Any user’s ever live out of their car before? Hitting rock bottom right now and renting a car a month for $300...

Comfy

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Just go to the Y and get a job dude

>renting a car

If you're renting for this specific purpose, rent a fucking van. You're not living out of a modern car, user. Those days are past. Get a van or a truck or track down an old caprice classic.

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>I live in San Francisco
if you dont have a home and live out of a car then you live wherever you want. theres much nicer places with less crime in East bay
or do you have something keeping you in SF?

Be careful about this because a lack of an address is one of the hardest problems people have about getting themselves out of these situation.

Find a Park and Ride. When I was temporarily homeless that's where I slept at night.

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Yeah it's difficult to sleep in a modern sedan for one night let alone many

Just get literally any job. Work at McDonald's. Work as a janitor. Work at Walmart. Literal retards get hired to do these jobs.

Also I should add, if you can't afford an apartment in your current city on minimum wage, move to a smaller town. Too many idiots complain about not being and to afford to live, when they're trying to live in one of the most expensive cities in entire world. If the city you're in is out of your price range, move to a smaller city.

Dude living in your car can be comfy AF if you know what you're doing.

>Get a car charger to standard outlet adapter
>Park outside of a bar
>Order a drink at the bar and get their wifi password
>Leave
>Go back to car
>Climb into sleeping bag
>Get electric tea kettle and plug into adapter
>Make cup of tea
>Place laptop on lap or center console
>Watch tv and movies from favorite streaming site
>Smoke, drink, and eat in car like you cant do at home or in a theater

Living in my car was legit better than living with my parents desu

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How much do one of those extended stay hotels cost? Would that not be a more viable option? I used to think those were for people on business trips and whatnot, but then I worked as a delivery driver for a while, and realized that most of the people staying at those are one step above homeless.

even in a major city it’s not that hard to find at least a room for like $300 a month

That sounds depressing as fuck.

If your so broke that sleeping in a car is a viable option, you cannot afford a hotel.

Even the most basic, entry model, no bs motel 6, 2 star joint will still need a credit card too. Anything lower than that, were talking side of the road, rat hole joints...and you're probably safer to sleep in your car after all.

Thank you. This been the best reply so far. I have never seen an outlet plug like that will def have to pick this up. Also being close to wifi spots is a Great idea. I already have a few on my phone from the neighborhood

My man.

I lived in my car for a while. I had it limo tinted and tinted my dome light red so I could have light without people looking in. Many comfy nights smoking, sucking on a bottle of whiskey like a baby. But eventually you gotta get a room or something. I was getting cramped. My only problem was lack of income. If I had an SUV rn? I'd go live in it. No shit. I'm minimalist at heart tho. Thank you for reading my blogpost.

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>Bar realizes someone is jacking their wifi when the pos terminals stop working
>Realize the NEET sitting in his car drinking tea and watching movies on his laptop was also the same guy who didn't pay for his drink just now
>Bouncer pulls you out of the car, beats the shit out of you, smashes your laptop and you tea kettle
>Cops show up
>You get charged for vagrancy and stealing drinks
>Your car gets towed away, any other possesions in the car are probably sent to auction
>Now you are homeless, with a criminal record, and have absolutely nothing

Great plan dude.

If you know San Francisco I went to the tenderloin to check out SRO’s. I was shocked the monthly rates are 1,500-1,700 and it’s a shared bathroom down the hall plus it’s full of junkies, hookers ect. I was staying with my Grandmother but she is no longer here and the bank took the house. Sheriff dept came and I have to grab what I could and leave. Word to the wise make friends while you can I’m a homebody and now it’s biting me in the ass. Have not had any luck finding a room for rent or a job where I can start asap. I just dl “pared pro”’app for catering work Im hoping my application clears by 2maro morning

damn this throws me back to being 17 and homeless in my car. I made it work for 8 months breh you can do it.

>stole whatever I needed, basic toiletries
>McDonalds and Starbucks for free WiFi
>Laundry at the laundromat or a friends
>Shower at the gym or a pool

I picked up drug dealing heavy and life wouldn't have been as nice without it.

This.
The fucking denial in this thread is just pathetic, there is nothing comfy about being a literal bum. But I suppose it's to be expected when you're talking to people who are so irresponsible they're resigned to living out of a car.

unironically go to reddit. They have a bunch of people going through or have already gone through the same shit. Its a great source of info

reddit.com/r/almosthomeless/
reddit.com/r/homeless/
reddit.com/r/vandwellers/

>2maro
I hope everything bad happens to you.

Sounds like it already is desu

Well, im not in frisco, but the logic makes sense.

Take a look through your local phone book, or a trip down in the library, and see if theres a YMCA or a drop in shelter around. It's gonna suck, and your gonna be around crackheads and the like, but it's a cot and a hot meal until you figure your shit out. Take any job, even if it's literally just scrubbing shit out of toilets at the local mcdonalds. Squirell away some cash, and in 3 months you can probably get at least a room somewhere.

I've done some stupid shit in my time, crack addiction, blew 80k on whores and partying...but I've never been so fucked I've had to consider sleeping in my car...that's just plain retarded

Lock all your doors, roll up all your windows, and sleep in your trunk. That way cops won't fuck with you. Don't sleep inside the car because people can see through your windows. Sleep in the trunk, they can't get you in there.

Always turn your wheels all the way right or left and pull up the emergency brack so trucks can't tow your car easily.

Come to the east bay bro, you're kinda fucked even trying to find a spot to park let alone not get broken into in sf

>take any job

You aren't getting a job without an address, user.

The shelter/ymca will let you use their address...or just post an ad on craigslist/kijiji/w.e. I was paying a guy $10 a month to use his mailbox, it's not that hard

>living rent free
>not working
ya dun goofed

What is carbon monoxide poisoning for $500, Alex?

So you're going to spend $300 of it on a car for a month and then have nothing. Rather than buy some heap of shit for $300 that you can actually keep?
I'm calling meme on this thread.

Make sure to carry an extra battery or drive the car around the block so your alternator can charge it if you're using up a lot of energy. Carry jumper cables too. I tried to do something every other day to make my car living experience more luxurious, whether it was taking out a small bag of trash, detailing the dash, or buying a cheap new car toy.

By the time I got a gf and moved in with her, I almost didn't want to. My car was clean, warm, and had all sorts of "Pimp My Ride"-tier car toys like a tiny fan, an electric blanket, and a toothbrush holder.

If you really want to be a kinosseur and you have a phone with a projector, you can hang up a white sheet in your car and make a tiny kinoplex in your back seat. I've posted a picture of Robert so you can print it off, cut it out, and tape him to your window. That way Yea Forums can always be with you.

>Welcome back to the drive-in kinoplex, user.
>Some kettle corn from the Walmart you're currently parked at?
>Perhaps a Steel Reserve or a soft drink?

It's actually unbelievably comfy if you're used to a bipolar mom screaming in your ear constantly for 20 years. Just being able to watch a movie all the way through was a blessing, so you kind of have to count the little things.

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>be sleeping in your trunk
>some crackhead breaks into your car and steals it
>takes it into chop shop to sell for parts
>they discover you in trunk and proceed to rape you
>when they finish raping they toss you out on the curb
>you've now lost your car, any possessions you had in it, and your anal virginity
Genius plan

>Think living in a motor vehicle of some kind seems comfy
>Watch Unsolved Mysteries
>Old couple stay in RV
>Someone sets it on fire with them inside
>No longer seems comfy

>>Bouncer pulls you out of the car, beats the shit out of you, smashes your laptop and you tea kettle

>Gee my wireless just somehow went down I'd better go out and beat up some random guy sitting in his car and break his shit because when the cops show up they'll totally take my side.

Or a fucking coffee shop, whatever dumbass.

The fucking story you just made up is so retarded, I did this a ton of times and they won't know or fucking care if you use their FREE PUBLIC Wi-fi.

and you should always pay for your drinks.

it's comfy if you're not a pathetic retard who lives in squalor because he's sad

Must be nice to be a boomer and have the stupidity and luxury of spending 80k on crack and women

I feel way worse for you than I ever did for myself. If I had 80 grand I'd buy myself a fucking Porsche to live in, not pay females to pretend to like me haha. You must be some ugly SOB that works on an oil rig or something.

OP, don't listen to these utter faggots, you're gonna be fine.

>It's actually unbelievably comfy if you're used to a bipolar mom screaming in your ear constantly for 20 years. Just being able to watch a movie all the way through was a blessing, so you kind of have to count the little things
Well yeah, everything is relative. My point was that it's depressing you had such a shitty life up to that point that living out of your car was comfy in comparison. But being able to make the best out of any situation is a serious blessing, and I'm glad to hear your situation has continued to improve.

Dude, get the fuck our of there. Buy a bus ticket to Fargo. Stay at a shelter for a couple of months until you aave enough for an apartment. Apply everywhere. You'll find work right away. Apply at Crystal Sugar in Moorhead, they'll hire anyone.

I’m staying postive that I will get a job before 30 days. Esp with these catering apps you are paid weekly.

>What is carbon monoxide poisoning for $500, Alex?
You don't leave the car running...

>If I had 80 grand I'd buy myself a fucking Porsche
>to live in
The fact that this isn't b8 is astounding.

kek

Your greatest goal in life is to live in a car, and somehow convince other people this is a viable way of life....

fucking pathetic

>If I had 80 grand I'd buy myself a fucking Porsche to live in

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Its not that bad. The knowledge that you fucked up is hard but just take solace that you aren't full homeless. There were some bums who lived in the area where I parked. I felt like King of the Homeless with my comparative estate.
>get a gym membership so you can shower and groom in their facilities. Also work out while you're there
>get a car adapter so you can charge your laptop or whatever
>the small comforts matter, i would do things like make sun tea while i was at work and it really helped my morale
>if you're real short on money, mcdonalds sausage biscuits have like 500 calories for 1 dollar. they get gross fast but you won't starve
>cops will wake you up from time to time. its pretty scary waking up to 3 squad cars around you and a flashlight shining in your face. they just want to make sure you aren't dead or a fugitive. just be respectful and dont have illegal shit in the vehicle and they'll let you stay
>park somewhere thats public but not too public. neighborhood residents will call the cops on you if they see you. And back alleys might get you robbed. I chose a secluded parking lot next to a dollar store

>If I had 80 grand I'd buy myself a fucking Porsche to live in,

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If you ONLY have 400 dollars, and your plan is to spend 75% of that on a monthly rent and have NO prospect of getting any better, considering you already "planned" on a monthly basis (that's THIS month and ALL the next ones btw), I'll say you are retarded OP.
And what's worse, a coward, as if having a 10mm aluminum and plastic sheet encasing you at nigth would give some sort of protection and homely feel.

Go full free instead of just broke and sad, buy a tent, a backpack and roll around.
People are legit happy and most dream and persue to live that rootless life.
People also think it's sad as fuck to live in your car, and most dream to escape and avoid that reality after a couple weeks.

I'm not homeless yet but I want to buy a tent just for shits and giggles what would be the best one to buy? Best sleeping bag so my back doesn't kill me in the morning?

>If I had 80 grand I'd buy myself a fucking Porsche to live in
I'm fucking crying from laughing so hard. This is grade A meme material.

Find a 24 hour Walmart and park there.
>bathroom use
>food, water
Possibly buy a month of 24 hour gym
>shower
>bathroom
>gains

>I picked up drug dealing

How does one just "pick up" dealing drugs? Like did you just ask a drug dealer for a job and a bunch of drugs or something?

You can get pads to sleep on, either foam or blow up. As for tents, I don't really know shit about what's good.

>people who live in their car can get a gf and I still can't
wtf am I even trying for

>If I had 80k I'd buy myself a Porsche to live in.
Does it look like a apartment you dumb nigger?

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Something to keep out the rain, ticks, pests, and etc is what I want.

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How much money do you have and what weather conditions will you be facing? How much travelling around do you do? And what more of transport? Foot, bike, etc.

>the absolute state of the world

Any tent should do that. I'd recommend getting one that's well ventilated, too, otherwise it gets hot and muggy fast.

I slept in my car for one night and I fucking hated it. Can't get comfortable at all and it's fucking cold.

>tent just for shits and giggles what would be the best one to buy?
The high-end tents try to be light-weight. If you're not going to be backpacking, you can just get a cheap walmart tent. Look for one with the best ventilation.

jesus christ the absolute state of this board. why so many homeless losers? if you can't hack it on the coasts, just move inland and get a minimum wage job in a small town. from there you can afford your own place in a month. once you have a place, you can focus on getting a higher paying job. small towns are wonderful, the communities are tight knit and people are generally pretty friendly to each other. Live in the midwest or somewhere like West Virginia. Everyone in WV is poor and they sort of have a camaraderie about it.

t. from Beckley, WV

Hot in the summer, spring, and cold as fuck during fall/winter. 3k saved up and long as I can keep my current job probably a mile every day since it's in front of a grocery store but live near a ghetto so hardly any woods other than this baseball field near me.

lmao this is some kind of psychosis, like you have a beligerent pseudo-"stockholm syndrome" for a lifestyle going on

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>If I had 80 grand I'd buy myself a fucking Porsche to live in

>Be me
>Be homeless
>Living in my shitty Honda Civic
>One day I'm enjoying my tea and watching kino on stolen wifi and I see a guy getting mugged
>Run out, chase off the muggers just in time
>The guy thanks me, turns out it's Bill Gates
>Bill Gates says that I'm a hero, and that no hero should be broke and homeless
>Takes out his checkbook and writes me a check for $80,000
>Thank him
>The next day, I buy a sweet brand-new Porsche to live in
>Started from the bottom now we here

Sometimes good things really do happen to good people

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Modern cars are hard, if not impossible. Finding an older one with bench seats is the key. They can be comfy.

It's all about what you're used to, though. I slept on the floor for years, then I got a bed and it took like 3 weeks to get a full night's sleep. Now I'm trying to get back into the floor thing and it's hard.

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What would be the best SUV to sleep in? Like an escalade? It'd be nice to get an old hippie van or a work van.

Hummer but not a H2 or H3

Homelessness is a failure of capitalism and the mental health system as well as immigration policy.

If the system was perfect everyone would have work because it would be a job-seekers market. But aristocrats would rather outsource every job they can than care about their countrymen. This includes paying Pajeet and Pedro because the almighty dollar is more important than a middle class.

What's wrong with H2 or H3?

>People are irresponsible and stupid because of capitalism
You're a fucking moron, my man

Yknow how boomers always say I just walked in and gave a firm handshake and all that bullshit? Well these days you have to apply online which they basically ask your whole life history and job history but they never give you a fair chance because they think they know you based upon that instead of giving you the chance like boomers think they do.

>spending more money on a smaller car to live in
Ok now this is based!

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>If I had 80 grand I'd buy myself a fucking Porsche to live in

>it's actually unbelievaby comfy
>Climb into sleeping bag
>Get electric tea kettle
>tiny fan
>toothbrush holder
>hang up a white sheet in your car and make a tiny kinoplex in your back seat
>Smoke, drink, and eat in car

Imagine walking out of your favorite bar one day and seeing some guy in a Porsche parked outside just sitting there snuggling in a sleeping bag drinking tea, smoking, and watching a movie using an old white t-shirt as a projector screen

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>had a friend who smoke cigarettes and played muds all night
>he lived in beatup dodge shadow, usually parked in someones garage
>one night he offers to go to the store in exchange for alchohol
>car is totally illegal, no insurance or tags
>i notice a cop waiting in the speed trap
>tell my friend who slows down to 20 mph
>wtf are you doing lel
>gets pulled over and car is impounded he loses his license and has to go to court
>he blames us for his shitty choices
>then moves into another car and continues playing muds

you're life is going to be terrible. but i recommend the dodge shadow for it's roominess and numerous ashtrays.

There's this high end sports car outside of my Walmart everyday and I genuinely wonder if that motherfucker is some bigwig or just some random employee. Ugliest fucking green color too so I assume they're either spic or a nig.

Car insurance is cheaper than rent though.

>i really need to turn my life around because im living in a rental car
>lemme use this app!

Is 600+ worth it for a 1999 Dodge Stratus with 39k mile on it? It's on Craigslist so I assume there's something wrong with it because that's too good of a deal from the sounds of it.

lmao

Sorry hobo but this board is only for white 30-somethings who still live with their parents. You have to leave.

I lived in my car once - I used up the last bit of fuel driving to my buddy's house, where the car stalled and was to never start again on his front lawn. I slept on his couch for a few weeks, but we got into a spat when I refused to leave the living room when his girlfriend came over (WWE wrestling was on). He kicked me out and I had to live in the car, which was still in his front yard. I did that for about 6 months, until someone from city hall came over and said that the car had been dormant for so long and that its obvious purpose was as a domicile, I had to pay $5000 in property taxes on it. I had no money, obviously, so I had to phone up my Dad and tell him to come out of retirement until he could come up with the bread. That was a few years ago, but I just turned 44 and I collect cans at the beach all day and sleep in a wheelbarrow on my parents patio. I'm allowed 1 hour of computer a night before they send me outside.

At that price, i'll be surprised if the damn thing starts...any car >1000 is gonna be a gamble on whether or not it's gonna fall apart on you within a month...and im not exagerating "fall apart" either

If this is b8, it's damn good.

based

Look at how to build camper van

how is it even possible to be poor in this day and age if you live in a first world country

Now this is pretty funny but in all seriousness there's this old guy in my shithole neighborhood that crushes down cans and puts them in the back of his truck to recycle. Does anyone here know if they inspect cans because I'm honestly tempted to buy some sand or something to pour into cans just to see if I can weigh them down to make money.

why not just get a job?

Because that's how it works nowadays in 1st countries. If you're doing well, you're doing better than ever before. If you're doing shit, you're doing shitter than ever before. A generation ago, 1st world poor people weren't in crap jobs like Amazon warehouses pissing in bottles because going to the toilet means they can't meet quota.

Kino

By buying shit you don't need? By buying nothing but overpriced fast food instead of groceries. My grandmother literally pays 200+ on cable just to use the phone and for two channels. Literally too retarded to use the internet for those 2 channels. Also sends money to my sister in prison despite her getting 3 hots and a cot.

How bad are warehouse jobs really? I work a shitty fastfood job and honestly I'd rather move heavy boxes than have to hear there's a line of people on drivethrough or a bus load of people just got in the lobby because I work at a chicken store and niggers love their fried chicken.

Went cross country in middle of winter . Removed backseats, installed a floor using a OSB plywood sheet with some carpet nailed on it, built extendable bed/seat, created a solar battery bank so I don't need to keep the car running for power, installed portable sink so I didn't have to brush teeth in public and some other stuff. Cost me about 300 dollars to convert my car into a camper van.

You got no money so I recommend getting a decent sleeping bag to keep warm at night, gym membership for showers and a diet of mcdoubles/large free waters. There is no easy answer to where to park at night, sometimes I slept at rest stops, sometimes in parking lots, sometimes outskirts of town, use your judgement. Many Wal-marts don't allow overnight parking now so be very careful. Have a decent set of clothes for job interviews, I got job in 5 days at a warehouse once I arrived at my destination. Live in a tiny house now instead of a tiny car. Good luck

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at first i was like
>nice Yea Forums related thread
but then my sides left orbit
10/10 best new thread

how do you bear it all? i live a life of relative luxury and yet i constantly think about necking - which is to say, if i were in your circumstances, there is no way i'd last more than a couple weeks. perhaps your life of squalor grants you greater purpose in some strange way?

external circumstances don't affect your overall happiness that much

some study showed that jews that were happy in new york had been happy to be alive in auschwitz as well

while the miserable ones were always miserable, even when they'd become rich