Nah, there is a segment of the American right that truly believes that the poor should live like a Gilded Age beggar. You own nothing, you sleep in a box, and maybe, if you’re lucky, the soup kitchen will have some bread that’s not moldy. I had a coworker tell me I couldn’t be poor because I wasn’t homeless, because “only homeless people are really poor”.
Meanwhile, vandwellers are out there counting up the cash they aren’t spending on rent.
It’s a shame there’s a significant stigma to that lifestyle. The last time I was homeless, I was ready to go that route and save up the money I would’ve spent on rent. However, my girlfriend was terrified of the idea. She found me the place I’m staying in now, which I’m glad for; but the last time my bank account was this low, I was only working part-time. Rent is like a money-vacuum.
Nah, there is a segment of the American right that truly believes that the poor should live like a Gilded Age beggar. You own nothing, you sleep in a box, and maybe, if you’re lucky, the soup kitchen will have some bread that’s not moldy. I had a coworker tell me I couldn’t be poor because I wasn’t homeless, because “only homeless people are really poor”.
Meanwhile, vandwellers are out there counting up the cash they aren’t spending on rent.
It’s a shame there’s a significant stigma to that lifestyle. The last time I was homeless, I was ready to go that route and save up the money I would’ve spent on rent. However, my girlfriend was terrified of the idea. She found me the place I’m staying in now, which I’m glad for; but the last time my bank account was this low, I was only working part-time. Rent is like a money-vacuum.