Tips And Tricks For Being Homeless

1) If you know there is a possibility that you can be homeless. Buy a tent! If its sudden or you just don't have money. Get some plastic. A lot of times you can find it in dumpsters. Or construction sites. Find a secluded place. Some place where you have been. The first night is the roughest. Think about where and what your going to do next. Try to sleep!

2) Always think ahead! Only keep what you can carry in a duffel bag. Always hide supplies that make you look homeless. Never give the appearance that your homeless. You will be harassed by cop's,store owners, and the general public.

3) I can't express this enough. Stay clean! Carry a wash rag with you every where you go. Deodorant is a big plus. Anti-bacterial soap is great if you have no water. A lot of public bathrooms have it. Steal it if you absolutely have to. As a last resort! Drink lots of water and stay away from unions and garlic. Do not ask for work if you smell like alcohol.

4) Never admit your homeless to anyone. Specially your friends! Because it puts them in a spot. Then they will avoid you! If you do run into any friends be as positive as you can ask them if they know of any work?

5) Try to find a location that is secluded so you can build a fire without drawling any attention. Some place you can stay for awhile. Do not leave any trash laying around. You never know who might walk up on you. Owners of property will frown on that! You have a fighting chance if its clean where your staying. Remember you don't want the cops to be called. Be friendly even if there not at least they won't call the cops and probably let you stay for that night.

6) Be quick to think if anyone questions you. Like a question like why do you carry that bag all the time. Say something like! Oh I'm going to work out at a friends house.

7) How to get money in your pocket? Out side laundry mats! Look in the washers and driers,Telephone booths take toilet paper or napkin put in coin return as far as your finger can reach. Wait a few days then go pull the paper out.

8) Gas pumps! If you see a elderly person getting ready to pump gas offer to do it for them. Act like a good Samaritan! Don't be pushy if they say no. Just say OK and walk away. A lot of the times they will offer a dollar or change. Do not hag at the pumps or the store to long.

9) Get your mind set that everything and everybody is money. There is opportunity everywhere you look. Get to know the people in the convent stores offer to clean and mop the floor or clean the bathroom. For $5 most all the stores have the cashier do that and they really don't want to. Again don't admit your homeless. Just say you need to make extra money for car repairs.

10) Bar parking lots look on the ground all around the edge of the parking lot and in any bushes. Also look in cig. packs I found $150 one time $10 a few singles.

My uncle he took care of my grandma for years. Lived with her so he paid no rent and probably no utilities. So during this time he saved just about everything he made. He also went to college to be a engineer. Six whole years! Then grandma died! Then he got a job as a engineer. He worked as a engineer for about 5 years. His boss calls him into the office. Tells him his work had to improve or they would have to let him go. He new his eye's was getting bad because he was straining his eye's to the point he would get head aches. He got stronger glasses. It helped for a while. Then it got to the point nothing worked. So he got laid off. He knew he couldn't be a engineer any more. So he tried all sorts of work. For 3 years he was unemployed. He went on job enter views A few times a week. He either heard nothing from them or he was over qualified. Or he would get a job and couldn't hack it. He sold the house stayed with me and my dad until he bought his condo. He lived there for about 4 years living off just his savings. He was almost broke! He was so depressed he was in tears and talking about suicide. He still had maybe enough money to last maybe another year. From his C.D.s But they will penalize the Hell out of you if you draw money out before they mature. Finally he got a job with the county. He took about a half of a pay cut. But he was so grateful to finally get a job.

Ask yourself this! What do I spend a month on bare necessities. Mortgage,rent,car payment,car insurance, and food. Lets say $3000 a month and you have $150,000 saved. That means you have 5 months before your broke. That mean you have to start selling assets. Providing you can! The way things are now you won't get no where near the price you want maybe not even get what you paid. Not to mention the expense of moving and storing your things. My point is once you start spiraling down. You can't catch up! Its bad enough to get behind when you have a job. Think about it! You can find yourself in a bad predicament very quickly. Oh I forgot! Not to mention your credit.

Not meant to offend you! Just to get your attention! Its not just drunks and drug addicts any more. Families every day are becoming homeless. Professional people,wealthy people, teenagers maybe somebody you know. That somebody might be you!

So be a friend and chip in. Can you imagine how much you can get done hiring a homeless person. To clean your gutters,cut your grass,wash your windows,maybe if you get to no this person you could even get things done in the house. Maybe this homeless person is a certified mechanic. How would you know that if you dont take the time to find out. They might even be a builder. Get My Point!