Have you ever been homeless
By Jimbo45
@Ineeddentures (31419)
March 11, 2026 9:10pm CST
Have you ever been homeless
It's a horrible place to be, however you get to that point
By the time you are homeless, it don't matter much how you got there
So when people start the " it's their own fault" stuff, it really isn't helpful
I was homeless, I was lucky, I had this thing for the great outdoors
So I bought a tent
Camped near a beach beside a fruit farm.
Got a casual job picking fruit and stayed in my tent for almost 5 months, and then got an empty old cottage on the farm to stay on as I worked on after the fruit season had finished
I earned a fair bit of money, no bills to pay,, taxes, rent, energy etc
Worked hard, long hours
Made homelessness work for me
No moral or anything to this
Just try and be a bit kinder in attitude to homeless people
That will help them quite a lot
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@lovebuglena (51660)
• Staten Island, New York
12 Mar
I was never in that situation and hope it will never come to that.
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@lovebuglena (51660)
• Staten Island, New York
12 Mar
@Ineeddentures Fingers crossed. I’m very fortunate to still have my mom around.
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@Ineeddentures (31419)
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12 Mar
@lovebuglena
Exactly
She will always have womb at the inn for you
Womb sounds like room!!
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@Ineeddentures (31419)
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12 Mar
Well I camped beside a beach , in between a sand dune and some gorse bushes
Plenty shelter from wind and wet.
It was April I started and at night it could still get below freezing quite often,
Bit then it was summer
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@snowy22315 (207003)
• United States
12 Mar
I have not been .Thank God. Glad you are housed now.
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@Ineeddentures (31419)
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12 Mar
Oh this was a long time ago, 38 years ago
And I was housed, I had my tent, a job, money, all I needed
After the first month working and I saw how much money I had, I was like #yayforme
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@toniganzon (76917)
• Philippines
12 Mar
Kindness goes along way.
You were smart enough to work your way out of it.
You are one impressive Jumbo!
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@toniganzon (76917)
• Philippines
12 Mar
@Ineeddentures Oh to be young, free, and single!
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@Ineeddentures (31419)
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12 Mar
@toniganzon
Yes indeed
I had no complaints
It was quite funny how girls were attracted to my ten at the beach.
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@Ineeddentures (31419)
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12 Mar
Well I figured it made sense and you know what, it was a good lifestyle
Young, free and single to mingle
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@LadyDuck (500124)
• Italy
12 Mar
@Ineeddentures - A smile costs nothing and you can also give them something that you do not need but it's precious for them. A warm blanket, a sweater, a pair of pants.
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@Ineeddentures (31419)
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12 Mar
@LadyDuck
Exactly
But the best gift of all is a hot cup of coffee and a pastry.
I would have liked that but I wasn't camped near coffee or pastries sadly
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@Ineeddentures (31419)
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12 Mar
You are a good person Anna
I bet you are kind with everyone's
I am kind with everyone as well.
Kindness costs nothing
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@JudyEv (379224)
• Rockingham, Australia
12 Mar
That but for the grace of whoever goes our 54-year-old son and he's not out of the woods yet. Unfornately he doesn't like camping! lol We are trying to help him get his own place so at least he won't be turfed out on the street. In many cases, it is not the fault of the person involved. We hear story after story on the news about how difficult life is for some people.
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@JudyEv (379224)
• Rockingham, Australia
13 Mar
@Ineeddentures It's very difficult and prices seem to go up $10,000 a month. We bought here five years ago and the last house to sell in the village went for about 40% more than what we paid. And they're all basically the same. The boys will benefit when we go so at least that's something unless prices plummet.
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@Ineeddentures (31419)
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13 Mar
@JudyEv
I imagine they will be knocking on 70 at least before you go lol
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@Ineeddentures (31419)
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12 Mar
It must be quite a worry for you and Vince
We don't want to be seeing our kids struggle and not have a home to call their own
I recall you mentioned this a while back
Is it difficult to get housing there?
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@LovingMyBabies (85923)
• Valdosta, Georgia
13 Mar
I was homeless with my children and my soon to be ex husband. We lived in a motel room, and survived there by the day-barely. I picked up receipts from the store parking lot, used Fetch rewards just so we could eat each day. I wouldn't wish that on ANYONE. My heart breaks for anyone who has experienced this.
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@LovingMyBabies (85923)
• Valdosta, Georgia
13 Mar
@Ineeddentures It was extremely difficult. With Fetch rewards you earn points for receipts, then it gives you gift cards for Walmart--which is where we would buy things to microwave or sandwich stuff for meals. It was the hardest time in our lives. I agree, it definitely shouldn't exist in this country. =(
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@Ineeddentures (31419)
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13 Mar
It was clearly harder for you than it was for me
It must be really heartbreaking when children are part of the equation
I don't understand stand how picking up receipts helps,
I stole food for the first few days when money was tight
No family should have to experience homelessness,
Especially in countries like ours where there is great wealth
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@Ineeddentures (31419)
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12 Mar
It was a long long long time ago
It wasn't a hardship
I think because I had a liking for the great outdoors, and had grown up on farms, the plan was easy to formulate.
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@Ineeddentures (31419)
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12 Mar
@DianneN
Once the tent and the sleeping bag were in place I knew ai would be ok
The farms always needed labour
It was at Lunan Bay, just north of Arbroath on the A92
I had worked on the same farm as a kid
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@AliCanary (4289)
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17 Mar
I haven't been, but one of my old friends from school has been living in a shelter, and it sounds very dangerous and depressing. I'm glad you found some work and could improve your surroundings a bit. Sounds like a simple but good life!
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@Ineeddentures (31419)
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17 Mar
Well I am simpleJim lol
I wouldn't fancy living in a shelter
It does sound depressing and probably is dangerous
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@LindaOHio (220333)
• United States
12 Mar
I could never be homeless in a cold climate. God bless you that you got out of that situation.
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@LindaOHio (220333)
• United States
13 Mar
@Ineeddentures I'm glad you are safe and comfortable now.
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@Ineeddentures (31419)
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12 Mar
It wasn't that bad.
Chilly bit not really cold
I was quite comfortable.
And it was a long long time ago
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@augusta123 (9728)
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24 Mar
I have never been homeless, and I don't think that would ever happen because I plan ahead of time.
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@augusta123 (9728)
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24 Mar
@Ineeddentures
Yeah, you're right. A lot of people in my country are homeless.
Are people homeless in your country too?
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@Ineeddentures (31419)
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24 Mar
@augusta123
Quite a few
Too many
It's 2026 and nobody should be homeless
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@Ineeddentures (31419)
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24 Mar
Hope you are right
It's Nigeria you live in, are there lots of homeless people there
@thedevilinme (5176)
• Northampton, England
12 Mar
Back in the 80s all the homeless were Scottish in English towns.
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@thedevilinme (5176)
• Northampton, England
13 Mar
@Ineeddentures But there are few English homeless in Scotland
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@Ineeddentures (31419)
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13 Mar
@thedevilinme
There are no official figures to confirm or deny that.
I have no idea how many English people are homeless on Scotland or sleeep rough
@Ineeddentures (31419)
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12 Mar
Aye
Ex services veterans who had been to conflicts all over the place and then been forgotten about
@Ineeddentures (31419)
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26 Mar
If you can help them out with a hot drink or something to eat they would really appreciate it
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@Jehanne (1362)
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27 Mar
@Ineeddentures there's a lot who came by at our store. Some is just a passerby other's becomes regular. And sometimes they offer help in return for the free food. Which we feel grateful as well especially when we really need a hand sometimes. There help is fairly compensated just like our regular employee.
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@Ineeddentures (31419)
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12 Mar
I really do hope that you are never homeless my feiend
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@Ineeddentures (31419)
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12 Mar
I am glad you have never been homeless Judy
And it was really good of you to help your friend and her daughter when they were homeless
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@wolfgirl569 (134020)
• Marion, Ohio
12 Mar
I hope I never am. Many people end up there without trying to.
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@Ineeddentures (31419)
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12 Mar
Like I did.
I quite enjoyed it, I didn't think I would but they way it worked for me was ok
I have a four seasons tent and all the gear , so if I was homeless now I would be ok
I even have a mini woodburner and mini pots and pans.
And I have a balaclava
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@Ineeddentures (31419)
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17 Mar
If you ever do don't buy a cheap tent,
Buy a really good one like I did lol.
I hope that never happens to you Jessica
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@Ghostlady (2314)
• United States
12 Mar
When I was in Mexico for 8 months we mostly stayed with my Ex's family, but we stayed with a family and built a room addition for them, then a friend let us stay in a corrigated hut that actually looked like a little house. Dirt floor, no running water or electricity. Had a gas stove and a refrigerator that of course didn't work, but good for storing food. Had to go across the street to use the bathroom. Walked to the little store on the other side of the small mountain every day to get food for dinner. We could get water from the people across the street M-W-F, and next door on Tu-Thu-and Sat. No one in the are got water on Sunday. Had containers to keep water in. It was trying at times, but I love a Challenge...Well, back then I did. That was 35 years ago. Couldn't do that today. That is as close to homeless that I have been.
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@Ineeddentures (31419)
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12 Mar
You hit the nail on the head
It's all about liking a challenge and overcoming obstacles
I'm not sure I could do the same today
But at least ai have a few tents and sleeping bags to choose from of i did
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@ogbenishyna44 (1587)
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15 Mar
I was almost homeless but I managed to sleep at a local library for a while. I really feel sorry for those homeless around the world especially in the winter season.
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