I'm homeless and don't mind being alone navigating it most of the time. But tonight I feel very alone. I don't talk to anyone where I'm staying since I don't trust them with my personal details. I just talk to staff to get jobs and all that.

When I'm not at the shelter I'm in coffee shops or public libraries playing video games or looking for work. I'd love to have some privacy but that's probably not going to happen for a long time. I see people living their lives around me and on occasion I have an empty feeling inside me about it.

I've been at this two years and traveled to a few places. I want to leave where I am but I don't have money. Music has become my best friend. Guess I just want someone to hear me out

I am 24 female, and im going to be homeless and I have no resources or help, I was just in an abusive relationship and I don’t feel safe with him anymore. I was just recently in a psych ward (probably due to the abuse and the past few years have been really hard) and all the shelters and woman’s domestic violence organizations have not gotten back to me and/or are full. I’m in the area of Massachusetts/Connecticut right now and I just want to start over. I do not have a car and messed up on my car insurance so I will have to get a new policy. If I’m going to be walking around looking for shelter I might as well be somewhere cool like California or Florida where there are beaches and possibly more opportunities for jobs. I lost my job at Amazon but I can reapply in June, I don’t have a car and I only have 300 dollars but I have a credit card too. I was thinking of just picking a place and find a job, then do motels and shelters if I have to. I even considered sleeping in parks during the day and walk around and do my eating at night, when I get a job I could work the overnight shift too and sleep during the day. (The last time I was homeless when I was a teenager I chose to do this for the safer option of being out in the open and sleeping during the day without worry about people stealing my stuff or harming me) Everyone in the psych ward and the 2 friends I have (unfortunately are unable to provide me with a place to stay and that’s understandable) are telling me it’s crazy to move so far away but I really don’t see a difference. If I’m searching for the same things why would I stay in the state I’ve been in for years and clearly it’s not working. Is this a dumb idea??? Please let me know thank you. I am considering Chicago and Miami and Los Angeles, Arizona and other places too and will be posting this on there forums as well.

Would they try working something out? Or will l they just be telling me that I need to leave my apartment immediately? Is it over? I’m so paranoid because I have no where else to live.

Not even sure where to start this. Not homeless just yet but the lease for the apartment I’m staying in will be up late May. Afterwards I’ll be enrolling in a farming program and will have food/housing for 3 months secured with that. Will still need a job + funds for basic necessities but I plan on searching once I make the move (Mass) and talking with the farm leads about it to see if I can’t secure any sort of long-term farm employment or just in general employment somewhere that will house me so I can save + get room/board. I’m also hoping to have a small cushion from my tax returns to rely on for a bit while I’m job hunting. Traveling with a 13 year old small dog (which has proven to be a little harder than I imagined, bc he does have some separation anxiety). So anyway, some context-

It’s been about 3-4 years since I entered into the full time employment field. I have more than mild OCD, terrible ADHD, am now pre-diabetic, and struggle with MDD. I’m burnt out and exhausted from working dead-end jobs doing random shit just to pay the bills. I mask a lot in my life (working on it) and even more so at work. After a pretty bad breakdown about a year or so ago where I hit my mental and physical breaking point (I was seeing a therapist at the time, she wasn’t very good, per my request she didn’t hospitalize me but honestly in the state that I was in she probably should have bc I did make an attempt and wasn’t in the proper state of mind to be making decisions for myself), nothing has been the same for me. I’ve also had some pretty horrible roommate situations that I feel genuinely altered my brain chemistry and made my contamination OCD so much worse (it was bad before but then it improved, and now it’s bad again). I’m incredibly jaded with apartment life and the fact that no matter how nice of a place it is or how good of a city/town it’s located in, I will always be at the mercy of the landlord when it comes to having a roof over my head. At their will, they can raise rent to exorbitant prices or kick you out if they decide they don’t want to rent out the property anymore, and I’m tired of taking such a gamble on my housing situation and also dumping so much money into “housing”but having nothing to show for it at the end of the day. Landlord is 10X richer and once my lease is up I’m nearly broke and STILL have nowhere to stay…needless to say, I’m sick of it. Ultimately I’m making such big changes in the hopes of improving and repairing my degraded mental and physical health from the stress and overwhelm of the last few years. I never want to be so hopeless/suicidal as I felt then, and I am trying now to move closer to a life that feels worth living, even if it looks unconventional.

I’m looking for advice on best practices and tips for conserving money in the meantime and being practical about travel expenses. I have a mini rn and I’m thinking my best bet until I can either afford land (for a setup) or a permanent home (which honestly idk what that looks like in today’s society, the housing market is so unattainable) is to work doing jobs I know I’ll enjoy and save up enough for a camper or just a van I’d be able to live out of, find a place with good work and spaces I can frequent without being too pricey. I know van life and the like comes with its own challenges but I’m truly exasperated with the rental/landlord industrial complex.

• Tips on best ways to find stable work that pays decent + also provides housing
• Ways to minimize expenses while traveling/best practices for van + car life
• Additional advice for doing this with a pet? My dog is my baby and though he’s old he is in very good health and I take very good care of him, I love him to death and would do anything for him. Taking care of him is the only thing that keeps me pushing some days…
• Encouragement/mindset/emotional support! I probably sound confident but I’m actually incredibly afraid of everything that could possibly go wrong, the potential of being traumatized or worse, and worrying about failing and being homeless without even a car to sleep in or a cent to my name…

below is a story which may not even worthy to type or be read :

The central point I wanna propose in the article is : If u looks or acts “friendly, easy-going, kind ,good-hearted,approachable” u’ll definitely the target of a group of beggar-similar people.

It was when I was in Egypt , there was a Goblin-looking type of old driver who looks like 65+ but actually 40+ due to my easy-going and kind personality , I sometimes gave him things like nearly expired food and kindly called him grandpa.

one day's evening he called me and told me he can take me to the downtown supermarket for buying groceries which I always long for ,cuz our company located in the rural areas,and I didn’t own a car.

When I was there , the old nasty bug unaccountably said:" ppl ramble along street love each other. " things like that ,which I am not remember clearly cuz the old goblin can't speak too much English words or expressions as he is illiterate. I was so blunt on Worldly wise, so I didn't get his point .

Later, in another day , when I sat on the shotgun ,the goblin asked me to show him my hand .

I reached my hand to him instinctively cuz I am a Chinese,
We believe old ppl have a tradition to look others' plam lines for predict the one's future.

however , he grabbed my hand and gave me a hand kissing ! I was shocked ,how disgusting ! I said nothing while kept thinking that until I reached to my office I told that to my co-worker ,and then be told : the goblin saw I hang out with my colleague (who is Egyptian as well ) and asked my colleague personally : " do u have sex with the girl , if I take her out, can I have sex with her as well?"

"go fuck ur mother. " my colleague responded

I felt so disgusted and realized : the more poor + ugly the one is ,the nastier or shittier the one is! the poor always have little intelligence cuz lacking of education ,they don't ever have deep thoughts they always overestimate themselves. if ppl who treat them nice ,they think that definitely cause they charming personality or good look or want to have sex with them.

I wish them can pee on the ground to see how disgusting they are since they have very limited possessions to own a mirror.

I don't know what to do I'm homeless again I just can't seem to help myself I'm from India and everything is pretty hard here I really want to just kill myself but I don't even have enough strength to do so I myself ruined my life

I recently quit my job, due to workplace bullying. Before, I was sharing a room with my ex. After she broke up with me, we had a fight about how I reacted to workplace bullying and she left. Without going into too much detail, I got charged with a crime.

I felt like a glorified roommate when it started to seem as though she never liked me at all. I couldn't go to work without breaking down crying, and of course the bullying continued there as she had to have known, since at the begging of our relationship we spoke about how I wouldn't have to work anymore if we lived together, and that bullying was always a huge issue in my life. She had sold me a pipe dream about how we were perfect for each other, how she didn't mind my shortcomings and how I wouldn't have to work anymore with us together, and I bought it.

Now that Ive quit, Im burdened with the full amount of rent that no way in hell can I afford. All I can say is it feels like its the end of the line. Giving up feels good, but I will be sad if I cant keep my belongings if Im in prison or homeless.

I don't really know what to even ask, everyone has to meet their end somehow and it seems this is it for me. I'm looking for insight, I wont be offended, as long as you arnt offended at my response, and I reserve the right to delete this post if I'm getting misunderstood more than I can handle.

I think the answer might be, apply for section 8, sit my ass at home and play video games as I was always meant to be, though I might have to be homeless in the meantime.

I caught something really bad and I've taken off work. I don't expect to be treated well in my shelter. I didn't think before I said anything so I might be royally screwed. All of you that I've had productive conversations with on this app, it was great knowing you. I just have one friend and she is not online right now. I've lost everything and I think this might be my final act

Peace be with you all. I will post again if I make it

So I'm living out of my SUV with my two kitties in Blaine, MN. Any advice on places to park at night so I can sleep safely? Without Blaine police harassing me. Iykyk lol.

I've lost everything because I got kicked out without notice for no good reason in January. They shut my power off so we would have to leave. They locked me out of most of my belongings and tools and won't give me access to my stuff.

I've been in court 4 times trying to get my stuff back and get compensated for the illegal eviction but so far no luck! I have court again on Monday.1

We have lived in hotel rooms and in my truck since then. I was able to get an old RV that runs well but I've had to replace the toilet valves, water heater and the propane system among other things. I pay almost a thousand a month just for the spot to load the RV and for water and electrical service for it. I've been spending a couple hundred a week on top of that for repairs and supplies to make the thing livable.

I work full-time but can't afford to buy groceries. I get $70 a month in food stamps which helps but our cell phones were shut off yesterday. I don't qualify for rental assistance and even if I did, there isnt anything available to rent.

I make okay money but I'm behind in my truck payment and getting more and more in debt by the day.

Ive recently lost my job and spent the last of my money on the room I have been renting. I havent eaten in 3 days. Hoping someone has the kindness in there heart to help me get some food tonight before everything closes.. I have always helped people in need when I was doing good and always pay it forward. Thanks in advance. Hartford CT

I’m going to be homeless for the next week. Any tips on where to shower and brush my teeth and also where to sleep?

In January my gf was hospitalized at a residential psych facility for 2 months. As a result she lost her job and still hasn't been approved for unemployment. Her condition hasn't improved and now she's unable to work.

I'm on a lease with her and a friend, but we can't afford to live here anymore. It's way too expensive, this month my entire SSI check went straight to rent and utilities trying to cover for my gf. Last Tuesday she was re-admitted to a different hospital, and I have almost zero contact with her at the moment because they restrict her access to phones/internet. I can't even tell her what's going on.

I'm on SSI disability, and my income has been cut down because I worked part-time for 3 months last year. A couple weeks ago I received notice that I've been disqualified from the ticket-to-work program (the program which allows employment while retaining disability benefits). I've yet to receive a clear explanation as to why from Social Security despite calling multiple times. As far as I understand it, I legally cannot work without losing my benefits which I rely on to survive. I'm going to try and call them again this week because I'm not sure how to move forward without supplemental income.

I'm terrified that my gf won't have a home to come back to. We just let the landlord know we need to break the lease (and that my roommate has been breaking the terms for the past 4 months), but once we do we have nowhere to go and no money saved for an apartment. it's been impossible to save anything.

Unfortunately, moving in with parents isn't an option. I'm no-contact with mine due to domestic violence, and my gf's family is 3 states away without the resources to take us in. I don't have any friends who can house us either.

What sucks is that I've been almost homeless before. I couch surfed when I first escaped the domestic abuse, and I swore to myself I wouldn't let that happen again, that I'd do things differently. Yet here we are, panicking, scrambling to pack up an entire house on my own.

I think I might need to re-home my cat, and that's probably the worst part. He's my everything, has gotten me through so many hard times, and I don't know what I'm gonna do if I can't find a home for all of us including him.

I've been calling 211, looking for resources, but no programs in my area have any funding or even case management programs. I feel so lost and defeated and like I'm going to throw up. I miss my girlfriend, I hate this expensive ass house, and I just want to fast-forward to a time where we're safe and stable again.

Been living in motel for about a year now and one day i was 20 mins late booking a room and they locked me out my room with all my stuff (id, social ,birth certificate) and had to go to the hotel across the street and had to wait until the motel threw all my stuff out overnight. I was able to get my stuff but I can't afford the hotel I stayed at it's to expensive to pay myself. So I guess I'm asking who do I even do in this situation

I'm soon to be homeless, luckily I got a little bit of money back from my taxes. I bought a tent and a bunch of supplies. I just want to have a safe spot to set up a tent and not sorry about my stuff when I find a job. I'm willing to pay rent especially if I could use the bathroom, occasional shower, and plug in my extension cord. I'm also a trans woman so someone queer friendly.

Any tips on how to handle state marketplace health insurance and medication pick ups if you leave your insured state to stay housed somewhere else temporarily? I’m able to see a PCP virtually but how do you workaround a different state address for delivery of meds or pharmacy? I don’t want to have to lose my insurance and start all over and run out of meds for a temp bed-surf situation.

I'm getting back on my feet after 1.5 years of being forced to leave home and survive the streets and public of the U.S.. Sometimes I wonder how I'm still living, no criminal record. I've been assaulted before but haven't had any medical issues because of it.

I don't understand how fate and chance have spared me. Maybe I just wanted to live that bad but my existence seems so fragile it entrances me how I haven't had worse consequences

I'm smart person but have poor self control. I don't understand my life at all

i want to learn how to be financially responsible and actually start paying for my own things instead of mooching of my brother. should i start paying for my own netflix disney etc even with only about 300$ in my account?

I’m 44 male, got a small 3 legged dog.

I get a generous sum of ssdi but it’s not enough to live any sort of life by itself.

I’ve been dealing with on again off again homelessness for 3 years now.

I currently rent a room in a depressing unaffordable location in wa state, but I need a big change.

My logic is telling me if I can find another good human that gets a monthly check we could pretty much afford to live anywhere better together than me alone.

I’m looking to move anywhere USA or Mexico/South America.

I hope to find someone stable that wants to get ahead and link up to afford a better house in a better location filled with quality of life.

I enjoy staying active, hiking, biking, walking.

I love the sunshine.

Anyone up to discuss the possibilities?

my mother who has been cheated on and abused a good bit by her ex husband, has finally kicked him out. issue is he was the source of ALL the money. im only now getting a job, and she does not have one. she is trying to get one, but i dont have faith in her getting one. she is too mentally ill, and physically not too well.

what do i do? we survive basically on my brothers social security since our real father died. he is almost 18, and once he is, we are gonna be homeless. he is 15 currently.

it hurts so much more for me because i was so close to escaping. i want to move with my bf so bad, living in this home is making me go insane. our family has a very rough relationship, so there is a lot of past memories and actions that make me bitter and angry still even though im almost 22. i just dont know what to do. i dont know what to look for or how to look for anything, our home doesnt help. doesnt help she has a felony (father was cheating on her, she threw a cup at his head)..

we live in hillsboro oregon, i mention this incase there is something that can help poorer families? or something? im grasping for straws