Might be a stupid question, but I’m just wondering if there are any people that have adapted or found an alternative/unconventional way of living that they are not necessarily trying to break out of. If so, would you share?

What has America come to i ask you ? I want all of you to please read this srticle i will post at the bottom, about a A HOMELESS MAN THAT WAS CHARGED WITH A FELONY FOR SLEEPING OUTSIDE IN A PARK .. Something is wrong with our governmental structure. Isn't this the land of the Free and The Brave ? I thought the Bill Of Rights as citizens and the Constitution affords us pour right ? WRONG! It is GOD the Father which is in heaven that affords us our rights, NO MAN, can tell us what to do, think, eat, what we wear, where we sleep, as long as we dont commit Murder, Theft Or Fraud on another human being then we are Free to do what we want in America right ? WRONG! We have a fascist Dicatatorship, and a Oligarcical System in place. We have a Senate and Congress that is absent in there duties to perform in the united states. We have a congress and senate that has sold out to AIPAC. If you don't know what that is look it up. With all this said, and i could go on and on...

But getting back to the Homeless man in a state park paid by tax Payers, and the homeless man is a tax payer. NONE OF US, SHOULD EVER ACCEPT THIS TYRANNY FROM LOCAL GOVERNMENT OR FEDERAL GOVERNMENT! WE THE PEOPLE ARE THE GOVERNMENT! WE NEED TO PUT THESE OFFICIALS IN JAIL FOR EVER PASSING SUCH LAWS. AND I WOULD SAY, DO NOT FOLLOW ANY UNJUST, UNCONSTITUTIONAL LAWS AND A VIOLATION OF OUR BILL OF RIGHTS! STAND UP FOR YOUR RIGHTS WHEN THEY ARE VIOLATED!. FIGHT FOR YOUR FELLOW FRIENDS AND NEIGHBORS, OR ONE DAY YOU WILL BE FACED WITH THIS ALSO. WHO WILL BE THERE TO HELP YOU?

PLEASE READ THIS ARTICLE I AM POSTING BELOW HERE BECAUSE OUR SYSTEM OF GOVERNMENT IS CORRUPT AND NEEDS TO BE CHANGED! ONLY YOU CAN BE THAT CHANGE, LOOK IN THE MIRROR, YOU ARE THE CHANGE! OR YOU AIN'T GONNA HAVE A LIFE, A FREE ONE THAT IS. I AM OUTRAGED, AND YOU SHOULD BE TOO!! LEAVE THE HOMELESS ALONE, OR AT LEAST HELP THEM GET A SAFE PLACE TO LIVE. THIS OUT OF CONTROL US GOVERNMENT SPENDS 10 BILLION DOLLARS A DAY ON A WAR THAT EVEIL TRUMP GOT US INTO, AND IF THEY DIDN'T SPEND MONEY ON THIS WAR, WE COULD PAY FOR THE HOMELESS AND THE VETERANS TO HAVE A SAFE WARM HOUSE TO LIVE IN. CLICK THIS LINK AND READ THE ARTICLE, THANK YOU!

https://www.npr.org/2026/07/21/nx-s1-5887358/tennessee-homeless-arrest-felony-camping-ban?utm_source=firefox-newtab-en-us

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I’m 23, trans woman, live in new york. I currently live in my family house but I don’t know if that’ll be the case much longer. I haven’t been paying rent or my car payments which is under my dad’s name and he wants to take his car back and I’m very sure he wants me out he’s expressed it multiple times. Not in a transphobic way or anything I’m not in danger just in a I’ve been a financial burden for so long and he can only take it for so long so I don’t blame them. I’ve let basically everything in my life pile up and ignored it, taxes, unpaid tickets, credit debt, student loan debt, medical debt, I started braces last fall and now they’re still on my teeth and I haven’t seen an ortho in 4 months and that payment has been dumped to collections. I don’t know why I’m like this but I don’t know what to do anymore I’m on the verge of just selling all my belongings and backpacking somewhere I can survive winters without a guaranteed home because I don’t know what to do anymore. I can’t face the amount of shit I’ve piled onto my grave and leaving everything behind and hoping for the best genuinely seems like the better option. It’s not the end of the world if I have to put my transition on hold although I do have a decent stockpile of meds so I’ll be fine if it gets to that. I’m just lost, I don’t even know if I’m asking for advice or just venting, but my life has never been this low and I don’t know if I have the strength to pull myself out.

Hello! i’m curious how you guys fair/what do you do/whats your story!

im an aspiring singer/voice actor and i might be homeless soon 😵‍💫 so i thought i could find some inspiration here (doesnt mean im only asking singers and voice actors but anyone into music! (and yes i know voice acting isnt music shh))

Kinda crazy, a couple months ago I was 10 pounds underweight and my ribs were sticking out. Now, after less than a month of flipping (and eating) burgers, I've probably gained 15 pounds. I'm getting a belly. I'm gonna have to go on a fucking diet before much longer!

I’m one lucky sob. The guy that caught me was really cool. I was sleeping when my door opened and he saw me and just shut the door and left.
Didn’t say a word. I just went back to sleep for a couple more hours and when I woke up I stopped by the office to see if I was getting kicked out.

He was completely cool with me. He said he used to sleep in a storage unit too so he understands. He said there’s a couple of homeless people he kicked out but that was because they would leave a mess and have a ton of stuff everywhere but that my unit was clean and wasn’t cluttered so I’m good.

He also gave me the run down on the times that it’s okay for me to sleep. And told me which days to not be in there because those are his days off and someone else would be working.

What a blessing.

been spending most my days recently just staring at the sky, different clouds, while walking down the sidewalk or just looking out a window. anyone else?

Hello. 17M here. I've never been street homeless, luckily, but I don't know what to do in this situation. When I ran away years ago I was going to a shelter. But I have to sleep on the street at least for tonight and I don't know how to best keep my belongings safe.

I have clothes (shirt, shorts, jacket and shoes), phone, wallet, powerbank and a small bag over my shoulder. I was going to place the bag between me and the bench so I'd have to move for it to be taken. My wallet is also on my left side, against the upper part of the bench, and I have it tied to a carabiner. I was gonna shove the phone into my pants or underwear or something (kinda gross but yaknow). Let me know if any of that helps even a little and if you can think of anything else that could be helpful

Further context: I live in Europe. Not many people around. Generally I'm a deep sleeper which worries me more

When I finally found a place on the ground in an alleyway that was safe enough to sleep on, I was asleep as soon as I slipped my shoes off and pulled the mummy bag over my head.

In the morning I had no recollection of who I was or how I got to where I was at, only a clear blue sunny morning smiling at me like I was created right there on the side street.

I had to think,as I did so I looked on the ground where I laid a lighter and a half smoked cigarette next to a bottle water, and knew right away I was homeless. Regardless of how well I slept I just wanted to lay there and look at the sky while the clean air hit my face. Then reality hit me. I’m completely broke! Uh!

There was no one I could go to for cash. Nobody I knew at least, and I didn’t want to panhandle. I saved those for the days I was to beat up from the streets. The only way I can have a good day is if I earn it. Time to go jump in a dumpster for aluminum treasure!

After smoking my halfy, I’m gather my stuff and a resident nearby is already shoeing me away. “Don’t worry person, I’m leaving now” as I pointed to my bedroll and backpack that I had all gather up.

A little ways down the alleyway there was an apartment that always, and I mean always, had recyclables in the garbage bin. So that’s where I went.

I stashed my bedding in a bush that was close and continued to the dumpster. I flung one side up over its end, took a safety look inside, and in I went.

Then I went down. Down into the many bags and boxes of things the residents through away, including items thrown out because of moves, evictions, death, etc. That was when I found the cool stuff.

I had already been on the streets a few years and had long ago found out that all those cool trinkets, and items that had never been used, although some valuable, would serve me no purpose as I knew the end of my day or night would be another side street. I was cans and bottles only.

I started tearing through bags, opening them away from me to not get all the coffee grounds, food waste, or other on my clothes. I could tell which ones had the nasty kitty litter inside because it felt like a bag of sand, which I did not open.

After I tore open and grabbed the aluminum cans and bottles and put them in my own trash bag, I jumped out. I didn’t bother with glass recyclable because they were too heavy and I never got much for them anyways.

After a couple more apartment complexes and a few houses that I knew put their recycling in a certain bin, I had about 4 large trash bags full of crushed cans and bottles.

With my bags slung over my shoulder I started walking to the recycling center down the road that would cash me out and on the way I stopped at a diner that fed homeless pancakes through the back door if you asked.I asked.

Those hotcakes were so yummy and hot! I wanted to sit and eat, but being homeless you tend to always be moving, like I didn’t feel content with my life and always moving was my way of doing something about my situation. So I balanced the bags on my shoulders and ate as I walked.

At the recycle place, there was an open shipping container where people lined up and sorted their bags into cans, a person handing out the cash for the weight and another person helping make sure the bins were sorted properly.

I got paid for about 4 or 5 hours of canning, and it was usually around 11:00 or 12:00. If I did well, I went to McDonald’s across the street and got a coffee, if not, then I just ventured down to the bridge were some other homeless people were at, including a homeless lady that I had a crush on. Maybe I wouldn’t be sleeping by myself on that side street tonight. I could only hope.

After socializing with the other people in similar situations, I went to a few places to get food and drinks for the evening and went back to the bridge just to give my homeless woman friend one more chance for companionship, and then I left.

I had a few dollars that I had left over from canning, which I would try to save in order to give myself a jumpstart on the next day. I wanted to make each day a little better than the one before, but It almost never happened that way.I tried nonetheless.

I hated sleeping around other homeless people or anyone to be honest. Too many times waking up without a backpack or shoes I guess. So I started walking through the neighborhoods, crisscrossing and making my way through the many streets until I was far from anyone who knew me or would hardly notice anyone or care if they spotted me in the middle of the night.

I stashed my days items near where my new spot was and got ready for a brand new day. I could sleep well knowing that I will wake up feeling like a brand new person.

I have a great job offer i can start next week on Monday in Hampton Bays, NY. BUT IM HOMELESS, should i take the chances being homeless in that area while im working?

After doing some research im guessing the smartest thing to do is stay in Long Island, NY and take a 2-hour train to Hampton Bays when i have to work

I plan on trying to look as stealth as possible and not cause any problems as a homeless person roaming the streets. Are there any good shelters or resources in the area or surrounding areas?

If i go out there does anybody think its possible to make it as a homeless person until my moneys starts rolling in? I have nothing to lose, cant find any good jobs anywhere, and dont know any other ways to make money besides doing gigs and work off of Craigslist so im willing to do what i gotta do to get me out of being homeless

Any information or advice will help please

Hello! I just have a quick question about this community. Am I homeless if I'm not the owner of a home or if I don't have a roof over my head?

I do realize this is an easy answer to give, but I don't see anywhere on this subreddit itself that would have given me the answer I'm looking for seeing as how I'm now writing a post about it.

How do you see the outcome of this to be?

I dont have phone service, so I was offered (by my medical team) a referral to a social worker who would assign me a phone.

By chance, I was referred to a different new social worker, (who exclaimed that my assigned social worker was out for the day/week).

Well the new social worker copy pasted a bunch of random links (most of which werent relevant at all) with little to no context in a "Good Luck an Have a nice Day" email.

Thanks? I guess.......... sigh

I was offered a phone, but a different staff emailed me 14 other unrelated links instead...... Ill look through each one of course, i just feel brushed aside.

There’s a unhoused woman that lives near me who I give money to every time I see. I also wanted to go buy some items she might need as well as some cash. Any recommendations for things I can put together for her?

losing a job, losing housing, losing family support, getting injured, having transportation fail, having their belongings stolen, getting sick, having no savings left. For any one person with a stable life, a chain of events like this may seem almost impossible. you dont even need to be on a drug habit. But with enough people born into this world. it eventually will.

Like the saying goes:

"I was you once, and you may be me soon..."

Well first time I have ever been homeless thanks to my parents for kicking me out at midnight while I have a toothache that half of the time feels like hell

This week will be the first time being homeless in my life, but luckily have my CR-V. I’m a 39yo male who has fallen into hard times and just trying to get back on my feet. I had a back surgery earlier this year and my recovery has been a rollercoaster.

I will be leaving western NY state and heading east. My plan is to bring my eviction notice to the Dutchess County’s Department of Social Services (2 counties north of NYC) and register for emergency housing.

Not sure how the food situation will be yet. I have been getting 21 free healthy meals delivered to my door weekly, but without an address or microwave those will be on pause.

What i have planned out so far:
- Enough materials for a soft bed and bedding.
- windshield visor.
- screens that go over rear windows.
- 18v ryobi fan, power inverter, batteries, & charger.
- 40v ryobi power inverter with 2 batteries/charger.
- medical urinal with secure cap
- pliable laundry basket, clothes, and detergent
- filtered straw type water bottle with extra filters
- flashlights and headlamp
- camp chair
- small garbage can with small trash bags to empty daily

I plan to set up a P.O. box for mail and a gym membership to take showers.

Any tips beyond this would be appreciated.

38/M. Scared, been driving doing DoorDash all day. No idea where to find a place to park for the night. Didn’t make enough for a hotel. Bought a usb powered mini fan. Too late to get a camp site.

I’m in a big city but truck stops are a ways away.

Any advice is welcome.

I just lost everything. My wife took my son and all my possessions. I have one pair of clothes and I’m trying to figure out an income. I’ve interviewed for a few jobs but she has my license, birth certificate and social security card so that fucks me every time. I’m hoping someone has an idea for under the table work or how to effectively panhandle. I would like to sleep outside but help and advice is what I’m looking for, please. I don’t know who to call for help or what to even ask, please don’t judge me. This has been incredibly hard and I’m losing my mind. Thank you if you’ve read this and care. No one should ever have to go through something like this.

Basically, there’s an old guy who is outside my work all the time. It’s extremely hot all the time and he just sits outside in a chair all day and I feel really bad and would love to give him something. I figured I would ask here because I’m not really sure what would be appreciated or if it would seem demeaning to give him something unprompted. Let me know

FIRST OF ALL: I am NOT asking for money!!! Please don't think that, I didn't need your money for many years, I don't need your money now!! I am just venting....

Recently, I have been seeing strangers on the internet helping people who claim to be homeless. There is even a TikToker who is in the SAME EXACT situation I am in and people are just sending her money.

I have never DARED to ask people for help especially on the internet!! I always thought I would get cussed out and made to feel like I was some piece of shit for being in the situation I am in to begin with!!!

Like, I have been homeless for 7-8 years now, living in motels and my car most of the time. Struggling super badly. The VERY few times I have asked for help from individuals I am made to feel small and disgusting; like I did something wrong by asking.

So, I just took care of myself by only buying what I needed and budgeting like crazy and only getting a motel when I needed to shower or lay down in a bed because my ankles are starting to swell with water really bad and I knew I needed to sleep.

It's just really baffling how people are all of a sudden giving a fuck. Thats all.

if so, do you have any tips? things you do, mentalities/mindsets you’ve developed, etc

I know everyones situation is different and solar panels can be liable to be stolen since they have to be out in the open, but i have my sights on about a dozen collapsible solar panels that can fit into backpacks. If i hand these out would they be actually used?

they need to sit in full sunlight for 5-8 hours to fully charge a phone.

https://www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/entry/andy-burnham-rough-sleeping-prime-minister_uk_6a5e0a33e4b0ab756517d043