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?
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.
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.
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!
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?
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.
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.
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!