I’m going to end up broke in a few months. Give me some tips on reducing the impact. What things can I do in advance? What are things I should know? Give me some financial advice too, if you can
I’m going to end up broke in a few months. Give me some tips on reducing the impact. What things can I do in advance? What are things I should know? Give me some financial advice too, if you can
A gym membership is cheaper than an apartment, and will allow you access to restrooms and showers. If a public pool is cheaper, even better.
Familiarize yourself with food banks and other resources now, because access to both transit and the Internet is going to get a lot more tenuous.
Find a storage option for anything you truly value, even if it’s just renting a lockable closet somewhere.
Try to find a housesitting gig if you can, which will give you shelter and maybe even income. Do not reveal your financial situation to your new employers.
I was only homeless for a few months, thank God, and like you I knew it was coming and had time to prepare. Some of the above is things I’ve done and some is things I learned later or wished Zid done. It took me a lot longer to climb out of that hole than to fall into it, but with hard work and luck and a lot of help I made it. I hope you can, too.
This is good advice. I would also suggest that if you’re currently paying rent and don’t have a car, but are reasonably certain you won’t be able to pay rent in the future, it’s maybe better to stop paying rent now (or as soon as you can to avoid an eviction) and use that money towards a car instead so you also have somewhere reliable and safe to sleep. A car and a gym membership might not be an ideal living situation but that will allow you to stay clean and presentable and potentially work to save up enough for rent in the future.