Homeless People, What Unwritten Rules Exist? (r/AskReddit)
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I was loading my truck with 20 80 ibs bags of concrete and this dude asked for 5 bucks for a hamburger. Looking at him I have a better idea help me load and you got a deal. He jumped on it so hard I bought him a meal and a 10 dollar gift card. I went back a month later and ran into him and he told me I saved his life. A contractor herd our deal and saw how he worked and hired him on the spot after I left.
emtbrat21 holy shit, this just shows how showing common decency and caring about people can change their lives
Good shit bro
Aww that's so nice 💕
That’s beautiful man.
Wonderful
Never got the "picking on homeless people" thing, what do you get out of it? They have nothing, you get nothing out of it.
Cheap entertainment or feeling superior to your fellow man
they probably live in a very unfriendly place
oh child you have truly never met a sadist. Some people find joy in hurting others just like how some people feel joy in helping others.
@@MrBlik-ky3cw so true, I am homeless and one night there was a huge thunderstorm, I got a call from a "friend" of mine offering me to stay at his place for the night to "Sleep in a real bed" well I get there and this guy procedes to beat me and rape me for the next 11 hours. I finally was able to knock him out cold by hitting him with one of those old fashioned, huge, glass ashtrays. It took me the better part of 2 hours to take hinges off the door and pry it open to escape, naked and bloody, running down the street in a daze. I was punched in the head so many times that I get seizures now and my mind still isn't right. I was diagnosed with PTSD from the incident a year later. I still have no idea why he did this to me. I guess he thought I was ONLY a homeless girl so nobody would care. Unfortunately this is only one of my stories of dealing with a sadist. I get anxiety just thinking about it. But yeah, people can be assholes.
Sarah Kuuspalu I don't mean to sound disrespectful but you should have called the police immediately that is still a crime and that is still punishable with prison time regardless of if you're homeless or not
Even if you're not homeless, go to the library .
I"d like to, but it smells really bad
The library is for computers so u can apply
I lived in Modesto and always went. Lots of great science knowledge there, especially the older material before science became weaponized (by Dawkins, for example). Came a time the city passed a rule which the librarians could not kick out unclean people or block them from using the toilets.... After that, the smell of fungus-on-human skin became so strong, it was impossible to go. If you can smell the fungus, it is in the air, landing on you... totally unhealthy environment. I mentioned this before, and a homeless person was offended. Not my intent. Just sharing my experience.
jeremyross631 probably too many homeless people there
@@KJKP the homeless are currently taking over Modesto.
If you're homeless, just buy a house Homeless people: *why didn't I think of that*
I always see you comment on these videos!
Congrats boys, we solved homelessness.
*taps head*
@@feartheghus We have done it boys, homelessness is no more.
*Homeless percentage drops to 0*
I was homeless once and it is very depressing all you have to do is thinking about where to sleep and get food then looking for opprotunity man life can be so rough sometimes.
Right, like you forget to eat then get sick and can't even pay to go to the doctor :(
I have been a couple times as well I understand what you mean. I try my best to help whenever I can, if I pull up to a man holding a sign at a stoplight, even if I have no change or dollar bills I'll still go thru my ashtray and try to find him a bigger halfie and shake his hand and tell him to be safe and have a good day. Many normies treat the homeless like they arent people too.
@@tylermathis8590 that's so nice :( Empathy makes my day
I hope you all are doing better. Wish you the best💙
@@rnyxff Thank you, I actually have a gofund me, if you could share ^^ pls www.gofundme.com/dorm-room-fund
I was homeless for about two weeks when I was about 10. We were in California and I was living in a car with my mom and brother. We had to leave most of our belongings at a park. I remember crying about having to leave my books. We spent most of are days sleeping in the car at different parks. Most nights we woke up to a cop telling us we had to leave wherever we had parked that night. The homeless population is very in high in California and so most shelters were full. I remember sitting outside the McDonald's eating peanut butter sandwiches being so jealous of the kids who got to eat happy meals. I remember a cop who seemed nice and got us some gas only to try and prey on my helpless mother. I remember sitting at a library and throwing away some old food and a old woman digging it out of the trash to feed it to her children. The most significant thing I remember is when a woman saw us in the car she gave us a bag of yogurt, granola bars, fruit, water bottles, and most important to me a book. I'll never forget her generosity towards us and how it meant to me. If anyone has read this, I ask you to please be grateful for what you have and don't think less of those who are homeless. A boy in school once said people are only homeless because they didn't go to college and that just isn't true. Be kind to people.
Man i hate crooked cops, they make the rest of em' look bad. I try to have my ma keep her past as a captain to herself cause she might get hurt if the wrong person found out.
2:23 sad that nowadays rent is so high, sometimes even working people can't afford it
im not going to college bc debt is a blyat and there is no chance of getting scholarship tbh
imagine when automation hits the supermarket clerks and low ranking white collar jobs
Shibized learn a trade nerd
I'm currently homeless. I'm living in the woods and I'm pretty much doing with that one person said about being in a tent by a river. I work 12-hour days 5 days a week but I still can't afford an apartment in my area. So that means that I'm thinking that I have to find a second job for the weekends
@@BKJ2023 can't you build a shack in the Woods? Or there are legal implications about it? Or maybe share a rent.
I was homeless on 4 occasions. But each occasion was never longer than a year. My first one I lived in my mom's car. She got arrested and did a number of years in federal prison. I was just out of high school and only worked at a Pizza Hut so I couldn't afford to maintain the rent and bills. And my family wasn't all that great. So I had to move out and I just lived in my mom's car. After about 2 weeks, my coworkers started to notice. My manager talked to me and ended up taking me in to live with her and her family. I was very thankful. Lived with her family for about 2 months until I saved up enough money to get my cousin and I a 1 bedroom to share. Second occasion. Later down the line I ended up in California staying with an aunt. Long story short, I wanted to try going to college but she wanted me to join the military. She used to be in the air force. So she's very "patriotic" I guess you can say. Well she kicked me out and said to go live with my grandma (who lives across the country in Georgia). I got kicked out and basically had nowhere to stay, not even a car. So I remember sleeping under this water tower thing where they store water? Not too sure what you call those. Well I slept under there for about a week. I picked that spot cause it was next to a 24/7 gas station and a gym (where I used their wifi and took showers) the staff were super friendly. Plus they had a few restaurants within walking distance. Got out of that thanks to a long time friend that knew somebody near my location that was able to take me in. So I basically lived with a family I never met for about 2 months before moving to my grandma in Georgia. Next occasion. Was when I left my grandma's house, I ended up going back to San Francisco to try school out. I really wanted to make a change in my life and I was desperate and ambitious. So I flew back to San Francisco and lived on the street for about a month. Trying hard to get into a school. Eventually I ended up getting a pretty decent job paying me 20 to run the register at a restaurant. Which then I was able to rent out a dusty little hotel room for a ridiculously high price. Affordable, but I would never have money to myself for personal luxuries. But it put a roof over my head. The thing about it though, was that I couldn't stay in that room for more than 3 weeks so I would have to occasionally move out and stay on the street for a week, then go back. Rinse and repeat. I did that for a solid 8 months. It was hectic but I really needed to get into a school. Well..never did get into a school. Ended up leaving SF to find another job elsewhere. Ended up back on the street. Depressed. I felt so helpless. I had nothing. So I would just walk around random areas and do nothing. I guess you could say that i wanted to give up. I wasnt suicidal, but I was at that point where I secretly hoped that someone would come shoot me or something and I'd be totally fine with it. But then I saw something. It was an ad for a job. For the hell of it, I decided to contact them. Didn't think anything of it. Few days go by and they end up calling me for an interview. I got the job. And now after working there for almost 3 years and making improvements to my life, I now have a house (that I share) and my own car. I'm close to getting a promotion that comes with a raise. Im happy and healthy. Sorta. And I have no regrets in life. My main advice for anybody that is homeless or will be homeless: *Do not give up*
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Well now that youre on your feet , you can take online classes at your local community college (its open admission)
Hell of a comment. Thanks for writing this.
Don't go to college until you are really ready...it can be hell paying them off. I have to pay 700 every month and having house Bill's. I work as a roofer and get paid a decent amount. 1,000 every week. But it still isn't enough to cover a lot of things that I still gotta pay. Luckily my wife supports me as much as she can. Wish I can do better for her. Hopefully they accept me at a big hospital as a doctor. I applied 2 months ago and I am still waiting. I'm glad you pulled yourself together and didn't give up. That's amazing of you.
That's pretty rough, I hope things are going better for you
I was homeless for about 9 months. Luckily, I had a fishing pole and a tent. Set up camp next to a river, out of sight of the main roads and jogging trails. Over the course of the 9 months, my one man tent grew into a small community of around 15 tents. Fishing, small garden for crops, someone even knew how to create a homemade purifier for the water. When I left, it reminded me of a medieval town set up. They even had make shift fence to keep stray animals from wandering through. I won't be homeless again, but if I do...I may set up that type of community again. One group came in with furniture....fucking furniture...couch, fridge, tables, chairs....
That's like some post apoc or dystopian setting right there...
Arakawa under the bridge in real life?
@@Keon994 ah, you're a man of culture I see ..
R/Thathappend
@@clydecross1983 R/GrowUp. Seriously, you can't be anymore original than the thousands of kids that use reddit as an insult? Or are you just too lazy to actually put a coherent thought (if you have any) into text?
Met a 15yr old homeless kid out where I work living in a tent by the highway. Got his story. Got pushed out the door by dad, put in foster care where he was maced for complaining about curfew (wasn't breaking it, just complaining), ran away, and somehow found his way to my town. His goal was to try to work up the money for a bus ticket to a friend whose family runs a foster group that gives a damn. Gave him money for the ticket myself and convinced the bus driver to let him on (they are hyper aware of runaways and strick about authentication). When he was walking away on his way to down town to the bus depot he threw his hands up and I heard him shout: "No more bushes for me!!!" Last I heard he was doing good. :D EDIT: More clarity and the whole story added to the comments! :D
You're a nice person, good job! :)
That's awsome!!!!😀
Karson Kammerzell Hmm, what kind of society would tolerate such misfortunes as homeless I wonder. Sounds like dystopia to me.
Wholesome 100
We need more people like you in the world. :)
"My homeless story" I was homeless for about 6 months. It was close to my home town and I did have a little beater car. I would leave my car at a safe location since I had no money for gas and would come back at night to sleep. It sucked I woke up with sun spots all over my neck. The guy at the gas station would let me steal food very minimal amounts just enough to survive and I would do chores around the store for him in return. Would sometimes hang out with friends when i was bored but no one would help mostly because everyone was still with there parents. I had no one to help me but I never begged my friends nor did I ever beg strangers. I landed an interview three months in with starbucks. All I had was 10 bucks that I never touched and bought a dress shirt already had some decent pants. I walked for about 4 miles to the other town for this interview in scorching Cali heat. Got there went to the Carl's Jr across the street cleaned myself up and changed. Got the job and lived off the free food they would give me per shift. Worked for another 3 months doing the same thing saving as much as I could. This guy came in to fix our registers and I use to chop it up with him. He landed me a job in IT fixing registers, servers and atms. Made about 50k my first year bought a better car and rented a room for awhile. 2 years later I bought my first home with the credit I accumulated with my new car at 23 years old. I eventually got fired from that job after 4 years in for something I couldn't control. But that started my career in IT and doing independent contract work now. All i have is a HS diploma. Sometimes it's not what you know it's who u know. I always managed to maintain my hygiene. Most people didn't know. If there's a will there a way. Take advantage of opportunities you might have, learn a trade, maintain your hygiene, take a shit job if you have to, quit smoking cigarettes/any stupid habits, be nice to everyone you encounter and go the extra mile with any job you have. Eventually good things will happen. Don't give up on yourself or the world and don't get comfortable!
The "don't get comfortable" part really speaks to me. There's this homeless guy I gave $20 to a while back. And then I saw him again a year later in the same neighborhood still hustlin'. And I didn't feel inclined to help him again. It seemed like he was just comfortable in that lifestyle. I probably should've talked to him about it, but I didn't want to offend him.
Jibbler that's why you never give a homeless person money ever and damn sure not $20 if you want to be charitable then you need to give them food and clothes and point them in the direction of the nearest homeless shelter but if not don't give them shit tell them to get a job and move on
@@chrisbogan6519 It was the dead of winter and I didn't have smaller bills. Sue me for being soft.
Damn man what a recovery. Don't know if I'd gave the same willpower
Was in a similar position, also making good money and financially secure, congratulations!
I'm a college student without a car so I walk a lot. I passed a homeless man downtown who asked me for money to buy food. I told him that I couldn't give him money because I rarely have cash (but most of my funds are on card). He looked genuinely hurt so I asked him if I could buy him a dinner at a local restaurant instead. I let him order an entrée and a drink then I left him be to enjoy his meal in peace. He was so thankful. It made me feel good inside.
I’m glad you were able to do that for him, thank you
Was homeless as a kid. Mom used to take us to the library and we'd wash up in the bathrooms. The buses used to run 24 hours so she'd save up bus tokens from the shelters (we wouldn't stay at the shelters every night because the "volunteers" would get people in trouble on purpose) and buy a full day pass for herself so we could ride the bus all night. My favorite thing to do was walk over those vents in the street because it was so warm.. She was a good mom, though. Made sure we went to school and we never starved.
My husband gave a homeless guy in Austin $20. That guy sprung straight up into my husband's arms to embrace him. He was overjoyed. His girlfriend had a huge smile on her previously lifeless face.
@Kevin Lee with 20 dollars?
@@Biffy017 - Yes, with 20 dollars. You think crack dealers only sell huge quantities or something? Their clients are homeless people who come see them to buy 5$ rocks several times a day...
Kevin Lee You’ve got a pretty messed up view on homeless people man
765respect when u find 20$ on the ground your probably pretty happy
I thought you meant your husbands girlfriend for a second there
When I was homless the long bread you get from Walmart that costed 1$ saved my life
Some butter isn't expensive either... you can find free butter if you can't afford it. That'll make the bread go way farther too.
The Sparkle Zone really? What type
@@billbander9498 Try fast food places like Wendy's or Mcdonald's maybe?
@@A-_-.A So you can be poor AND fat? Or have a meal for like 5 minutes at 3 dollars vs a loaf of bread for a dollar that can last you all day. But yeah, McDonald's or Wendy's, smart choice.
@@virulenthunter3017 I think they meant Wendy's or McDonalds to find free butter, not get a full meal
Never pay for sex Always bring the rubber Never party at Vegas all the time Bring a knife incase
You forgot gun
@@justacavemanwithinternetac717 in Vegas? If you fire it, whole neighbourhood knows.
What happens in Vegas stays in Vegas...unless it means jail time.
@@joshuaosullivan2761 no what happens in vegas turns 4 this September.
@@mxerb02 lol
If it seems too good to be true, it is. I was homeless as a teenager for a few months after my mom OD'd. I managed but when I went to a church pantry a pastor chatted with me and I told him my situation. He told me he had a guest room in his house I could stay in to help me get back on my feet. I was happy for a second until he said quietly that I'd need to "help him out personally" and rubbed my shoulder. I left and never went back. Be very careful who you trust, it's very easy to victimize the homeless.
Yikes...
Fucking hell, man..
Lmao
That's fucking gross, sorry you had to deal with that. Hope that PoS rots in hell.
@@SP3C7REGaming A damn pastor.
“We will make sure the police find you” Me: ......Wow, most threatening good will ever.
guy i used to work with was living out of a motel when i met him, said he used to be on the street homeless and would actively Try to get arrested. said "thats 3 hots and a cot right there, go ahead and call the cops on me i want this."
Chaotic Good
Teen runaways are basically sitting ducks for any pervert/murderer who can convince them to take a chance. If you're just a punk who ran away bc "mom & dad don't GET me!" you're def gonna get eaten alive on the street - possibly literally. Ratting them to the cops is the best option to getting them back home.
Some kids are better off homeless
Lived out of my car for a month while waiting for my housing in the college dorms was getting sorted. Just a few pointers: 1- if you can, get the cheapest 24 hr gym membership you can that offers a locker and showers. Do you have a place to store your expensive electronics if you have any left and a place to get a bath, and a shave in my case, which was great as I still had a job. 2. If you need to park your car somewhere for the night, best to do so outside city limits, near agricultural land if possible. I parked between 2 orchards that were close to harvest, and as long as you aren’t grabbing more than your fill, you will either be forgiven or simply chased off. 3. Be smart, creative and generous with your food. Prioritize food that won’t spoil, add bits of jerky to cup-o-noodles, microwave scrambled eggs in ziplock bags, put canned fruits on you peanut butter sandwiches instead of jelly. Show others how you do it and share what you can. Some of those people will remember that kindness and pay it back in kind. My experience was nowhere near as bad as some peoples, but be smart, be craft, be safe and you can get yourself to a better place.
We don’t think like that if we see a cheap thing we will buy it not garnish it with jerky new homeless people do stuff like this it’s not worth it I’m not homeless but my cousins best friends dogs mums owners next door neighbour was homeless.
@@criticalgamerthe1st335 Like i said, my experience wasn't nearly as bad as some, plus I was looking at it from a perspective most don't see. I was getting into the dorms so I could go into Culinary Arts and Nutrition. So where most people look at a PB&J and think 'good enough' , I see one and ask 'What can i do with this?'
@@Dthorobad fair enough everyone does things different and in my opinion you may of done better than others
god the seattle one is so accurate. I was homeless here for a fat minute and it's rough. something about being homeless here is especially god awful, especially when you're young. god. the downtown center ones are the worst, I dunno how you manage to have absolutely nothing and still have the mentality of an entitled rich kid but most of the ones around there do.
neverendrs damn, I live in Seattle too, I bet you got stereotyped into the ppl in drugs. I always get yelled at by them in downtown early in the morning or at night.
It’s a fucking terrifiying trynna bus in downtown Seattle for the 21 always some person yelling at nothing
Ya but if you think about it, better to be young and homeless than old and still homeless.
yeah i live in seattle. sorry you guys get lumped in with the people who aren’t trying to change, everyone just thinks homeless people are good for nothing and aren’t trying to fix things.
I live near seattle and what a shit hole, I know theres some decent people in there but when all i see is trash, shit, and needles everywhere its hard to feel sad for them
I was homeless on 3 separate occasions, in my late teens and early 20s (the longest period lasted 6 months). The unspoken rules vary from place to place and community to community, but the best pieces of general advice I can give are these: 1. Don't blindly go through the motions or follow the processes of whatever social welfare program you're involved in. Many of these programs don't really have individuals' needs or best interests at heart (they're all about reaching State quotas, receiving funding and making everything look good on paper only and aren't actually helpful). If you blindly follow the processes of these programs, they can actually hold you back and keep you homeless for longer than if you come up with your own plan to get yourself out of it. Know yourself and what you're capable of, formulate a plan and put the available resources to work for that plan. Also, be creative and look for opportunities outside of the programs you're in. 2. Humble yourself and don't be afraid to let people (classmates/friends/your boss/coworkers) know what's going on with you. The last 2 out of the 3 times I was homeless, I was able to get out of it thanks only to the grace of friends and people I worked with. If you have a job, don't be afraid to ask your manager for extra shifts and offer to cover coworkers' shifts. Don't be afraid to ask coworkers to pick you up to get to work if you run out of gas/subway/bus money. 3. Try to keep as much of your normal routine as you can, from before you were homeless- it keeps you sane. Don't disappear on the people you know and all of a sudden start associating with only other homeless people just because you're now homeless too. You need to keep some kind of link to your "former" life or else you'll get sucked into the quicksand of homelessness and getting out of it will seem harder and harder the longer you've been in it.
Spot on advice. In our current homeless state we have limited ability to lever ourselves out if it. We have two small children, one is a baby and the other is severely autistic. Your description of the government services for the homeless sound pretty spot on and it's similar for the disability services here in Australia, which is now called the National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS). They just seem to be organisations designed to siphon federal funding into various middle men and businesses. If you blindly follow them, your kids may get abused and you could even get your kids seized by Department of Child Safety (DOCS).
What about people who don't have any friends
@@angelmonroy9644 That's a tougher situation for sure, because you've only got yourself to rely on. The first time I experienced homelessness I was 19 and living in a city where I didn't have any family or friends that were physically close by, and I wasn't on speaking terms with any of my family members or friends back home so it was like they didn't exist. I was staying in a shelter that made everyone leave in the morning by 7:30am and wouldn't let us back in until 6pm. I had 1 backpack with my essentials in it (ID, Metro card, some basic toiletries, my phone and a "nice" change of clothes for potential job interviews) that I would keep on me at all times. I would library hop (going from one public library to another every few hours so it wouldn't look like I was loitering in one library) and spend the entire day applying for jobs and random gigs on Craigslist, Indeed.com and other sites. The shelter I was staying in didn't have showers so I would take DISCREET "bird baths" and do my hair and makeup in the library bathrooms (and change into my nice clothes if I had a job interview lined up for that day). To keep myself relaxed I would take breaks in between libraries and walk to the nearest park and just chill out and go on KZhead. If the weather was nice I would sometimes switch things up by walking around and looking for any stores/restaurants/companies that had "Now Hiring" signs in their windows and dropping my resume off with them. I wasn't receiving any kind of government assistance at the time (no food stamps/EBT, no cash benefits) so I would pick up apartment cleaning or dog walking gigs in order to make enough money to buy snacks and refill my Metro card for the next few days. If you apply to 2-4 jobs every single day, something is bound to come through within 1-3 months. And then it'll take 1-3 months to save up enough to either rent a room from someone or sublet or get your own place altogether, depending on the housing prices where you are. Even if you're alone in this world, you've got this! Consistency is key. Just keep plugging away until something breaks through.
I've been part of the hidden homeless mob for almost three years now. I'm one of the lucky ones that have vehicles to live in. I'm in Australia, so what I have to say is probably specific to the area. These are some unspoken rules I've noticed: 1) House humans are generally not to be trusted. They see the homeless as filth. They are the ones that report us to council and police under most circumstances. The homeless are spoiling the scenery for the special house humans and we just have to "disappear." 2) Try to avoid any government or charity services catering for the homeless. This includes the crisis housing. These places have high rates of substance abuse disorder and domestic violence. It's better to solve your own problems. Especially avoid charities if you have small dependent children. They are under government instructions to report families that go to them more then once a month. Then a couple of things will happen; your Centrelink payments will be quarantined and you will have to use the cashless debit card and Department of Child Safety (DOCS) will be put on your case. They will start to build up a court case to seize your children. They will just assume that because you are using these charities that you are spending your money on drugs and that's a prime reason to confiscate your kids. 3) There's a dominance hierarchy on the road. Folks living in vehicles tend to avoid rough sleepers. The rough sleepers use other parts of the landscape, but they also tend to have a higher rate of drug addiction. Among those in vehicles; the people who just have a car are at the bottom. At the top of the hierarchy are the fifth wheelers with their Dodge Ram or Chevy truck. Generally speaking, the larger the rig, the more the occupants care about social status and the nastier they are. People who just have a conventional cars or a car with a tent are generally more approachable. 4) Keep to yourself until you've had time to get to know the person you talk to. There's a lot of mental illness and unresolved traumav in the backgrounds of lots of people. Just be casual when talking to people. 4) Don't be judgemental. You'll meet all sorts of people on the road. Don't assume they are homeless. They could be on vacation in the caravan. I generally don't ask people why they are on the road and let them volunteer that information. 5) Don't snitch. If they are doing drugs, that is their decision. It's not worth ended up in a shallow grave over someone else's choices. People who snitch end up being ostracised at best. 6) Don't approach other people's vehicles at night unless by prior arrangement. Respect people's privacy. You don't want to be disturbing sleeping people because they might think they have to fight off an intruder. Perves and pedophiles will generally get bashed. 7) Don't be a camp Nazi. You are moving with a free flowing population. You cannot control other people and you cannot make them feel obligated to do things for you. Don't complain about other people or badmouth them. It never ends well. Quite often people who make a nuisance of themselves get run out of the area, so don't make yourself uncomfortable in shared common ground by harassing people. 8) Avoid begging. You are asking for council or police to go savage on you. They to subsist on whatever you can get from Centrelink, do odd jobs or make something to sell for cash in hand. 9) Don't steal. Word of mouth travels far. If you are stealing from several people at once, they will discuss the matter and figure out who is the culprit. You'll end up having to skip town. This is where being civil is important too. If you annoy people, they may steal your stuff just to irritate you. This seems to be quite common. We keep to ourselves and nothing has been stolen yet. You've got to look like you have nothing. The theives will generally target the most flash looking vans in the park. 10) If you have something you don't need and it's just weighing the vehicle down, give it to another person. Spread some good will around. It's more valuable then cash.
I grew up homeless for the first six or seven years of my life and here’s what I’ve got: Buy your food in small amounts so it isn’t stolen. Get one or two bags you can keep on you: a duffel and backpack. Get a lock for both. Clothes can be cleaned at laundromats or in bathrooms without ever spending money. Use ivory soap to clean clothes, ring well, and keep clothes in a laundry bag. If you don’t have time, clean by hand and dry at high heat for $0.75. You can find that on a sidewalk. ALWAYS LOOK FOR WHAT YOU NEED AT DOLLAR TREE FIRST. Don’t spit on it. You can find socks, clean shirts, sandals, deodorant, etc there. Salvation Army mostly sucks but meals are okay. Be careful with your stuff here. Sleeping: try to find a person to stay with if you can (offer them food stamps or something) if not, some churches are open all night my mom worked at a hotel for awhile and you can get rooms really cheap while you work there. Work everyday business days and you’ll have breakfast, a bed, and a place to shower. JOSEPHS COAT AND PLACES LIKE IT OFFER FREE OR CHEAP CLOTHES. SO DOES GOODWILL. DO NOT BE EMBARRASSED TO WALK IN. Haircuts: if you’re a female, keep it tied up as much as you can, you don’t have to cut it often BUT always use a library computer to compare prices of cuts. GUYS: you can find a cheap razor for your face, with actual hair your best bet is to be bald. Remember that shelters are breeding grounds for lice. Also women’s shelters are best but if you’re staying at a shelter that bunks everyone in one room, keep in mind your stuff might be stolen. Get a membership at a cheap gym. You can get a locker to put your stuff in, and you’ll have a place to shower. Stay clean. Always. McDonalds will let you refill coffee and soda for hours, cups don’t cost much, and WiFi is free. Dollar menu is a blessing. Ask churches if they have a program for the homeless. Some churches can give you money or coupons for services. Stay safe y’all
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@@alex-jw6nt then you must really like watching rslash vids because those are the only ones he comments on
I work security in Baltimore. When one of the homeless people hang around 7-11 opens the door for people and ask for change, I usually get them sandwiches
Most are scams dude, some homeless people ask for drug money or for beer and stuff
@@bertr.mejinez5920 oh, I'm well aware. I use to go to work with my mom in DC and she told me. That's why we never give them money. Only food
@@justinnguyen2605 oh then that's smart, well great for you dude
@@bertr.mejinez5920 thanks man. I'm actually cool with a few of them at my job. One guy is former army and gets a pension. All he does is sit in his wheelchair and hangs out. He's our loss prevention guy's extra set of eyes
@@bertr.mejinez5920 if somebody uses the money for something that isnt a good decision that's not on you. The Cartel isnt going to increase its business significantly cause you give a homeless person 1.30$.
Lived in a homeless shelter for a while, and I'm gonna make this clear. Whatever you do, lock the door to your room at night, save up your cash, and never let your wallet out of sight. *NEVER*
Your shelter had a door that you could lock yourself?
@@waterfilledglass I guess that's one of the good ones. The one I was at just had large open rooms filled with beds.
@@Tribulation_Harvest most shelters I've been to don't even feed you. Most have drug problems. Most of the time large barracks to live in. Yadayada
Where is that magical place you live at, where homeless shelters have rooms with locks?
If you don't have a room with a door that locks or a storage locker, sleep with your valuables beside you on the bed.
I was not/am not homeless but I live well below the poverty line, like extremely below it. Anyway I had pulled into a shopping center with my SO and my children and a couple of people who were 'begging' on the counter with cardboard signs asked if we had anything to spare, I explained that we were in a bad financial situation ourselves, but I told them that if they were to add 'God Bless' to their sign they would have better luck. After 15 minutes the lady came into the story and handed me $10, they had made $60 in that last 15 minutes and she was very grateful for it.
Not gonna lie: the 'God Bless' has made me feel extra shitty passing homeless on the street and made me hand out change... Not that I'm complaining, or saying that I shouldn't donate to people who don't have that on their sign. I'm just saying it works on me.
The Sparkle Zone so you basically let them guilt-trip you into giving them your hard-earned money rather than offering to take them to a place where they could possibly get a job or have a place to bed down for the night and have a hot meal. When it comes to me seeing that shit you could put my child has cancer and I still wouldn't give you anything because I know the guilt tactics that homeless people use they use every sob story in the book The trying solicit money out of you granted some of them are actually trying to feed themselves but not all of them and in my opinion the people stupid enough to give money to them deserve to be robbed
This doesn't seem like a heartwarming story at all but a story where homeless people are basically just used you for Intel to steal money from people.
@@chrisbogan6519 ' than offering to take them to a place where they could possibly get a job or have a place to bed down for the night and have a hot meal.' I'm fresh outta those.
@@chrisbogan6519 I didn't feel it necessary to go into complete detail about that interaction, but in this case these were good people down on their luck and in actual need of help. I had actually listened to their story and it really was a sad one that makes you remember that we all are simply trying to make our own way in this shitty world. They had been married for 30 years, their only child, a daughter was murdered and the murderer was never caught. They live on a fixed income, which is just the husbands social security, they were living out of their van and traveling until the van broke down. They were waiting for his social security money to come in to pay for the repairs and they were sleeping on the streets, in March at an elevation of 5000 feet, it was damned cold. That money they got went for a hotel room for 2 nights. As for finding any kind of social programs that could have helped, I don't live in that city in which I was shopping. I live in a very rural area and drive about 100 miles to the closest city once a month, and this is where I encountered them. Ooh, and they showed me pictures of their daughter, it was heartbreaking to say the least. If you don't know someones story don't judge them.
To be fair the "asking for gas" one is just a scam a lot of the time, as opposed to a homeless person just asking for money. Not saying it's not shitty for people to treat you like that, but I've run into someone holding an empty gas can walking around asking for money for gas, only to continue asking after someone that gave them money left, multiple times.
AJ Anthony I know one guy who hung out in the same area for years begging for gas money. lol I'd be like dude, are you still using that same story? I don't think he was homeless, but you can't always tell.
I got a kick out of “got a crash course on being homeless”. Lol no. You got a crash course on begging. Not being homeless.
He should have asked them to pay for some gas so they knew where it was going
I saw a homeless man holding a sign the other day that said "need 300 dollars please help". I was like shiiieeet I need 300 bucks too my man.
It's a common scam in my area to ask for bus money so that they can go back to their city. They usually have a whole story around how they ended up stuck here. I don't doubt at least some of them are true but when you hear basically the same story multiple times, you start to see a pattern.
Planet fitness is the way to go, 10.00 a month gets you a daily shower and a place to warm up/cool down. Ask other homeless where they feed you at in the town your in. Hide stashes in different areas so if one spot gets stolen from you can fall back on your other stashes.
Yup, Planet fitness, thats what I do. They keep the showers very clean too!
Or maybe go to a homeless shelter where they're more equipped to deal with that is honestly I don't want to see a smelly homeless person showering in the place that I work out and I damn sure don't want them clogging up the gym just because they want to cool off
@@chrisbogan6519 wow! That's extremely ignorant! If they pay they have every right to be there ;)
@@chrisbogan6519 They're paying for it, just like you. You're not better than them.
@@chrisbogan6519 You are exactly the problem of western society. Congrats on your shallow lifestyle.
In Oregon, it's illegal for the homeless to camp out next to rivers. Police on bikes are paid all summer just to spend the days searching for homeless people on the river and kicked them out. When I was caught doing that, they told me I'd be arrested if they caught me doing it again. This was almost a month ago. I just got off the streets a couple days ago and moves up to Washington with a friend. Bless my friend. There's more shit involving me staying with my friend, but long story short, I need to get my shit together and I am. Plenty of job applications, temorarily getting on food stamps, etc. We even have a contract. It can get better if you put your mind to it
@@briansoberanes3705 in the the Netherlands do do crimes to go to jail onpurpose
Best advice I can give is to never ask for money, don't be a pity case and beg for hand outs. Tell people ur situation as briefly and clearly as possible, they don't care about u, then ask if they have any work u can earn some money doing. Things like mowing their lawn and weed eating, shoveling snow, helping with roofing/house projects, or cleaning up sheds and garages are pretty common. Most of the time if u offer to work for it they don't treat u as bad, and many will offer u food and drinks for ur work. If u really bust ur ass and work hard, and don't act like a dick or a pity case, they'll even throw in extra to help since they see u working hard to fix ur situation. Experience is 1.5 years homeless (p.s. turn down any booze/drugs ur offered. Even if they seem chill some assholes like to 'test' people before ripping u off and not paying u for ur work)
There is nothing wrong with going around asking for odd jobs! It shows people that you willing to get yourself out of your situation. I have never been homeless and hope i never will be but there is one thing i would never do and that is to go beg for money.
@@peterreid6096 - You have no idea what you'd do if you ever ended up homeless. "I wouldn't beg for money!!!" Easy to say from the comfort of your mom's basement, let's see how long you'll keep that attitude when you're freezing, sick and starving.
@@randallflagg3700 LMAO
Lol
Only in Seattle do they have such a problem with homelessness that there is a political system in place amongst the people in that kind of poverty.
Liberal city
BILLY DONT TOUCH ANOTHER BEEFARONI CAN OR SO HELP ME GOD I WILL DEPORT YOU
Homeless problem? I live a few hrs from that city and what i see every time im there is a pay problem, a political corruption problem, a drug problem and a problem with police doing their sworn duties. Homeless people arent the problem, theyre products of a system that failed them. Not to say in any way that being homeless isnt their individual fault, cuz it is, but that doesnt make them a problem.
And they live near the university too. Very tropey. Very American.
Bullshit. All over California is the same issue. Anywhere you try to provide for help for the homeless you get the ones who milk the system.
I almost got shanked by a hobo once. Was not a pleasent experience considering i was 13
"I was like straight up, not having a good time"
FaZe Eugene yea totally
@@lebumjames5299 probably means that if he was older he'd be able to actually defend himself
What the fuck are your playlists? I lost so many chromosomes lmfaooo
Did you shank him back
Words of advice from my dad who was homeless in Miami 1. Go into town, sell plasma and use that to go to a local all you can eat buffet 2. As soon as you can GTFO of the city find your closest farm explain your situation and many farmers will have an extra bunk for you somewhere if you're willing to work free of charge with them. 3. All else fails swallow your pride and join the army.
@Usecriticalthinking low pay and they treat you like shit
I work with homeless folks: 1. Don't assume we're all addicts. 2. It's hard. VERY hard.
this put a lot into perspective for me and made me think about how I could be more grateful for what I have. don’t take it for granted, folks.
I remember when my sister worked graveyard shifts at a gas station and she bought a homeless guy a sandwhich and he said that he would protect her. Everytime me and my mom would drop her off the guy was always there. Makes me happy people look out for each other
Nice
Awwwwww omfg that's so sweetttt
Not a homeless person but...
Not my experience but...
Not a real person but...
Not currently existing but
Not in this universe but...
Not a living organism, but
That would sound so stupid without context "stop being homeless, worked for me" 3:00
Hype Edits true, like its that easy.
I was homeless once for a few months with my dog, it was hard. But i got to see a lot of cool things. And when you get offered a job take it dont be picky about jobs unless it involves slavery and sex.
@jocaguz18 Seriously? You see NOTHING wrong with it?
@jocaguz18 It's illegal in many countries, and even where it's legal it can get you into an endless amount of shady and risky situations. Anyone willing to pay a homeless person for sex has to have some loose screws so you really don't want to get into that person's car.
@jocaguz18 now i have no clue of these high class hoes that your talking about but if these exist its probably in Asia
@@JG-ex3uf - lol at this mountain of bad clichés ^^ dude, stop relying on tv shows to teach you about the street life.
@@randallflagg3700 okay I guess growing up in Brooklyn for half my life isn't what the "streets" are
Is homeless: IT guy: Stop being homeless
I think he meant that as the end of the step-by-step process he had taken.
Need a house to get a job, need a job to get a house. If there's no free showers anyway.
Learn to code
Weird. Almost like being homeless is a bad thing and some people don't know how to get out of it.
Stay away from the homeless people who you think should be in a padded cell. But there are some who just couldn't take the punches that life was dishing out and they'll scratch your back if you scratch theirs. In times of desperation, it's nice to have at least one friend
Checking the Dollar Tree. Essentials for cheap cash.
Dollar Tree is a godsend for cheap essentials, even if you're not homeless. They've been my go to for a long time. Big bottles of shampoo/conditioner/body wash for $1 each. Cleaning supplies. Usually can get some decent food for cheap, as well as books, art supplies and other trinkets for entertainment. I go there or Family Dollar/Dollar General all the time. Aldi's is good too for food and other home supplies, they're at least cheaper than Walmart.
God I love the dollar tree. Were not poor or rich or even middle class, but when we gotta save a dime straight to 99c store or the dollar tree! Some snacks I love are only sold there too!
@@kats-haven7879 "were not poor or rich or middle class" then wtf are you😂 not meant to be rude but seriously
Too bad there's no such thing as Dollar Tree in my country :(
They are just opening one up in my small town. I loved them when I lived in Denver.
2:37 Wow, this is like a walkthrough for some kind of homeless game. Very specific, I like it 👍🏻
The steps are like loading screen tips
Believe it or not they actually do have a hobo Simulator game
Skyrim homeless challenge (modded, with frostfall and campfire, get your first bounty contract and bounty hunt as Ur job, level up and then get a nice house)
It's upsetting that someone jumped to the conclusion that a specific teenage runaway had "good parents" and that it was all "teenage angst" just because the kid didn't mention anything that they deemed to be important in a single conversation that they overheard. Not everyone likes to lay the very worst of their pain and trauma out for everyone to see. Sometimes you just don't want to talk about it and sometimes you don't trust the people around you enough to be vulnerable. It's completely ridiculous to assume that you know what someone's life is like and what they've been through based on a conversation. Especially when you weren't even part of that conversation and just overheard it.
so many people think homeless people had the same opportunity as everyone else they were just to lazy to go on . 9/10 it's not true. Stop assuming everything about them, they didn't want that lifestyle
Here in Europe there are some people who follow the homeless lifestyle without actually being that poor
Yeh they do drugs and that’s where they end uo
some end up driving themselves into homelessness (drugs), some get screwed over by the real estate/bank/whoever owns everyone's houses these days industry where it's not too uncommon for one or even 2 jobs to be not enough to even pay rent (and maybe morgage) and people go homeless because of that
@@theArab__ There are people like that in the US too but admittedly a lot of homeless people here have mental illness.
Rocthity I actually went into a shop and got a bottle of whiskey and handed it to the homeless man he looked at me didn’t say thank you gust looked at me with eyes that had no life in them gust empty he was thankfully but he’s face gust showed that he had lost he’s emotions and couldn’t feel happy eny more he’s eyes said to me I wanna die I walked away and he’s face gust was stuck in my head
Homeless in SF Carry a knife/pepper spray. Put any valuables in your pockets when sleeping and loop your backpack through your arms. Otherwise anything not tied down to you will be home in the morning. Don’t panhandle right next to people and give them half a blocks distance. Be ready to protect that space, as a younger dude (27), many older dudes will try to fuck with you. Try to find any work you can. Smile and be nice to people, especially the normal folks. Acting like an asshole will just reinforce people’s beliefs that homeless are crazy/not worth approaching. Be mindful that even in a big city people will recognize you, so watch how you conduct oneself.
Damn this one hit home my dude. Because I've had too many bad run ins with homeless people that I feel exactly how you said. Anyways, hopefully your luck turns around brother.
go to a super market and eat the samples, fills you up.
Or get a job and make money
If it were that easy they wouldn't be homeless
Demon Whisperer Nice job dude you eliminated poverty and homelessness
@@DJ_Pimpin you usually can't get a job if you don't have a billing address
Demon Whisperer You need an Address to get a job and a job to get an address
I’ve had a family member be homeless in different places throughout the year because of his hard to manage bipolar. When staying in the woods. He kept having teenagers mess with stuff. So I pick up chalk from the ground and drew the Blair Witch symbol on every single tree. They left him alone after that.
Smart! 😁
yeah, packs of teenagers tend to be the worst offenders when it comes to messing with the homeless just for the hell of it
A lot of "good, honest people" are the furthest thing from it.
TRUTH.........
When the guy said worked 50 hrs at a gas station but still had to be homeless and sell papers that hit home... I worked 35/50 hours per week at my last gas station job making 9 an hour (considered decent in a 7.25 minimum state😠) . Knew id never afford college and refused to go into student loan debt (seeing how many friends lives were ruined by student loans) and know for a fact me and my gf would have never ever ever made it 1 week if i wasnt still renting a room from my parents and getting tons of help. I hate this country. You can run an entire store by yourself working 9/10 hour shifts getting chestpains at 23 everyother day and still be completetly fucked and homeless with no hope of a future unless you've got a rich. Mommy and daddy who'll pay 40k to get you through college. All i do now is save up money every year and go travel the world as a hobo or in youth hostels for a month or two its what brings me joy now i refuse to be a wage slave believing i need to buy more and more from this evil society whos raping the planet so badly our children might never know the true beauty of nature maann i needed to rant wow
It's come to the point where people are better off avoiding paid employment if they can because jobs have either become too exploitative or unsafe.
I was homeless when I was 19. I can confirm sticking to a small group and going to the library, but where I was, homeless people supported each other as long as they trusted you.
My dad was telling me this story of how these two rich guys like wolf of wall street kind of rich were walking down the street when they saw a homeless guy sitting there. They decided to approach him and they took out a 50 and set it on fire right in front of the homeless guys face. There are some horrible people in this world.
I want to bash their faces in
It's certainly don't shit or leave dirty needles on the sidewalk.
you've never seen the homeless in charlotte NC then have you? i've seen people who would shit on a busy street corner with absolutely no shame. in some areas you almost have to be wearing thick leather gloves when you do clean up because of how many needles people would just throw all over. drugs make people do crazy/weird shit.
@@simul8rduude lived in Charlotte in the summer of 2018. Homeless people there are filthy as hell. I worked at taco bell and I wouldn't have been surprised if sometime got robbed in front of the store.
@@tristanriffle5288 naw, too expensive to live in that city. Used to work up there though. You see a lot of crazy shit when you go into that city at 3am every morning. All the rough individuals roam the streets before 5am. And not a single fucking person stops for the red lights.
@@simul8rduude Charlotte is a warzone. I'm a midnight mall delivery guy, and when I to to Memphis or Charlotte malls, be prepared to roll up on a pimp shaking his girls down or some drug deal going on in the parking lot.
"Apply to your local technical college, and get a job in IT, stop being homeless it worked for me" win the lottery, stop being poor, it worked for me
Don Genove I think he saved up from jobs where you don’t need degrees
I hate the assumption that everyone is good in math.
ikr that was such bs like just get a job right away and save up enough to stop being homeless before winter. Just stop being homeless. easy. Can't do it? sounds like a you problem
You can tell which people got a good hand and decided being homeless wasn't *that* hard because someone deigned to help them specifically
As a current homeless person I can honestly say the ONE rule you should follow is: Never leave your things either unattended or with someone else. Shit happens and if you want to KEEP the things you own, you make sure that shit is in hand at all times. Trust me its better to be seen as untrusting rather than incompetent .
this 100%. i was looking for this. anytime you're new to an area, especially if you look newly homeless or you're alone, you're fair game and 100% a mark. Old heads will buddy up to you and try to find out where you're staying, what kind of stuff you have on you and some way to take it from you. If they can convince you to just put it in their hands for 'safekeeping' they 100% will. They'll also try to get you in their debt, which is the worst place possible to be. Don't trust people with your things or your safety. Don't trust any invitation to join a group you don't know anything about yet.
One time I gave a homeless man $5. He was so happy. Made my day. :) Edit: Thank you for all the likes. I would like to say I was 9 at the time. I was planning on getting something at a store with my grandma. Edit 2: Thank you for all the likes. I did not expect this.
Panda Panda thank you!☺
Got drunk on that shit
One time, when I was jobless for two years (but not homeless thanks to a very loving family that I am blessed with), I was walking downtown and a man asked for change, I didn't have any but I had some cash and went to give him 5$, as I opened my wallet I accidentally grabbed my last 20$ that I was going to use for laundry for when my job started (I had it in my wallet for many months). He noticed the 20$ before I did and the look in his eye was so genuinely happy that it pulled me out of the depression I had been facing for months. I gave him that 20 (despite it being the last money I had beyond the 5 I initially meant to give him) and the joy I received in return made me feel better for much longer than the money ever could of. Now that I am working I have filled my wallet with money to give away to strangers in need because of how happy it makes them, and how happy it makes me to see them happy. I never used to give money to the homeless (always look away or say no) until I was very poor myself and rationing my own food, seeing everything as X days of food really changed how I view the world. Its amazing how much $5 can change your week when you have nothing else. Thank you, and I would encourage you to keep giving
I use to keep a 10 in ones just to give away to the people who need a buck or two for the bus.
I don't give money to the homeless cause I don't trust them to not waste it on drugs. If they say they want food, I'll buy a sandwich/drink myself and give it to them, but definitely never giving them coins
HERES VERY GOOD ADVICE: go to a motel and see which company stays there with their crew. Ask if they're hiring. This means you can stay and work with them and not worry about housing, meaning all your income will be used for other important things to get you up and started. (Even if they're not hiring, still start a conversation and ask for advice, or see if they know another boss or crew. Social skills help alot. ) I work for a tree trimming company and seen many people get back on their feet. Good luck.
Currently homeless, just glad I got to charge my phone
SimplyPosy Good luck out there man. Hope things turn out great for you.
KZhead is the quickest way to drain your battery tho...
If you can get away from cities, hard to panhandle there, and heading southward helps if it's cold out.
@@ishish8816 its not video games and recording videos is the quickest way to drain your battery
Good luck out there in the streets. And watch out for bad poeple
A minimum wage job was originally supposed to make someone enough money to have a home and support a family and now it can barely support one person with a studio apartment. That’s so freaking sad
No, they weren’t. Minimum wage jobs were meant to give young kids work experience that they could put on their resume while doing the public a service. Tell me, do you really believe that having someone say, “Would you like fries with that?” was meant to be a career? Give me a break.
Liam Bennett before inflation, a minimum wage job should’ve been enough to give someone enough money for a home. It was the minimum wage you could earn to support yourself.
@@Alison.taylor.c minimum wage is a stepping stone, or a permanent place for deadbeats
Sage Inflation? No, that’s not how it works. When inflation goes up, so do wages, even though the wage is the same before or after inflation. Besides, inflation for the dollar is less than 2%, meaning that there is hardly any impact on wages. Like I said before, do you really think that saying, “Would you like fries with that?” was meant to be a career?
@@MemeMaster-bg4mf someone that thinks minimum wage should be able to buy you a house, is a lazy entitled underachiever... obviously this kid will be flipping burgers his whole life
I used to have this buddy (lets call him jake) who was like a brother to me that i met in a dormitory for people with mental illnesses and other issues, often drug related. He was always the funny one when around several people, but became the quiet-but-geniune type when it was just you and him. He could also instantly switch to ''shut your fucking mouth before i dump your body in the ocean'' mode (but never against me). I remember one evening when we were playing beyond two souls for the PS4, just the two of us, and it came to the story section of where Jodie ends up on the street, homeless. And she wakes up surrounded by a few other homeless people who she never saw before who had taken her in. I instantly was like ''oh fuck no, one of them is going to stab me for some cigarettes.'' Jake just looks at me, and asks ''why would you assume that? Are you really that distrustful of homeless people? People have no idea what it's like on the streets...'' not like he was angry, but more in a saddened manner. Like he was so tired of homeless people being stereotyped as savage animals. He then told me how he was homeless on the streets for about a year until he managed to climb out of it. I felt like an absolute fucking dick afterwards, and it was a valuable lesson for me to not always instantly judge people through stereotypes. I didn't wanna explain that while i understand where he's coming from, being homeless also makes you goddamn desperate, at which point morals go out the window. Since he was the one who actually lived through that hell, i just took the lesson as is. tl;dr don't judge someone until you actually know their story.
no, do judge others. size them up look at their posture, read into what they say, and always always be ready to defend yourself. just because he got upset at what he thought was uncalled for judgement against all homeless doesnt mean you should blindly trust. and besides it was his mistake to think that. it was a game, and they are made to entertain. what would be entertaining about a game where you wake up in a strange place surrounded by people you dont know, if they just all did nothing and the scene ended. cant be faulted for feeling in a way that they made you feel by their marketing and game design.
@@worldsmosthumbleguy Well yes, it was a game. But Jodies story, minus the superpowered ghost at her side, is something that could happen to any of us. While the homeless bit was where it hit Jake hard, My own struggle came when Jodie was at that party with the other teenagers. Teenagers who treated her like a freak with malicious intent just because she was different than them. People who go after the weak just because they can brings me to a very dark place in my mind. If i was Jodie in that situation, none of those brats would have left that house alive.
Met a old man on thanksgiving by sears. Have him a pie I made. That I was originally saving. Everyone should have a good holiday
I just wanna point out that talking to that 15yo friends was not a great way to find out whether or not that kid was being abused or something! Abusers can be very good at convincing those around them (friends, family, etc) that they're these great, caring people and they are NOT!! That kid's friends could have unknowingly set him up to suffer! I know that person won't see this, but PLEASE if you are reading this and a child is acting out or running away or having emotional issues, TAKE IT SERIOUSLY!! If they say anything about their parents, TAKE IT SERIOUSLY!! I'm sorry but I really can't stress this enough. I'm an abuse victim, and I'm still in it right now at the hands of my parents. Everyone thinks my parents are perfect and I'm living a nightmare!.So if one person reads this and takes something like this more seriously, I'll be eternally thankful.
Every time I have extra change or cash I give it to homeless I dont care that some ruin it for others. Anything I can do to help someone or make their day better I'll try. Just talking to them helps. This country has become super insensitive and no one can argue that.
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I got confused by the comment then i looked at the replies and got only more confused
@@lma9468 trolls make you pay to cross bridges
When I was in highschool I was homeless for a short bit (a month) I slept in my car. I would go to school and go straight to work until 10 pm. Go to the school parking lot and wait until the janitors came in around 430. I'd wake up and one of them that knew me would let me in so I could shower and wash my clothes in the football locker room. At 6 the cafeteria opened so I would eat and go about my day.
I used to see a lot of people who would pick up homeless people work them like dogs and then when it was time to pay they would say come back tomorrow...for days and days until the people just couldnt hold on to that small bit of hope they had that they would actually get paid. They lost their chance to shower and eat working their ass off for literal nothing. Happened all the damn time. Sometimes even businesses would do that shit. So just like the working girls...money up front or no works getting done
Was homeless for five months when I was eight. My mum and I stayed on the streets in the daytime, and at night, sometimes my mum's friend let us sleep on his couches, but most of the time we were on the streets still. I was too young to care how we came out of poverty, I was just glad we had a roof over our heads.
If you find yourself homeless and house jumping and still attend school here are some tips 1. Don’t tell people. Kids are mean and will tell everyone and you’ll get bullied 2. Don’t let people over when house jumping it’s rude 3. Do your best to help out with everything you can even if it’s cleaning up a little bit 4. Try your absolute best to stay clean and stay healthy 5. Always try your hardest in school focusing on your school work and doing well is the best you can do Hope you get out of any hard situation your in and remember to love yourself and your amazing❤️💙
If you live in Bellingham or Ferndale in Washington State, WTA bus rides are only a dollar and the newer buses (aka most of them) have air conditioning during the summer/heat during the winter and a free WiFi hotspot. Essentially if you do a little bit of research about the most possible layovers you could spend a couple dollar and travel everywhere all day. If you plan to use this a lot, consider investing in a monthly or quarterly bus pass so you get more use for less buck. I don’t know if this applies to other cities as well, but please spread awareness!
We don't allow passengers like that. End of line, ya gota get off
I Wonder how homeless people treating imposters who only pretend to be in need to profit from charity.
Aggressive Tubesock I don't know where the fuck you live but it sounds like you live in China or Russia because this kind of shit doesn't happen in America
Not a homeless, but worked in a zone filled to the gills with those. Usually they block impostors with practically paramilitary efficiency, surround them with the loudest, smelliest beggars at hand by the four sides and move/push slowly forcing you to move likewise at one block/hour rate to a secluded place and intimidate you. However, if you seem like a robbed tourist/normal people (well dressed but looking distressed, or a ripped shirt but anything else okay) asking for money they size you up and can help you, kindly ask you to leave or flat-out beat the shit out of you in the case of upper-middle class kids playing the role. Contrary to popular belief, the loaded hobo is a common occurence arround the world. Chech the scrapping of surface and heels of the shoes and the inseam and hem of the pants to know if those dirty pants are trully a disguise.
@@chrisbogan6519 that shit happens in Paris, that shit happens everywhere the US isn't some special disney place.
It's harder to get away with that sort of thing in Australia now. I think the homeless population would be split down the middle between those that thought it was just another way to survive and others who would resent the dishonesty.
@@chrisbogan6519 lolololololol. you never slept outside. I've seen people just straight up be at a homeless shelter during the day then go back to his parents during the night. like lol ppl take advantage of anything they can if there that type of person.
Seattle former junkie here. It was really cool hearing from another guy with some of the same experiences I had. I'm gonna add something here: If you're into drugs, don't use other people's paraphernalia unless you have to NEVER take a needle from someone even if they say it's clean. I found a guy right outside the needle exchange but I got there a bit too late. I saw he had cleans so I asked if he would give me a couple for a dollar. He said yeah and he gave me a couple needles. I checked them out and they looked unused. (On unused needles the plunger isn't all the way down. It's maybe a millimeter from the end.) Despite passing every visual test and still being sharp, I ended up contracting Hepatitis C. I am extremely lucky that I'm a rare case of a person who's body actually fought off the Hep C and earlier this year my doctor confirmed I am totally clean now. I got a second chance, but the vast majority of people won't. Do not take chances. I could have gotten HIV or any number of other things. Always get your needles from a needle exchange or if you have to buy them from a pharmacy. At least in my area Fred Meyer has the cheapest needles. Everywhere else charges kind of a lot but they sell a pack for like $2.50 Also, don't judge other people's drug usage. Yeah it's not good for them medically or financially, but you'd turn to drugs to if you didn't have even the slightest belief you had a future. It's also really hard to sleep outside, so people will frequently either turn to heroin to help them nod off or meth to keep them alert despite sleep dep. The only people that are getting high just to have fun are usually runaway kids or travelers. Got nothing against the train riders though. Some of my best friends are from out of state and came here hitching a ride on a train. BTW don't just jump on a train unless you know what you're doing. It's very hard and people often die or get seriously injured/arrested.
Yeah, I don't get why the drugs thing is such a huge deal for people. Yeah that guy's doing meth, he lives on the sidewalk. Yeah that lady's doing heroin, she lives on the goddamn sidewalk. Sorry they seem too "mentally unstable" or wasteful or whatever, they live on the actual fucking sidewalk. Sorry they want some form of escape from the terrible situation they're in, have you considered how miserable it is to *live on the damn sidewalk*?
Homeless person here, staying positive is my best tip! Don't get discouraged!
Yup. We need optimism, otherwise it's easy to lose hope.
I’ve been homeless about 5 times before the age of 13, and have moved around since. We were very isolated (bc my mom had PTSD and trust issues), so we mostly kept to ourselves and didn’t have thag connection with others. It was tough, all I knew was my mom and that was so much to deal with, especially in the rich neighborhood we grew up in.
love the contrast of the "get a job and stop being homeless" comment coming directly after the "just because I was homeless didn't mean I wasn't working two jobs" comment
If youre collecting cans and some still have stuff in em, empty em out in the dirt. Shop owners/gas station attendants have to wash the asphalt or parking lot. Dumping it out there or the sidewalks makes their jobs much more of a hassle than normal. They dont mind if you collect cans, just dont leave a mess when you do it. Former homeless in las vegas
*Obligitory I live in an apartment in New York...*
eat every free meal you can get. in most cities you can go around getting free breakfast, lunch and dinner from different places. it will save your money, give you something to do, and you will meet ppl who know what to do.
Don’t trust anyone. Partner up if you need to. Try to bathe every day. (River, public fountain for your face.) Carry a knife. (If you can’t pay for one, make one. There’s rock and wood for a reason.) Never steal from groups. Never steal from a Church. Gas station food and bread with hot sauce is the gourmet of it all. No, the nice man in a fine suit probably doesn’t want to help you. - FOR WOMEN - Twist tissue from a public bathroom into a knot. That can be used as a tampon. Layering thick fabric of any kind can help as well. DO NOT TAKE THOSE PAIN PILLS FROM YOUR “FRIENDS.” Only take what you know of. Drugs get you killed sooner.
Even though you talked to that 15 yr old’s friends and couldn’t find out anything bad about his parents, doesn’t mean there was nothing going on. Might not know if he told his friends what his parents were doing or not. He probably wouldn’t have talked about it if there was something going on. Then again he might have just been an angsty teen. I just never like to assume.
Me: *thinking about my future* This video could prove useful.
Homeless college students: Colleges may give you free membership to nearby gyms or have one themselves. This means free showers. Schools often have events offering free food. Go to them. If you make a few bucks a month or have access to getting small school loan money, rent one of their lockers for cheap. If you can rent more than one awesome! Also, if your gym has lockers they may also rent them out. Try renting at both locations so you can keep your stuff tidy in It's specific designated areas. I will edit later if I think of anything else.
My buddy was homeless, I have a personal rule based off of how he died: Don't trust government owned associations because they will just lick you clean and shove you out. Your best chance is a small local shelter. My friend died because he got booted out of his home by the bank. He couldn't contact anyone and then he went to the salvation army. They stripped his remaining monetary assets and booted him again. He lasted awhile but eventually found a family owned shelter, he was able to contact me because I was the closest to him. He told me what was up and I told him I'd show up to let him crash with me. When I got to where he was after a good time getting to his location..... he died of a stress induced heart attack. (To clarify, I am a Canadian in Alberta and his family lives in northern Yukon. He was in Ontario trying to make it big but got fucked over by tax laws)
I once offered a homeless man some coins. He picked out the higher value coins and he left the pennies quite rudely and arrogantly. Never helped the homeless after that.
Not trying to be smart here or anything maybe vendo machines does not accept lower value coins? Btw im asian no idea about american vendos
well you should, not everybody is like him.
@@MrClaysta I get mugged by a Greek every month bro.
Those “get a job” type people always piss me off. All it does is show who unempathetic and ignorant to basic economics they are
Regrettably there are so many bullshit bums standing around you can't tell the needy from the greedy.
@Kevin Lee I spent a fee years in San Diego. At any large intersection you have 8 bums. One for every corner and one for each median. Every exit on the freeway? One there too. Wife's friend got a job in HR at the shipyard. Loads of jobs requiring low skill entry. First thing she did was offer her card to a women begging. She was really convinced she could make a difference. The woman got all bitchy and told her "honey, I make more money than you do."
Having been homeless myself for brief periods, I can honestly say that you feel "less than human." If you scrape together enough money to buy some food in a grocery store or Walmart, you feel.........like everyone knows and judges you for your situation. It's weird how different those stores feel when you are in a stable situation. Homelessness is difficult, demoralizing and depressing. Compassion is such a key thing we all take for granted, but we should treat each other with more of it regardless.
It's a lot easier to avoid getting pissed on by drunk people if you can find a roof,ledge,or tree to stay in at night. It comes with the issue of potentially falling to your death if you fall asleep, but honestly i'd try to stay awake for most of the night and then sleep during the day when it was safer
I remember being in the city and seeing a homeless guy going through the McDonald’s trash, my friends and I pitched in for extra change and gave enough for a meal in McDonald’s, it wasn’t much but I hope it made good, I just thought that no one should live like this. You don’t know they’re story and how they ended up like this so please help as much as u can, even if it’s just change.
This is strange I was homeless for a bit this was when McDonald’s had an actual dollar menu. Order a hamburger and add mayonnaise. The fat will keep you fuller longer and there is protein.
dumpster dive for food, its not all rotten and unpackaged some of the best stuff is from vending machines , thats a jackpot there
... Which is how homeless people can be overweight and unhealty. Bad idea.
True that. A typical .5 oz packet of mayonnaise contains about 100 calories. Great way to supplement your intake and meet your needs. Unhealthy you say? So is starving to death.
@@worldsmosthumbleguy Can so easily dumpster dive in Australia anymore. The supermarkets now padlock their skip bins.
1. Don't snitch. 2. Pay your debts. 3. There is an actual time limit on begging spots on a rotation. 4. Never cause problems at places where the homeless are openly allowed to go (the Public Library.) 5. If someone is a noob, tell them where decent handouts are located (optional.)
A lot of people are a step/paycheck away from homelessness, and that’s heartbreaking. I grateful for everything I have whether it’s big or small. 🙏🏾
"when it's 120 degrees outside and you need ACK and a shower..." Edit: fookin symbols on youtube i jus wanted to bold the text!
It how although sucks. I live in a big (and popular) city, so there’s lots of homeless people. Yet, there is also a lot of people who aren’t actually homeless and still just beg for money. The ones who aren’t actually homeless are normally taking away from the help, money, and food that could be given to people who genuinely need it.
Was homeless living in a tent with my husband for many months after he was laid off and we could no longer afford rent. It was the beginning of summer in Alabama. We also lost our car within a week of him losing his job after some asshole ran a stop sign and totaled our only more of transportation. We camped in the woods next to a Walmart, way back in the woods where no one could see us. We were/are clean and sober and wanted/asked for nothing from anyone. (But I'll never condemn those that do accept help..that's what it's there for!) My tips: bug spray! Tarps come in handy. If possible, get a durable and powerful portable phone charger so you don't have to sit connected to an outlet all night charging your phone-at Walmart or wherever. We got bicycles when my husband got another job so we could get where we needed to go and used public transportation when needed. (50¢ to get across town was very helpful and they had a bike rack too.) Other homeless people can be very kind and helpful-I have found they are even more kind and giving than non-homeless folk...but watch your back, especially if you are a woman. Not everyone has good intentions. We used truck stop/gas station bathrooms to shower and clean up. We'd buy and refill gallons of water to keep at our campsite. Always have a weapon on you, and beware of where you pitch your tent.. our campsite flooded on us twice to the point of everything we owned at that point getting ruined. We strung up a clothesline and used laundry mats whenever we could. We also would have campfires to cook supper and a kettle to make hot coffee with. Our kettle came in very handy. It wasn't easy.. it truly wasn't, but every day I reminded myself that this ISN'T going to last forever.. and it didn't. I never gave up and having my husband by my side definitely helped..although being alone in the woods while he worked third shift was a bit unnerving at times. Today, we have a house and a car.. and a bed! We made it through because we refused to give up or give in. To anyone out there struggling now: you WILL make it through this. Keep your head up and keep moving forward. It's going to be okay! One foot in front of the other.
Your homeless experience sounds like our life right now!
I was homeless in Canada, during the winter. Took the change i had (wasnt a pan handler, i had saved up a bunch of change before becoming homeless. ) bought a large pizza. Ate a few slices,and stored the rest of the pizza in a snow bank under a hotels deck. Came back the next day and finished my pizza. I also would spend most of my time in the public library, applying for jobs. Also go to a thrift shop and buy yourself some decent clothes to not look homeless and be able to go to interviews in. Some times if i wanted to get some extra sleep, especially on terrible weather days. I'd go into a nearby hospital and sleep in one of their unused waiting rooms that was empty all the time.
0:13 Las Vegas is the best place to be homeless at (not saying it’s good to be homeless) my mom brother and I were homeless and we could go to so many places to get help!
And hookers are decriminalized also.
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Did the City of Las Vegas not "accidentally" cull a load of homeless by flooding them?
This is true for the US, but some homeless people in Western Europe aren't actually homeless. The disabled beggars get picked up by handlers who take their money. It's one of the ways Eastern European organized crime makes money. The gypsy guy (healthy, in his 40s) living across the street from me, in a house with electricity and running water, has been going to Spain as a beggar for the last 5-6 years, accompanied by his disabled grandfather. Another family living near me (also gypsies) is doing it. The oldest woman is about 60 y/o, she and her children are fit for work. They actually brag about the money they make there. I'm not writing this to attack them, I just want you to be informed.
That one foreign guy who has sat outside Russell's on Botanic Avenue (major street, by local standards, Belfast) *every day for like ten years.* Is he homeless? Who knows. He doesn't particularly stink, as far as I know.
I was homeless once for a week at 18 in California The semester ended and I suddenly had to leave my apartment and had no where to go. My mother was driving from illinois out to get me and I did not tell here that I had no money. LOL. It was scary, but I hung out at a Park in Van Nuys CA and other homeless people took care of me. The very first day, they gave me food and water. Man was I thankful. I have helped homeless people ever since, and that was over 40 years ago. Now, I help them fulltime with my non-profit.
If it was bad for homeless people before, it's hell now with the Coronavirus, most public facilities are closed, cafes and restaurants are closed, and if any gyms are opened, their showers or locker rooms are closed off to the public so there aren't many places you can go to take shelter or bath in the heat or cold
3:00 >Stop being homeless Homeless people: *That's a wondeful idea*