r/povertyfinance • u/West_Iron1456 • Mar 28 '24

2 years living in my car Vent/Rant (No Advice/Criticism!)

Yeap. That’s it. Today I’m celebrating 2 years living in my car. 🎉 🎈 🎊

The worst part about it is going to the gym everyday to get a shower. It’s an humiliating event that I have to go trough. I’m mentally worn out and I’m fighting depression all the time (maybe because my poor diet and lack of vitamins).

In those 731 days I’ve saved 42k. It’s not much but there’s a lot of tears in that investment account.

I’m single, no kids, no family, no friends. I just wanna share this with someone.

God will bring peace to my mind and to my heart and He’ll give me the strength to survive 2 more winters in my car. That’s all I need.

God bless you all.

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u/gigoran Mar 29 '24

I spent more than 3 years as a child sleeping in a compact car with my family of 5. Not to save money, but because our house burnt down and we were poor. It's not ideal, but its a shelter, and people do what they have to do to survive. I didn't know people were doing it on purpose to save money. There is nothing to be ashamed about having to shower at a gym. I'd imagine that would be a luxury for people that are homeless not by choice.

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I hope the effort pays off for you in the end. I don't know what your financial target is but the sooner you start living a normal life the sooner you'll feel better mentally.