How are you not moving on $9/hr?
Put your shit in an $8 Goodwill duffle bag and hop on a Greyhound for $120.
As for safety net, how can you fall any further than absolute minimal wage working the most basic ass job any 15/yr old is qualified for?
Sounds to me like your privlaged, spoiled Champaign Socialist back ground is showing.
You obviously have no idea how easy it is to live off the grid or as a vagabond. I've had plenty of friends do it for years just to travel and be "free".
So you wake up penniless, naked, homeless and fucked.
Step One: Local homeless center/support. There are both government and non government.
They'll get you some clothes, a few nights and a few meals, ESPECIALLY if your not chronic.
Step Two: Fast Food jobs. You'll get 15-30/hr a week at $9.25, plus free food and discounted food.
Step Three: other work, Harbor Frieght paid $12.50, Lowes $13.50, etc. Again, figure 25/hrs.
Step Four: So now you got about $800 a pay check, in one month you got $500 for a junk mini van to ride dirty and stealth camp out of. You will join a Planet Fitness to wash, work out, get monthly treats (bagels, pizza, candy) and watch TV.
Step Five: Your now mobile, you can get a library card to browse the internet, start taking CL jobs like clear brush for $100, load trash for $50, etc Go donate plasma for $150/month.
Step Six: In a few months you should have a burner phone with minutes, be looking for better jobs (Costco $16.25, Kohls $14.75, etc) and finding a room to rent for $300, get the van some PLPD and legal tags, etc.
Step Seven: Stay in touch with Goodwill and other training services, job opportunities and you'll get something in the $18-22/hr range. That's $40k. On $40k I bought a house and a 350Z and never once thought I was destitute.
Maybe you decide to say fuck kit, save up, buy a motorcycle for $2k, get a duffle bag, bed roll and become a traveling vagabond. Camp on public land, get a PF Black Card for $22/m and work random cash jobs here and there. You only need $100/m for food. With no rent, bills, you scrounge up a grand a month, you'll live like a king.
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