homeless: the story  > and if the means to escape homelessness are available, then what good would writing a check do? it is quite difficult. this is the real problem: when i was living on a street, i needed a friends couch to get a job. i paid rental insurance on his couch to get a document so i could get a bank account. i then had a job and a bike, i needed a car. when my friend said "times up," i needed a shower, so i spent 10/month for a gym membership, while living in a car. the police started to bother my parking spot, so i asked my father for the loft in his place for a while. my mother said i drank too much, and kicked me out. my car broke down, so i gave the keys back to the dealer. i then had just enough to rent a room from an older guy who has extra bedrooms. i used the bus to a different job and after switching jobs and returning, because half my check was going to a girl that took my kid and left me, and i had to dodge the court orders. oh, this was after an attempted murder attempt on me and jaw surgery. i now have a vehicle and only a small amount of debt, on a credit card which i needed very badly at the time. so you tell me, if this should be the expected route from homeless to "normal.'
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