I have a destination in mind as an emergency, but it does not have a permanent place of residence for me, so I might have to consider other options. I know that being homeless is an awful life, but I consider staying where I am an even worse possibility. I am considering running away because I cannot deal with the incompetence from my parents regarding so many things from empathy to cleaning the house (and they did even worse things to me… but that is too dark for this post).
For context, neither college nor working are suitable options for me because I am too traumatized from bad experiences in college and do not want to spend years getting a degree when the idea of constantly doing work for unknown benefits (degrees are becoming less valuable over time) hits my head, and no one is willing to hire me with my pathetic resume (I worked as a front-desk person at a place, and I volunteered at a store, but that is it).
I am not sure if I stated this already, but I live in Florida if anyone was wondering (revealing the state I live in is a risk that I feel like I have to take due to my potentially dire future circumstances).
Edit: For additional context, I cannot drive anymore due to trauma and just not being good at driving in general. I also live in a semi-rural place so a cab might be somewhat expensive.
The cheap tent is at walmart get a 3 man if you plan on living in it.
No resume required. Find out where the farms are, walk from farm to farm and find the guy on a tractor. “Hey do you need a picker.”
I really should get a tent (though, I expect Walmart to be doing business with Israel in some way, so I would prefer a better option… sorry if I come across as picky), so thank you for the recommendation!
Have you personally worked on a farm or know someone that did? I should probably consider that option because it sounds like one that would not require a resume. Also haha that makes sense: Workers have to look out for themselves, after all.
Walmart can be good bc you can return things that break and get more than the value you spent on them by replacing them several times. Cut into their profits if you have a moral issue
One of the easier stores to steal from too but I’m telling you to find income and get housing so you don’t get pulled into the direction of what being homeless usually leads to (theft, addiction, hanging around thieves and bullies)
I picked fruit for 7 seasons. It really was a god send for me. I’m autistic and was at a weird place in my life. Its a simple job that is pretty hard to fuck up. Living in a tent is simple its just not comfortable but when you are young its not so bad. All you have to do is put the fruit in the bucket and then go to town to get food. It really helped me learn to sort out my shit and take care of myself. If you are careful with your money you can even get by for the whole year on a few months of work.
I only worked on one farm in usa so things might be a bit different where you are. I did mostly Cherries (hands down the best fruit to pick) I did some apples (hard work but if you can handle it you can make decent money) Plums are good. Berries are not my cup of tea because I like to pick everything and they require spot picking (just the ripe stuff)
I don’t drive so I hitch hiked from town to town following the harvest. I don’t know what its like these days but in rural places hitching is usually pretty easy.
The thing is that I am worried about not having many resources in rural areas and stuff. Also, public transportation tends to avoid rural areas.
By the way, I think I should also add that I have some savings in my account (a few thousand dollars), so maybe you could give me advice on how to move onto another phone plan while my phone is still being paid off by my parent?
Not sure what you mean by “resources” Towns that rely on the fruit harvest have everything a fruit picker needs to survive. Grocery store for food, hardware store for this and that and cooking fuel.
A big part of being homeless is walking lots. In fruit producing areas hitching a ride is pretty easy.
I’d probably just get a cheap burner phone with a pay as you go. Keep your smartphone to use library/mc’d’s wifi.
I assumed resources was self-explanatory, but regardless, I meant things that you might not find in rural areas (like mental health services and an technologically up-to-date library). What you mentioned is important, but I also am thinking of other services.
A burner phone with “a pay”? What is a pay?