward@reddit | UnethicalLifeProTips | View on Reddit | 277 comments
genuine question.. I was thinking that I may live in my car but that's not really convenient. buying a container? renting a garage box? what are the short term solutions including 'unethical' ones..
taintwest@reddit
24 hour gym membership to shower/use lockers.
DocGaviota@reddit
At my gym there’s an older woman who’s doing exactly this. She sleeps in her car. I go to the gym very early every day and see her getting out and walking across the street for coffee. Afterwards she goes in the gym and works out before showering and (I assume) going to work.
I believe there’s another guy who does the same thing, but he doesn’t car camp in the gym parking lot. He shaves and shower at the gym, but I’ve never seen him lift weights or do cardio or whatever. It looks like he’s getting ready for work.
CoconutRanger89@reddit
Why is this so normal in the US?
Dragoness42@reddit
Cuz the rent is too damn high
followupquestion@reddit
That’s why you gotta fire off some blanks in the air every few months. Police respond to “shots fired”, crime stats look bad, rent stays low (well, lower).
Be the hero your community needs.
Note: Fire blanks. Don’t be the a-hole that shoots into the air and kills some random citizen a mile away due to the bullet’s arc.
IAmYourFath@reddit
Where do u fire if not into the air? The floor? The wall? Ur mouth?
followupquestion@reddit
I’ve found I need to be very specific when it comes to firearms advice or people get really persnickety. Also, just in case you didn’t know, blanks still have plenty of power, so not your mouth.
Lopsided_Ad_1696@reddit
Upvote for "persnickety," and an excellent demonstration of its use, worthy of a Webster's dictionary example, I might add.
djfdhigkgfIaruflg@reddit
Yup a blank can still kill you. That how Brandon Lee (Bruce's son) died
Plane_Translator2008@reddit
Thanks for including this. Blanks can cause hella bruises and burns, and not everyone knows that.
djfdhigkgfIaruflg@reddit
The foot. Of course
SuperFLEB@reddit
Or just puts a hole in my roof and makes it leak.
sowinglavender@reddit
blank make big sound but no bullet.
SuperFLEB@reddit
and a-hole the upthread was talking about not shoot blank, put hole in roof
sowinglavender@reddit
no, you're right, i deserved this.
Lopsided_Ad_1696@reddit
Big sound go boom boom tho
Concerned_nobody@reddit
Do you understand what blanks are?
SuperFLEB@reddit
Yes, which is why I wasn't talking about blanks. I was adding to:
reharbert@reddit
It's not what their dad was shooting...
Lopsided_Ad_1696@reddit
No but I bet very familiar with the "blank stare" if you know what I mean 👀
DoMBe87@reddit
Or... hear me out here...fire toward the ground instead of into the air.
followupquestion@reddit
Don’t shoot real bullets down, it’s a high probability the bullet will ricochet off and now it’s a whole thing. Remember the goal is to keep rent down, not leave evidence in your neighbor’s car.
RowMaleficent2455@reddit
I love it!
sexybucketlist39@reddit
This is the epitome of an ULPT. Well done.
followupquestion@reddit
Thanks, I’ve always wanted to have my questionable ethics noticed.
VisualDot4067@reddit
I did this when I lived in Clifton NJ in 2003
Catharz_Doshu@reddit
Because politicians make laws for oligarchs and corporations, police enforce laws for oligarchs and corporations, meaning oligarchs and corporations are the only ones who have inalienable rights. The "people" only have the rights they can defend.
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Dame_Niafer@reddit
Because we are primitives, who do not yet understand that housing, heat, water, food, healthcare, and the ability to retire without starving, freezing, or having to live in your car are basic human rights in an industrialized society that produces far more than enough wealth to feed, house, and care for every person in the nation.
LockedInPelican@reddit
If housing and healthcare and such are a right, then you are stating that you have the right to someone else's labor for free and therefore have the right to enslave them. The doctors went to school, the builders learned a trade, you have no RIGHT to their services.
Dame_Niafer@reddit
Thank you for the demo.
LockedInPelican@reddit
so you support enslaving others so you can have free stuff. You are the worst kind of person
Dame_Niafer@reddit
I support a literate citizenry capable of grasping mildly complex ideas, such as the Social Contract, that have been around for centuries and were foundational to such American institutions as Social Security and Medicare, flawed and limited though they be.
I don't support self-enslavement driven by greed and fear.
Again, though, the demo is useful. Thank you.
Lopsided_Ad_1696@reddit
Yeah but they can't just expect a handout without having to work for it though. The problem is people are homeless by choice /S
(/S!!!!!! Haha).
Dame_Niafer@reddit
I really think that since we started this country on such a predatory basis, we have a huge, horrible blind spot in our thinking, that excuses intraspecies predation and even admires it.
"We"displaced people from lands they'd occupied for centuries if not millennia, kidnapped and enslaved other people, financially trapped and effectively enslaved still others [indentured servitude, then "wage slavery" which is particularly vicious now]; we walled off entire groups of people as "less than", as though they aren't fully human, largely to justify mistreating them [forcing women to be economically dependent on a husband, father, brother or other male until the 1970s!]; even partnership and love are sometimes distorted into caricatures, like tradwifery.
Sure, this is a basic human flaw, you'll find some of it everywhere; but many other countries seem to have grown beyond much of it, while the best we could manage was that few decades from FDR to Reagan. [I'm not ignoring Thatcherism, another scourge.]
We Yanks seem to have another weakness that reinforces the problem; we seem to think that once we have solved a problem, it will stay solved by some magical process and we need never think about it, or work to keep it solved, again.
This isn't disdain speaking; it's sorrow. I love my country, but I also love the positive, beautiful aspects of human variation across people and cultures that have so often been rejected, sometimes violently.
taintwest@reddit
It’s not just the US? Why is it normal in any country?
CoconutRanger89@reddit
That people become homeless and live in their car seems to be a very American thing. From all the times I‘ve read something about this on reddit it only happened to Americans. It’s not that homelessness doesn’t happen in other countries but I assume it is way harder to slip into it in other developed countries.
The-Oxrib-and-Oyster@reddit
well it’s certainly very prevalent and worsening fast in canada
CoconutRanger89@reddit
That surprises me. I thought your social security is way better than the American one…
taintwest@reddit
No, Americans are just the loudest about it and think problems only effect them and tend to forget the entire world outside of the USA
Plane_Translator2008@reddit
Because we have been brainwashed to believe that we are better off without any kind of social safety nets or really, without taking care of each other in general. We subsidize corporations instead of people and only reserve "protections" for pedophiles and "The Epstein class."
We are committing slow motion suicide via late stage capitalism. (Our current administration is just a symptom.)
CoconutRanger89@reddit
I recently saw a piece with Bernie Sanders talking to people in a poorer area of Virginia (if I remember it correctly). He asked them a smart question: »This is the richest country in the world. Does it feel like this to you?«
I wonder why we accept this. Individuals own wealth that exceeds the gdp of some countries while lots of people don’t even have enough to cover their basic needs for survival. Why do we think this is okay?
SkyHoglet@reddit
I can't recall where I read it, but homeless people are a feature of the system, not a bug. They exist to remind us, the working people, that we are just a step or two away from the same situation. The coercive threat of homelessness, starvation, lack of healthcare, etc , keeps us in check and stuck in our roles, even if we hate it.
CoconutRanger89@reddit
In Europe that’s a bit different because social security is higher, but not high enough for some. A lot of homeless people here end up there because of mental health issues, domestic violence or sexual abuse and of course substance abuse.
What’s interesting: it would be actually cheaper to just provide housing without questions, rather than all the things you‘ve mentioned. But yeah, there is a whole industry living off this and the bills a diluted through many institutions so no one ever sees the actual costs.
ImmodestPolitician@reddit
It's not normal. People that do this just post a lot.
UncreativeTeam@reddit
Because homelessness resources are bad
clockworkedpiece@reddit
More like people criminalize you for 'not keeping up'. EHS found out someone had turned homeless and started trying to find ways to fire him after, and she wasn't the only one, like six people were calling daily to report him specifically being in violation of something or other.
sowinglavender@reddit
emergency health services? environmentally hazardous substances? elephants having sex?
clockworkedpiece@reddit
loving all the acronyms, I think it was Enviroment Health and Safety. the nerds that made sure the site wasn't violating any ordinances.
Lopsided_Ad_1696@reddit
Entomologists Hate Sarcasam
driftxr3@reddit
Especially heavy soldier. Every human service. English Hindi Spanish.
its_a_throwawayduh@reddit
Politicians, corporations either way the rich make the rules and the peasants follow. It is amazing how accepted it is though.
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catcon13@reddit
Because companies don't have to pay a living wage which puts people under economic stress and pushes them to homelessness
Puddwells@reddit
It isn’t “normal”
Miami_Mice2087@reddit
If you want to help, just be kind to her and offer friendly conversation. Homelessness is intensely lonely. Just a "hi, nice day today" helps someone feel human and in touch with the world.
DocGaviota@reddit
I agree with you. We exchange greetings nearly every morning.
Miami_Mice2087@reddit
good, i'm glad to hear that :)
brainhack3r@reddit
I did this for two years in Colorado. It was honestly kind of the peak of my life and I'm happier there than I am vs my apartment in San Francisco.
I slept outside every night. I got up early and went to the gym. I had a camp fire cooked directly on the fire. I was outside in nature.
It was great.
I mean, I did it on purpose. I wasn't homeless, but it was still amazing, and I really don't regret it.
During the day, I worked at a co-working facility, and every morning I went to the gym.
Then in the evening, I would go fishing or hang out with friends.
Jamesthe7th@reddit
I remember reading that camping was how first world people got to experience living like a refugee.
I like camping, but I think I can like it more knowing that I will experience a flushing toilet within a certain time horizon.
hohihohi@reddit
That's very key to your situation. Doing it by choice versus being pressed into the situation without another option is a very big difference.
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crustyflute@reddit
Not gonna lie, the 24-hour gym strat is kinda the unofficial starter pack for “between places” mode.
StepCornBrother@reddit
Also you can usually get away sleeping in your car in the parking lot if it’s 24hrs
Camperthedog@reddit
The beautiful thing about this is that you can maintain your health and well being especially during a difficult time so things don’t look like they are getting worse. People won’t consider the worst and by the time you’ve recovered you still look like you’ve been managing life and continuing on without skipping a beat
ImmodestPolitician@reddit
This. Also, door knocking to do window cleaning in upper middle class neighborhoods.
chickyloo42by10@reddit
Park near a public library for place to hang out and free wifi.
ibcurbdiver@reddit
And to charge devices.
taintwest@reddit
Community colleges are great for this too, especially at odd hours.
Mysterious_Jelly_649@reddit
I'll be at the dumpster behind Wendy's, making my way back to the top (even if I have to be a bottom).
AdditionalMess6546@reddit
Rule number ZERO
Stay the fuck away from other homeless people
Source: WAS homeless
Damoting@reddit
Why stay away from other homeless ones?
Comprehensive_Cut179@reddit
Hook up with some chick.
SCastleRelics@reddit
Did this for most of my 20s the main problem is you're never truly in your own place. Always latched on to someone you might not even wanna be with.
NeoReward@reddit (OP)
We don't do that on Reddit bro
la_bruja_del_84@reddit
This is some woman's reality right now.
Jdque96@reddit
Mvp type response
drdamned@reddit
Found the hobosexual.
Doolie_69@reddit
Cheat code is enlist in the military. This is by miles the best option and can result in an extremely enjoyable life and very comfortable retirement. If you can’t for some reason…
You NEED to get a big car asap. Ideally a 2000s SUV that’s comfortable to sleep in, like a Tahoe or something. It’s important that the car is reasonably presentable: this opens up many more parking options. People call the cops on crappy cars, but nobody’s going to say anything for a nicer looking car parked at the end of the block. Do this by any means necessary, including crappy predatory loans. It won’t matter in a couple months. As soon as you have the money to do so, buy a sleeping bag, camping mat, and microwave for your car.
Now find somewhere that has a Gym and a Walmart nearby. Get a gym membership (for all the obvious perks described by others) and get a job at Walmart. Most Walmarts will let you park in their lot overnight far longer than other places. You will have to keep the car moving to avoid suspicion, but this Walmart will be your home base. Many different places to park around a Walmart.
WORK. You have nothing else to do, so work like mad. We’re talking 70 hour weeks. Make crazy overtime, get in good with other employees and managers. “Borrow” from Walmart where it makes sense to do so, but don’t risk your job.
SAVE MONEY. You can easily clear 4k a month on this setup. Your expenses should be gas (minimal, everything is close), insurance (in case cops give you a hard time- legal trouble will reset you to zero very quickly), gym membership, and BARE BONES food. You drink water. Ideally you’d work at a McDonald’s in a Walmart, where you can eat shift meals or use employee discount. You’re not gonna be able to do much cooking, and that’s okay. Microwaved stuff works fine.
Use every employee benefit available, and keep working. The reality of your situation will suck less if you’re always working, you won’t have time to be bored or sad. You can go to the gym for fun. The more money you can squirrel away, the better. Focus on paying off the car first, quality of life upgrades second (like shoes, pillows, air mattress), and third saving. The next 6 months will suck, but you should have about 20k to your name. More than enough to start renting an apartment, ideally with one of your gym friends or coworkers. You’re going to be a great roommate, because you’re always working.
Yes, I have answers for any specific question you can ask regarding this plan.
osirisrebel@reddit
I have a used E350 cargo van that I threw a twin size in and still have plenty of room, I've (in total) camped in it for well over a month and it's not been bad at all.
NeoReward@reddit (OP)
My fav comment so far. Thanks!
ICanBard@reddit
This guy bootstraps
linahumanai@reddit
Living in my car and honestly looks like nothings turning around I would much rather be off this earth!
NeoReward@reddit (OP)
Stay strong.. the only way is up 🙏🏻
linahumanai@reddit
Heaven??👀🤣
punkena@reddit
Well. Luckily/unluckily, I go back to my parents' house. If not them, then my grandmother, if not her then my sister.
Other than that, i get on grindr and start looking for guys who will either pay me or let me stay the night.
OkMasterpiece2194@reddit
Rent room? Lots of people struggling to pay rent want to rent rooms out. Only problem with this is you can't bring the problems that caused the homelessness into their apartment.
nissanpacific01@reddit
get a boyfriend/ girlfriend and live in their house
Forgottengoldfishes@reddit
On Reddit I learned there’s a name for that. Hobosexual.
nissanpacific01@reddit
crazy to know this is common enough to have a name for it
Rich-Tower4574@reddit
I've encountered homeless people living in public rest rooms before. No idea how long they were there for
SkyHoglet@reddit
That's kind of genius actually, especially if it's a relatively secluded restroom like at a park. No one would be checking for homeless people, and during daytime hours no one would be paying attention to how long you've been in there, they'd just assume you were doing your business.
kyou20@reddit
Well I spent pretty much my entire life since I was in 16 building a platform never to be in extreme poverty ever again; Never allowing myself to make mistakes that could risk this. Not a single one.
If I suddenly lose my platform (like becoming homeless) I would remove myself from the world :) ciao ciao
synbios128@reddit
Stand on the sidewalk. Duh.
Candid-Reflection-41@reddit
I’ll give you unethical. Find someone lonely who lives somewhere. Horrible outcome likely, but still a warm place to stay and maybe some food. Make sure you provide SOMETHING they are lacking. That can literally just be affection or conversation. Some people will help you out of the kindness of their heart.
Meet them at a church or a bar.
Miami_Mice2087@reddit
rent a storage space for your stuff, live in your car, camp on campgrounds or park in state/national parks, take showers at the gym (get a cheap membership, it's worth it for the 24/7 shower access and a place to be during the day).
You can also shower at truck stops if you hang around and ask truckers for their gas receipts (note: this is old advice, i'm not positive this is how it works anymore)
Go to the library and ask the reference librarian for homeless resources. Ask if they know how to connect with a social worker. Some urban public libraries have social workers on-staff.
Don't do drugs, don't make friends, and don't park where cops patrol. Move your car every night. It's ok to rotate a few spots. Big box stores are also good for parking in. Get something to block your windshield, like cardboard or a real windshield cover.
Don't sleep directly on the ground. Get something, even cardboard or a tarp, between you and the earth.
Campgrounds and big box stores have bathrooms. Campgrounds often have showers, too, and they're not locked. KOA campgrounds have a membership that may be cheaper than paying as you go. Hosteling international also has a membership.
Dpt of Health may be able to hook you up with services. Say yes to all the services, even if you aren't sure if you need something. It's better to put your name in and get on the waiting list and then not need it than to need something down the line and you will have to wait for it.
CriminalBizzy@reddit
Since this ULPT I feel obligated to add some unethical advice....
Find a home that is for sale, abandoned, or both. If the house is for sale, make sure that no one is currently living in it. Observe the house and find a way to get in without breaking anything. Then just make sure you squat. Depending on the state you live in if you stay long enough you may be able to obtain squatter rights.
venusianinfiltrator@reddit
Look for a place with an intact roof but has not been mowed/overgrown bushes and yard. Wear a respirator once you get inside, check for black mold or any major cracks in the foundation/flooring. County or city GIS should tell you who owns the plot. See if you can register yourself to pay for property taxes. Do some upkeep on the outside. Pay the electrical and water bills. Talk to the post office about activating delivery at your address. Depending on your state, you could take possession in a few years or more than a decade.
GozerDGozerian@reddit
It’s usually on the scale of years though.
warm_melody@reddit
It's decently unethical if you break in and live in someone else's house even if you move out when they sell the place.
GozerDGozerian@reddit
Oh yeah I’m just saying that the “squatters’ rights” (more correctly called adverse possession) that the above commenter is taking about isn’t quite so simple as moving in and staying a couple months and saying “mine”.
Miami_Mice2087@reddit
in some places you can establish residency in 30 days and it's difficult to evict you.
it can get tricky if the place is abandoned tho. consult local law at the library. AI bots can be very helpful explaining the law, just ask for their sources and read them yourself.
CriminalBizzy@reddit
Still unethical advice though
warm_melody@reddit
Squatters rights apply if you don't sneak around. You have to publically live there, get the water and electric in your name, etc
Miami_Mice2087@reddit
sometiems there's a "make measurable improvements to the facility" clause. Like, repair things, clean up the yard and put in new flowers, etc. Visible things help, so make it look clean and tidy and repaired from the outside, then the front rooms, and of course get the utilities working.
There are zines about this? You can find zine distros online, and you'll want a PO box or general delivery to get your mail. Idk about every city, but in San Francisco, "general delivery" means you get your mail at city hall downtown. It's comparatively more convenient than a random po box bc about half the transit lines run through the city center.
Plane_Translator2008@reddit
You have such good advice here, but may I ask--why "don't make friends"? Seems to me that friends could be a saving grace, but it sounds like there is something you're getting at that isn't clear (to me, anyway.)
Treble_Bolt@reddit
The other commentor here is right, don't make friends with other homeless.
But also, you gotta be careful who you network with overall. The goal is to leave homelessness and not go back. Some people will use your previous homeless status against you, and essentially blackmail you if they provided you aid.
The friends you make should not only be stable themselves, but want you to have the same stability as they do.
Plane_Translator2008@reddit
That is so sad. Why are humans so exploitive? I get the part about people in survival mode doing what they have to do, but using people's misfortune against them . . . . That just seems evil.
So glad you found your way back out. And thank you for the insight.
Treble_Bolt@reddit
You see the best and worst of people when you are at the bottom of society.
Miami_Mice2087@reddit
Thank you, you said it better than I could :)
When you were homeless, who were the best resources that helped you get back into housing?
Miami_Mice2087@reddit
Because you can't trust people. Addicts will always sell you out to get their fix. People who have been living on the street for a long time will make decisions to save themselves and not the new person on the street. People may seem nice, but you don't really know them or what their deal is.
I'm not saying be mean, but just, don't get involved with people.
Plane_Translator2008@reddit
Thanks for the explanation. I guess it should have been obvious but these responses (all of which I appreciate) really highlight the loneliness aspect of being unhoused. 😟
Miami_Mice2087@reddit
it's true, loneliness is a big problem and it makes it feel like homelessness is a permanent or even deserved state. it's important to stay clean and interact with people when you can. go to the social services offered, see a therapist, connect with a medical home.
CMDR_1@reddit
He means don't make friends with other homeless people because more often than not they'll be a negative influence on your journey back to being housed.
Shot-Bike-9323@reddit
if your homeless and on the streets alot of ppl will take advantage of or hurt u deceive u etc im guessing
electric_shocks@reddit
Don't shower at the truck stops?
Treble_Bolt@reddit
Truck stops are VERY expensive for showering. They are also often out of the way of basic amenities.
For homeless women, it's just a dangerous place if it's at night. For men, it's not so bad.
It's also loud with the reefers running overnight if you choose to sleep there.
When I was homeless, truck stop showers were $12-$15. Now they are over $20. Mom and pop truck stops are better places overall, but they are few and far between.
Miami_Mice2087@reddit
thank you for this update! Like I said, it was advice from a long time ago
At that price, a cheap gym membership would be a better deal.
Quan1mos@reddit
Solid advice.
Silent_Assumption_74@reddit
Sounds absolutely terrible but I would totally use my attractiveness to stay with a male friend or acquaintance. Better than being raped sleeping in my car in a random place.
Physical-Money-9225@reddit
Find an empty property and squat
Grintock@reddit
I go to the homeless shelter, where I have a right provided by the state to bed, a bath and food. Then I ask for support in finding a job, which will be provided for me. I get a poorly paid job (like slightly above minimum wage), get priority access to social housing, and we go from there.
All in all: happy to pay taxes for this system.
sallen381@reddit
You could always plan a heist. - get away with it your golden. Kinda get away with it by stashing the money before you’re booked. -still winning- homeless problem solved and a nice little nesting egg to start your life with.
a_mulher@reddit
Since it’s ULPT I’mma pretend I don’t have an emergency fund and friends that can help.
I’d sign up for house or pet sitting gigs. Some nights sneak into my office to sleep some nights and get a 24 hour gym membership to use for sleeping. Hit up the library. Hotel lobbies and colleges are also good spots for WiFi and access to plugs.
The downside is I have pets so those would need to be re-homed temporarily. Hard to go stealth mode with pets.
HeavyMetalSaxx@reddit
I already have a 24hour gym membership that happens to be across the street from my work, which is a restaurant at which I get 50% off and free non-alcoholic drinks. Honestly aside from busy weekend nights, when I'll probably just be working there anyway, there's no reason I couldn't sleep in my car (moving it to a diff parking spot in the plaza that houses my gym every night), conduct all necessary hygiene at the gym, and spend a significant amount of time just hanging out at work. Hell I already spend 30-40 hours a week and eat most of my meals there. I should be able to save up enough to get into a decent apartment within a few months, 6 at the most
EntertainmentIcy45@reddit
Depending on the services in your state, you can go to an ER and say that you are having suicidal thoughts. You’ll get a night or two there. If you say that you have an addiction, a case manager might be able to get you into a facility. After that, you might be able to get into a sober house and get help getting a job. If you get a job near a place with good public transportation you can graduate to your own apartment and save up for a car.
Rich-Canary1279@reddit
That will rack you up a TREMENDOUS bill to be paid later, at least in the states - you can be involuntarily committed and they are STILL charged for it.
Natural_Inevitable50@reddit
Right but there is a very high chance if someone is homeless, they qualify for Medicaid. Which would cover these services. At least inpatient psych is covered by all states Medicaid programs . And substance use rehabs are also generally covered by Medicaid as well
clockworkedpiece@reddit
house is gone, if you got everything else in others names/control, get the bill, file bankruptcy on it and then have the disruption fall off your credit report in 7 years.
ShaynaGrl@reddit
Actually, bankruptcy isn't needed per se - medical bills don't get reflected on credit rating anymore, and the debt will eventually drop off without undergoing bankruptcy.
lFightForTheUsers@reddit
*Your mileage may vary by state. I still have a credit impact on mine 5 years later from an unpaid anesthesia bill following an unplanned ER visit in Texas, they tried to ding the shit out of my credit. I still have a good score and it barely pulls, but it is on there and the bastards keep trying to lie about the date on it to extend it.
ShaynaGrl@reddit
I'm so sorry to hear this.
Anser-Goose-0421@reddit
If I have no money, family, or friends but have my current qualifications… Immediately go to every hotel in the area, and apply for a job, negotiate a room as part of the compensation. Hotels are understaffed and I know of several that provide lodging for staff.
Xlt8t@reddit
Best comment so far!
Investotron69@reddit
Many squat. It's possibly dangerous, but it puts a roof over your head.
Depending on your situation, jail is another option. A small crime, or a perceived small crime, that lands you in jail and forces you to wait to see the judge is a possibility, and you can sometimes decline to pay a fine and stay in jail instead. The latter, of course, is if you can handle a record
kellsdeep@reddit
Get a job at a national Park. They provide food and housing, and the pay is decent enough to get back on my feet. Bing bang boom. Ezpz. I have one absolute beast of a resume for these jobs too.
Ok_Jury4833@reddit
Sign up on Rover, Care or similar apps as a house sitter, personal care giver, nanny or other live-in service and make your price low, but not suspiciously low. Gym membership, car, camp ground membership, camp gear 2nd hand, laundromats, libraries, PO Box/virtual office for a ‘home’ address, gig work like crazy if you don’t have a steady job. Stay presentable and well groomed, have a regular routine rotation so you do the same thing ish each day, but in different locations. Whatever your space keep it immaculately clean. Sign up for assistance at your county office, and start looking for people and vetting people that are renting rooms/need roommates. Keep drivers licenses, bank accounts, phone and other things up to date as they can make your life difficult if they lapse.
pumpinnstretchin@reddit
Live in your car. Again, live in your car. If a place where you're sleeping gets too weird in the middle of the night, you can drive off. If the weather isn't great, you can close the doors and roll up the windows. If you need to look around for somewhere to sleep that's a few miles away, you can do that if you live in your car. How do I know all of this? I was homeless. I lived in my car.
lFightForTheUsers@reddit
Serious answer, I'd hit up local churches etc. If truly flat broke there are many around me that will offer daily at any time free meals, a place to shower, pantry supplies etc. They'll also offer multiple times a week hot meals (I know this because I've volunteered to work the line many times). Don't have to be of that particular faith don't even have to be religious in general, anyone that needs help is given help, with no judgement and no pushy preaching (some places are better than others on that last bit, but at least where I've volunteered this was the rule).
Also:
mchub4u2use@reddit
I hate to tell you this but every existing country right now exists because the stronger people took the land from the weaker, less educated, less technologically advanced, less whatever people and then rewrote history so that they were the good guys.
mchub4u2use@reddit
There is still usually a wad of paper or something that is propelled at 800 to 1500 ft per second out of the barrel of the gun when the cartridge is fire. Plus all the unburned gunpowder coming out the end, so blank or not Don't Put the gun in your mouth and pull the trigger
SeeDeez@reddit
California is super lenient on squatters
daffodileater@reddit
Jump
youngchinox@reddit
Climate controlled storage unit
billymumfreydownfall@reddit
Do you know how much those cost to rent a month? I don't have a clue.
BrozerCommozer@reddit
First month's usually 1 dollar.
virtualadept@reddit
Subsequent months are north of $100us (depending on where you are, even higher than that).
BrozerCommozer@reddit
Okay im homeless hows owner gonna track me down. Break the lease and move onto next
virtualadept@reddit
Storage facilities have securicams, and the folks who staff them do daily walk-throughs looking for signs of burglary as well as habitation. And they will definitely call the local police on you if they find signs of habitation. Whether or not that would be a bonus in your situation or not depends on your point of view.
billymumfreydownfall@reddit
Oh yes, that definitely would be a good option.
CPAPGas@reddit
I pay $150/month for a non-climate controlled 10x20 that fits my full size truck.
The lease has very specific wording about no visits longer than 3 hours, not living in it, not using it for an office.
Rich-Tower4574@reddit
They have cameras and they watch for that. You might be able to pull it off for a night or two but it's not a realistic possibility
Morrison4113@reddit
Pay a raccoon to chew the wires for the security cameras.
Working_Park4342@reddit
My friend works nights, so he's in his storage unit during the day to sleep for about 6 hours. He's getting away with it, for now.
SockIt_Toomey@reddit
That's actually kinda brilliant. I hope it continues to work for him
virtualadept@reddit
And they watch very carefully for folks living in them.
saturnarc@reddit
Two actually unethical solutions:
Find someone with a place to stay and become their boyfriend / girlfriend, move in as soon as possible.
Find a place that's maintained but has no one living in it. Write up a fake lease document. Yes it's illegal, yes you'll get evicted eventually, but the courts will probably take 6 months to sort it out. (Double whammy, steal everything on the way out). Don't actually do this if you want to have a decent job ever again, this is UNETHICAL LPT, not SMART LPT.
HoopaDunka@reddit
$20 handies, $50 bjs and $100 for anal. Save up
SlySlickWicked@reddit
100 for anal in this economy /s
HoopaDunka@reddit
Hahaha
ChiefWeedsmoke@reddit
ITT: people who have never lived on the streets and who will never be able to convincingly pretend to relate to people who have
HelloImRIGHT@reddit
Figure out a way to get 150 bucks and move into a sober/transitional living house. They run about 600 per month all utilities included and, atleast in my area, its only a 150 deposit to move in. Most of the time the only rules are pass drug/alcohol tests and pay your rent.
Mackheath1@reddit
r/urbancarliving has a lot about kickstarting your life in a car. Read some posts before asking, and there are a lot of solutions - both regular and ULPT.
For ULPT - one of my favorites was that secure parking garages typically have a limit they can charge for parking there. Which means you just stay there a long time and move your vehicle around internally, and when you need to leave you say you lost your ticket - this means you need to be supplied for a while to make it worth it. And there are also places that will validate your ticket for buying something cheap even though you've been parked there for ten days or whatever.
jjuelzz@reddit
Put on a ski mask and get to work
Fun-Information78@reddit
Living in a storage unit is risky but people do it. Car living is more realistic - truck stops and national forest pulloffs are safer than city streets. Gyms for showers. If you have a little cash, splitting a cheap motel room during bad weather helps.
Alternative_East_455@reddit
Screen people carefully but become a hobosexual.
pentrical@reddit
Get into a shelter to get connected to resources. Have a 24 hr gym membership for a place to go during the day or at times to clean up. Stay at delusional levels of hopeful to not fall into despair.
Particular-Fly8641@reddit
With a rope
Lurch2Life@reddit
No one gets off the street without help. Accept help. Source: I’ve been homeless. I was very fortunate to have a car and a full-time job when I became homeless. Still took me about a month to get a place.
OPdoesnotrespond@reddit
Squatting in one of those jurisdictions (perhaps all of them?) where eviction is a civil process not a legal one.
ams292@reddit
Smile pretty.
nodray@reddit
look for the tallest building around you where people live, climb to the top. peek through windows. guaranteed shady shit going on. record it (hopefully also backed up online), then tell them “ill hand over the camera right now, for $50thousand fucking dollars. and a parachute.”
SundoG_7@reddit
r/urbancarliving
flourdevour@reddit
Check the side bar of r/urbancarliving for ideas. PS... piss disks.
_Volly@reddit
I work in recovery and deal with this issue all the time for clients. Use this site: https://findhelp.org/
Just put in your zip code and you will find LOTS of help. Food, housing, goods, transit, health, money, care, education, work, and legal.
Beelazyy@reddit
My car was a godsend when I was homeless
No-Atmosphere9119@reddit
Membership to 24 hr gym and live in my car on Ramen noodles so I can save up enough money to rent a bedroom in somebody’s house
Or find a job that offers housing like storage units usually have an apartment for the managers to be on site or some long-term hotels offer rooms to their cleaning staff.
Do some research on homeless shelters in your part of the state see what programs they offer find one that offer something you can work with, take a bus, get in their system and work with all the programs to become better with job training or certificates, life and money management and climb out of this rut.
Sometimes you have to leave all you know to become all you can. Im rooting for you✌🏼
Jefethevol@reddit
there are these light bulb adaptors you can buy that screw into a standard lightbulb and it has a power plug built in. that way you can charge your phone anywhere you can access a lightbulb.
visionque@reddit
https://www.walmart.com/ip/SHUWND-2-PACKS-E26-Light-Socket-to-Plug-Adapter-Heat-Resistant-2-3-Prong-Light-Socket-Outlet-Light-Socket-Adapter-for-Garage-Porch-White/5420253423?classType=VARIANT&athbdg=L1600
Bean_Me_Timbers@reddit
Open a daycare in New York
Ms-Anthrop@reddit
Hospital chapel. Climate controlled, lots of easy access bathroom. Sleeping and praying look similar.
visionque@reddit
There are often showers at hospitals you can access. Volunteer at the hospital and often you will get a free meal at the cafeteria. Our local hospital gives a free meal for four hours. Work 8 hours and get 2 meals. Always free coffee, tea, hot chocolate, crackers, peanut butter.
ogbundleofsticks@reddit
This might be a stretch but big rig companies will take you on for driver training and usually have their own in house driving school. They will put you up train you for a job, then give uou a truck with a sleeper now you have a skill and a rig to live in while you make money rent and bill free while you recollect and reapply your life.
ibcurbdiver@reddit
If you have a vehicle, go to cheapliving.com Lots of resources on the forums.
LoCoUSMC@reddit
Climb a tree.
Technically off the street.
hundreddollar@reddit
No unethical, but in the UK you can often find pub work that provides free accommodation, saved my homeless arse twice in the early 2000s.
EmergencyLavishness1@reddit
I guess somehow try and sell the 250k vinyl record collection I have as quickly as possible.
Then maybe start selling guitars, basses drums and amplifiers if have. Perhaps before all this sell the cds first I guess.
Then all the hand sogned screen printed your powers…..
I don’t know. I guess there’s a few steps before being homeless if reach. Before I got there
skipperoniandcheese@reddit
haha, that's the funny thing! this is the us: you don't. that being said, i wouldn't worry about homelessness if i were dead.
mrfuzzyshorts@reddit
I relocate to the sidewalk.
Shouldn't be on the streets, you might get hit by a car
Sn0o0p_@reddit
I’m going to rent a storage unit, store all my stuff there and probably sleep there until I can get some cash together. If I have no cash, sleep in my car.
AdLast6827@reddit
Claim to be one of Bidens migrants…. You will automatically receive free housing & free health care
FirebirdWriter@reddit
Apply for every available social assistance program even the ones I may maybe only qualify for. This is what got me off the streets twice
Apotak@reddit
Call a friend, go couch surfing untill I buy a new house. Make sure I keep my job.
MET1@reddit
Find an older small office park. Look around, they exist. You can rent a small 'office' with access to a bathcoom where you can store your gear, have light, heat, some place for basic hygiene and maybe even internet and have a street address for contact info. Just don't let on you may be sleeping there also. The rent would likely be more than a storage unit.
jasikanicolepi@reddit
Become a temporary squatter/day labor contractor. Look up houses for sale in the area on redfin, zillow, etc. Keys are generally in a combo lock box, and you can open them easily if you just Google how to lock them. Houses are generally empty at night and most days except house showing (usually on the weekend). Most houses have everything still connected and staged. Water/Electricity/Gas. Park your car at the curb to avoid suspicion. Just don't trash the place to avoid getting arrested. And if sale agent show up unannounced, just say you are a moving contractor so and so hired. Pretend you got the wrong address or day. Rinse and repeat.
BillyCorndog@reddit
I’d probably live in my office and shower at work. Am a maintenance manager for a dozen large properties.
CPAPGas@reddit
During COVID I was renting an office for $350/ month plus utilities. I purposely rented this as my backup plan for homelessness.
No shower, but I had a shower at the gym....which finally opened back up.
Lopsided_Ad_1696@reddit
During COVID I really wanted this to be a reality. But I couldn't find anyone who'd rent to me without an actual business and I'm too stoopid to fake it I guess.
CPAPGas@reddit
Starting an actual business is super easy, and opens up a lot of doors.
I actually started renting just before COVID in anticipation of my upcoming divorce as I needed to get my business supplies far away from the ex before I filed.
Then COVID hit, no business income, my personal finances were locked with a restraining order....good times.
I actually volunteered writing software for a homeless shelter at the time. I learned a lot about how difficult it is to escape.
LPT - Get an extra bank account or two before you become homeless, as it is impossible to open one without an address.
Lopsided_Ad_1696@reddit
Ah yes I am familiar with the postal gatekeeping scam...It is one of the biggest hurdles getting back to civilian life. Oddly enough, I have somehow managed to accidentally stumble upon more than 1 pobox provider that skirted the 1583 rules AND offered a virtual street address that actually worked to open up a couple of fintech checking accounts.
Either I am unusually "lucky" or I have the shittiest superpower of attracting only the corrupt and / or incompetent into my life... And I think I've gathered enough evidence to confirm it is the definitely latter 😅
PutNameHere123@reddit
Most unethical? Become a hobosexual.’ Find someone looking to fast track a romance and move in together ASAP
dcbge@reddit
Use a fake gun to get a real gun and then the world is your oyster!
dcbge@reddit
Use a fake gun to get a real gun and then the world is your oyster!
i-no-u-no-im-cold-os@reddit
This ACTUALLY happened to me in REAL life.
sowinglavender@reddit
find an old lady with money and rock her world so hard she wills me her whole estate and then dies of happiness. or a man i can falsify dna results and fake a pregnancy with. both of these get me out of hard sleeping immediately and also provide long-term stability. it makes room for contingencies, it accounts for both major oldie-genders to double my odds, i already have a side door into the world of seniors with luxury housing, it's basically airtight.
smalls714@reddit
I find someone who looks like me but a size or two larger. They mysteriously die and I find them first. I hollow them out and wear them as a full body mask and assume their life. I become a famous singer but my plans are foiled when I sweat too much slip and fall out of my slowly rotting disguise sliding on the sweat and viscera I shoot thru the emergency exit. The alarms go off and people panic. In the confusion I escape. I am free.
Mshorrible4@reddit
Call your ex Carl. Pretend you wanna get back together and stay with him in his mom’s basement till you can get your onlyfans up and running.
HappyDancin9@reddit
You know me too well! Only you mixed crazy Carl up with Carlos who lives with his grandma, she was a nice sweet old lady.
radicalbulldog@reddit
If it were me and I was truly going to become homeless, I’d get enough money on a temp debit card to get an Airbnb for the night.
Depending on your state, you are now a tenant and they would have to go through eviction process to get you out. That could take quite a while.
Short term rental biggest risk is this fact alone. During the eviction bans in some cities during covid, many people lost their lunch on Airbnb guests just staying.
However, you run the risk of getting sued and having an eviction in your credit file.
Lookingforclippings@reddit
I'm a forest type homeless. I just walk into the woods. Boom no longer on the streets.
LipFighter@reddit
One time, I was walking into the woods with a guy. I said, "Hey mister ... I'm kinda scared to go in there." He said "You?! What about me? I gotta walk out of here alone!"
Westafricangrey@reddit
I hit up my old rich sugar daddy & ask to stay in the apartment he has for cheating on his wife. Then I try find a job
DelondreBooker@reddit
Murder in broad daylight and don't flee the scene. Won't be homeless after that
IntensitiesIn10Citys@reddit
Don't know where you are but almost all cities have a 311 service that will contect you with a streets to homes service. If you are in a rough spot and need help that's your best bet. They can set you up with a place to stay and help you work toward getting you back on your feet.
But as per the sub, piss disc's in a house ac unit until the owners move out and then squat until it sells.
New_Acanthaceae_6537@reddit
Always a piss disc. Always
Objective_Attempt_14@reddit
Look for a live in caregiver position, children or elderly. it normally free rent and board and some cash.
PristineCheesecake1@reddit
apply to work at a camp. if you don’t LOVE kids there are still maintenance and kitchen jobs. most camps provide housing and meals for employees. you will make shit money but you will be housed and fed. because you work a ton and live at work you actually save money pretty quick and can make 3-5 grand in a 10 week season depending on position. in the off season you can travel and still have a place to come home to or transfer to another camp since they are always looking for help.
the unethical part may be adopting whatever ethics/morals that camp has. you may not be super religious but could fake it or play along enough to land a position at a religiously affiliated camp for example.
Gemraticus@reddit
I don't. I go live in the woods. With the gear I already own.
If I decided against that, I'd WWOOF. And just bounce from farm to farm until I found my footing.
If I couldn't do that or after I got tired of not having my own place, I'd make my way to Alaska and find work at a fish processing plant or a fishing or crabbing ship. I'd bring the camping gear there. You work 16 hour days but make decent money (with no time to spend it).
hollowman2011@reddit
Open grindr and find a guy that would let me crash with them 🤷🏽♂️ lmao
dizedd@reddit
I was a resource counselor for homeless people for a few years. I knew one middle aged woman who went to casinos for the night. Many of them offer free bus rides to the casino and players card points when you sign up. Sometimes she'd meet a man and have a boyfriend who she could live with for a while-or a hotel room for the night.
Shxcking@reddit
There used to be a guy who paid for the Six Flags season parking and season meal pass and lived in an RV in the lot + got 1.5 meals a day for ~250/yr
piazzoni@reddit
Apply for positions that give you housing.
jupatoh@reddit
Sleep with random dudes for a place to sleep
guayna@reddit
Call my mommy to come get me because I hate it here (I was gonna call her either way)
Big_Employment_3612@reddit
Get a job
clockworkedpiece@reddit
I know at least four people, and me and my partner make fifth and sixth that were homeless without losing the job. The Apt complex companies keep buying each others sites to jump the rent 200 bucks after.
jdirte42069@reddit
20 dollars is 20 dollars
RIPdon_sutton@reddit
Become a power bottom charging $100 per shot. Aim for 10 a day. Take Sunday off. That’s $6000 a week, no tax. Find a rental, pay for a year upfront. Take some time off to recuperate. Wash, rinse, repeat.
Or knock off a liquor store and wait for the cops, if the clerk didn’t kill you.
Up to you, really.
fuzzimus@reddit
Definitely rinse.
B_EE@reddit
Or charge extra for maintaining deposits.
💦 💡
(some dudes are into that. May as well capitalize if unable to wash out between)
Its_called_pork_roll@reddit
Maybe not repeat too much.
D1rtyH1ppy@reddit
Get a night job and sleep in your car during the day. Save up for a shared apartment.
No_Educator_6376@reddit
Join Planet Fitness and take showers there and watch the TV during the day.
RangerMother@reddit
.I once rented a garage in a residential neighborhood for six months to get myself back on my feet when the contractor I was working for stiffed me for some serious money. My landlord was pretty awful as well, so I decided to leave before I owed any more rent. I also had a cheap gym membership that I used to keep myself clean. Fun times!
Stroke_of@reddit
I stayed at the rescue mission in Colorado Springs for 6 weeks when I was homeless and broke last October. I had a stroke and then got kicked out of the nursing home I was living in for punching my roommate who continually sexually assaulted the CNAs and routinely called me a fa**ot. I'm not at all a homophobe, but sometimes you reach the limit of the harassment you'll take. The rescue mission was oatmeal for breakfast, PB&J sandwiches for lunch, and pretty shitty soup for dinner. That only changed 2 days a month (The day In-N-Out came and gave us a double double and the day Chick Fil-A came and gave us a chicken sandwich. We got a bag of chips with each.) it was a shitty few weeks, but it wasn't as bad as I had imagined a homeless shelter would be and it sure beat living on the streets and eating out of dumpsters. I met some really good people who restored my faith in humanity. 3 out of 10, would recommend in a pinch.
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TheHip41@reddit
50 cents at a time
Grand_Accountant_159@reddit
Well being that I'd still have my job, I would stay at a hotel for a few days and then I would buy or lease myself a used Tesla. Why? I really don't like Tesla but they have "camp mode" and I can run the heat/ac without anyone noticing. This would probably cost me $350-$400 a month. Cant get the Tesla? I'd opt for a full size van and install a diesel heater and just camp in it, heating the van would cost probably $15 a week in diesel during the cold months.
Freshouttapatience@reddit
I could live at my work. I work weird hours and there are showers and a kitchen. So many people are WFH and there’s so many weird schedules, no one gives any f’s about security and there’s no one watching. At my husband’s work, a man lived out of his cubicle for several years. He stoped showering and that was how he got caught.
210poyo@reddit
"If you got a warm butthole your sitting in 20 bucks." When I was told that as a teenager by a grown ass man who was a coworker that kept me from being homeless.
peanutismint@reddit
There are often free food/drink opportunities at hotels and event centres, basically anywhere with open events like conferences or trade shows that might not require registration to enter. As long as you’re dressed like everyone else there, you can have all the coffee/sodas/snacks/lunch you want, and possibly seating/charging/wifi for just hanging out and more importantly figuring out how to not be homeless any more.
Miami_Mice2087@reddit
google "conference [city]" for a schedule. Most major cities and large suburbs have tons going on any day
virtualadept@reddit
If you're in the Bay Area, look for the big conferences. RSA and Dreamhost come to mind. They're notorious for sponsors throwing open parties around the city during the conference. If you dress like a slumming MBA and walk with a crowd of badged folks, you can sneak into quite a few of those parties to raid the buffets (and bars, to be honest). Also, the swag presenters give out has a nontrivial amount of clothing if you need threads (but don't expect them to last very long - a year at most).
Mobe-E-Duck@reddit
What would I do? Rely on friends. What could be done? Rob drug dealers. Fraudulently sell stuff on fb marketplace. What ethically could be done? Offer to sweep up at barber shops, pizza places, wash dishes at restaurants… anyone can get a job washing dishes and nobody expects the dishy to be well to do.
Fit_Champion4768@reddit
Set up a Grindr profile. You’d be surprised how hospitable people can be if you’re willing to play along.
chi_moto@reddit
Just rent a room. If you are making any kind of money you should be able to afford it
limited_empathy@reddit
Gay for the stay?
SoggyMcChicken@reddit
Become a hobosexual!
virtualadept@reddit
You joke, but sometimes you do what you gotta do.
Straight for the stay, sometimes, too. Especially if you got thrown out because you were outed.
Palettepilot@reddit
/r/carliving is the subreddit, I believe. A lot of people do it and save up enough to live a pretty financially free life. It’s pretty cool.
Honestly I’m not sure. I’d prune all of my belongings down to the bare minimum and couch surf at friends’ places. I’d sign up for house sitting, pet sitting, etc jobs. There are people who hire live-in employees (Nannies, support staff, etc).
If you’re down to do car living, try to supplement it with pet sitting gigs. Also the key for those jobs is referrals - make sure your clients love you, go above and beyond (eg. Clean the house before leaving) interact with them outside of Rover and then mention if they happen to know anyone else, you’re always looking.
Best of luck.
Own_Ideal_9476@reddit
I imagine I would make my vehicle at RV like as possible and become a traveling one man band or one man his wife and kids band.
virtualadept@reddit
Honestly? Honest and for true?
I'd go to one of the blocks of housing that an investment bank bought up in my neighborhood about four years ago that they've been keeping off the market, empty, the whole time, and I'd break in as a squatter. It wouldn't have all the luxuries of "home" but at least it would be a house with four walls and a hopefully decent roof.
St_Eddas_Curse@reddit
I’d be selling ass out of a hotel room with expedience.
adrienneXR@reddit
Expeditiously 🫡
OhYesItsCree@reddit
Build a false wall inside a large building. Use the facilities during the day. Tap into electricity to charge your phone and run your hot plate for a late night snack. Just don’t get caught going in or out.
Scoxxicoccus@reddit
Violently assault someone and take their money, cards, jewelry, clothing...
Either you check into a nice hotel that night or three hots and cot down at the jail.
billymumfreydownfall@reddit
Just b&e a store. Why hurt someone? So gross.
Scoxxicoccus@reddit
B&E? Are you kidding? Security guards, silent alarms, steel safes that end up containing nothing but credit card receipts?
Besides, I enjoy the violence. It alleviates my crushing ennui.
Dragoness42@reddit
I have enough friends I can couch surf. It's my husband and kids that would be hard to house. I'm assuming for the sake of the hypothetical that all my major support systems are not available or I'd just go live in my parents MIL unit on their property.
Vast_Cantaloupe_9370@reddit
Hand jobs
WorkingPanic3579@reddit
How do you get off the streets? 1) Sell your car, buy a SEPTA pass, and go stay in a hotel, then 2) Walk into literally any food and beverage establishment and fill out a job application.
Anyone can get “a” job; it just may not be the job you want.
Nikki-C-Puggle-mum@reddit
Finding an unoccupied house and moving in
Onocleasensibilis@reddit
I rent an artists studio for considerably less than housing rental rates in my area. I’d join a gym to shower. A friend actually did that in my space a few years ago bc they had been living in their car a few hours away and I convinced them to come hang until they could find a job/apartment. It worked out really well
swampdonkykong@reddit
In deme, we have what the circle jerk calls the "BST"..
Remarkable_Pie_1353@reddit
Find a vacant house and be a squatter.
Slow_motion_riot@reddit
I'd likely just stay on the sidewalk.
onmy40@reddit
Become the most considerate squater ever. Most abandoned houses in my area still have the heat on to keep the pipes from freezing and electricity on for open houses and for maintenance to do work. I've never met the owner of the house next door to me and there's no way I could tell the difference between the landlord, maintenance person or a new tenant unless I was being really fucking nosey and started looking up the owner on facebook. The windows are more than likely unlocked because they were doing work in there are and just painted. I'd just come in at like 10pm every night and be gone by sun up the next morning and be sure to use minimal lights and take everything with me that I brought.
Altruistic-Editor942@reddit
Selling drugs
kmk1987kmk@reddit
Buy a tent and shower at work (sink shower) laundro mat for clothes. Work until I can rent somewhere.
Miami_Mice2087@reddit
yes you can keep your work clothes at a dry cleaners, just keep rotating them, bring in like 5 outfits, take out 1-2 at a time, bring in 1-2, take out 1-2. Like a lending library.
Bignadwon@reddit
Hobosexual
BallsDieppe@reddit
Get an airbnb
JayTheSuspectedFurry@reddit
Are you employed? Is there a source of income? Are you being evicted from an apartment or kicked out of the house? Does your workplace have 24 hour offices?