19 y/o on The Verge of Homelessness

[christian_geo]

@7349jcgfhs Don’t get a motorhome. There is no parking for those. You will spend more on gas trying to find parking and possibly impound fees.

You need to research public transportation options.

 

[pikceedust]

@7349jcgfhs Get a job. Not being snarky

 

[racadwalader]

@pikceedust And a bus pass

 

[jdh1015]

@racadwalader Don't know where OP lives but if it's in the U.S.A not everywhere has a reliable bus system or even one at all.

 

[racadwalader]

@jdh1015 Very true. Better advice would be to avoid purchasing a vehicle with OPs nest egg because of associated costs of vehicle ownership. Bus or bike if you can. Maybe sell your car for a cheap motorcycle.

 

[is2017overyet]

@racadwalader Or find a ride share. Post on classifieds or local FB pages and pay a little gas money to driver

 

[ssmokin69]

@is2017overyet The true intention of rideshare and carpooling!

 

[justinson]

@jdh1015 You're right about this as when I moved to Texas I wound up living in an area with not a good public transportation system. As I came from California, from an area where public transportation was almost 24/7, I just thought it was going to be similar out here in Texas. It sounds strange that I moved out here without thinking of that, but I had someone that was putting me in danger in California and had to leave immediately.

 

[annamoon720]

@7349jcgfhs 1) Work from home jobs

2) Get into a trade/apprenticeship, they are used to people not being able to drive in my experience lol

3) Do lawns, shovel snow, clean gutters etc. in your neighborhood

4) If you are good with car stuff have people come to you to change oil, brake pads, rotors, etc.

5) Plasma

6) Create content (unlikely to pay immediately but an option)

7) Military

Also getting a new car is about the worst purchase you could make especially as a poor person. People cheat themselves when they say "reliable" and mean "brand new." My 20 year old Toyota is plenty reliable.

 

[messianicmichael]

@annamoon720 Number two is huge!!!! If you have any small construction companies in your area- fencing, roofing, they usually dispatch from their headquarters in town. My company (while we wouldn't advertise this) would TOTALLY come pick you up and take you home if you had a good attitude, work ethic and excited to learn.

 

[ssmokin69]

@annamoon720 I was disqualified for a union apprenticeship in technical engineering because I didn't/don't have a driver's license. I have a valid state ID and I was 1 of 3 people chosen for the apprenticeship based on my test scores out of the 25-30 others who took the exam alongside me.

 

[aliaconnors]

@annamoon720 I’d say military is #1. 1,000 every two weeks and you’re fed and clothed. It’s noble and you’ll be taught a skill. They may even have sign on bonuses.

 

[scottz66]

@aliaconnors Military is a good option. Just pick a job that will translate afterwards

 

[hle86314]

@7349jcgfhs Hey social worker here! I second job corp or any other training program. Being under 24 lets you still have access to ALOT of youth programs. Maybe look into a trade training program if you figure out housing.

 

[acatholic]

@7349jcgfhs Look at a tipped out job. You’ll take home cash daily. Just be cautious of the ebbs and flows of a tipped job and know you don’t make the same on a Tuesday morning as you do on a Saturday night.

 

[thepenitentthief]

@7349jcgfhs Whatever you do, don’t have kids until you can look after yourself unlike the other 19 yr old that posted about being broke and having a child on the way the other day.

 

[vco]

@7349jcgfhs Join the coast guard and then us the GI bill once your contract is done

 

[holyghostfire777]

@7349jcgfhs Join the military

 

[fullofjoy]

@holyghostfire777 This is literally what my husband did to get off the streets after his evil mother abandoned him at 16. He said they took him in and changed his life.

 

[mathteacher]

@holyghostfire777 America is so bleak. Die for a capitalist empire to afford food for a while