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[–] [email protected] 11 points 9 months ago (2 children)

Great plan! Can you step it back to day one. No money, dirty, no place to sleep, no transportation. How do you first get a place to sleep, food to eat and transportation to your apprentice job?

[–] [email protected] 3 points 9 months ago

That’s a good point. I suppose if you walk on a job site and ask to be a laborer, they might respect your drive and at least you can get minimum wage to live. You can probably ask to do night security for free and sleep on site.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 9 months ago (1 children)

Sorry, even though I've been homeless multiple times I've always been fortunate enough to have a vehicle and ID

If I had to do it all over again and I did not have a vehicle I would probably find my nearest Catholic church and ask them for some assistance.

A few weeks of semi-stable homing would be enough to get me my start again.

If I was radically anti-religious on top of that, I would suggest attempting to beg for money to buy or, if you feel unable to beg, steal a tent and a bucket and hike out somewhere where I could establish a base.

From there it would be about establishing a space level of hygiene and normalcy and then building from there. Working for a fast food place should earn you the money needed to eat, and you can use water from the bucket to wash yourself and your clothes.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 9 months ago

Great points! I feel the option of living off grid is often ignored. Sure you can try to rent a seedy hotel or find a bench to sleep on. But as you said, a tent off in the woods could do well. Thanks for your insight!