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Mike 03

(17,630 posts)
25. Thanks for sharing your experience. Since reading the book
Fri Dec 13, 2024, 05:08 AM
Dec 13

"Evicted" by Matthew Desmond, I have so much respect for people who have experienced this or episodes like it. I now know what people in dire situations, trying to find a home, go through and I felt, after putting that book down, that I wouldn't last one single day. Suddenly finding yourself homeless is like a domino that when it falls it takes nearly every other aspect of a person's life in some unforeseen direction. And it can start with one single bill you can't pay, or a complaint by a neighbor about something that never even happened. It's wrong that the richest nation in the world has such a large population on the verge of financial ruin on any given day if just one thing goes wrong: car breaks down. Child has to go the ER. Fired or laid off. Have to miss work for jury duty. on and on. In fact, given the wrong set of circumstances, it could be me or someone in my family.

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Recommended. H2O Man Dec 12 #1
Me ibegurpard Dec 12 #2
When I was a kid. For brief periods we were homeless and hungry and spent the occasional night in the car. Ping Tung Dec 12 #3
We never forget,do we? True Blue American Dec 12 #8
We ended up in an evangelical run homeless shelter. The car, if we'd had one, might have been better. SomewhereInTheMiddle Dec 13 #27
What did Elon say about the homeless? New Breed Leader Dec 12 #4
Not completely but close. True Blue American Dec 12 #5
19 years old for two weeks. Midnight Writer Dec 12 #6
I'm so sorry about your roommate. Good friends like that are few and far between Iris Dec 12 #22
I'll check back with you in a few months lame54 Dec 12 #7
When it counted Codifer Dec 12 #9
Twice when I was in college. redstatebluegirl Dec 12 #10
Me and my family were homeless from my ages of 8-14. Coventina Dec 12 #11
Yep n/t Cirsium Dec 12 #12
what's the difference between divorce and a tornado? rampartd Dec 12 #13
I couch surfed and lived in motels for a year and a half but was never completely out on the streets or in shelters. meadowlander Dec 12 #14
KnR Hekate Dec 12 #15
I ended up homeless the second time I was "asked" to take time off from school... hunter Dec 12 #16
I admire your perseverance. Iris Dec 12 #23
A very, very short period of time drmeow Dec 12 #17
I stayed on a friend's couch for 3 months. Chellee Dec 12 #18
Close DET Dec 12 #19
I Only Avoided Homelessness Because I Had Family Who Bailed Me Out ChoppinBroccoli Dec 12 #20
This message was self-deleted by its author Iggo Dec 12 #21
Twice. I was lucky though, I anticipated and was able to prepare. haele Dec 12 #24
Thanks for sharing your experience. Since reading the book Mike 03 Dec 13 #25
After my marriage Ontheboundry Dec 13 #26
Me. TexasTowelie Dec 13 #28
Message auto-removed Name removed Dec 13 #29
Not sure I agree Johnny2X2X Dec 13 #30
Yes. happybird Dec 13 #31
lost live-in job markie Dec 13 #32
I've never been homeless, but that being said, MarineCombatEngineer Dec 13 #33
Nearly a month when young Sympthsical Dec 13 #34
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