@@andrewslife1979HoldingThe enforcement of generally applicable laws regulating camping on public property does not constitute “cruel and unusual punishment” prohibited by the Eighth Amendment.Court membershipChief JusticeJohn Roberts
SUPREME COURT OF THE UNITED STATES Syllabus CITY OF GRANTS PASS, OREGON v. JOHNSON ET AL., ON BEHALF OF THEMSELVES AND ALL OTHERS SIMILARLY SITUATED CERTIORARI TO THE UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE NINTH CIRCUIT No. 23-175. Argued April 22, 2024-Decided June 28, 2024 Grants Pass, Oregon
@@andrewslife1979SUPREME COURT OF THE UNITED STATES Syllabus CITY OF GRANTS PASS, OREGON v. JOHNSON ET AL., ON BEHALF OF THEMSELVES AND ALL OTHERS SIMILARLY SITUATED CERTIORARI TO THE UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE NINTH CIRCUIT No. 23-175. Argued April 22, 2024-Decided June 28, 2024 Grants Pass, Oregon
I was injured in a hit and run car accident. I was stopped at a red light, a safe distance from the car in front of me and a giant SUV rammed me going 50 mph. Didn’t have health insurance. Had the hardest time getting to a doctor. I gave up and have no idea if my pain will ever go away or will be with me for life. By the grace of God I was able to ironically drive for DoorDash to “survive” because I can no longer work my usual on the feet customer service jobs. I was on the verge of losing my apartment and ending up homeless because the cops did NOTHING to help me and the system treats me like a criminal for not being able to afford healthcare because full coverage car insurance is astronomically expensive. This situation made me so much more empathetic to the homeless because your life can change in the blink of an eye due to other people’s actions.
I thought car insurance paid out for medical payments? If it was an accident then it’s filed under auto accident. If you didn’t have uninsured motorist than maybe the health insurance would be responsible for coverage. If you ever have auto coverage, uninsured motorist is an absolute necessity. This is even more important if people living out their cars because they in it more than normal. Hope your situation gets better
Thanks for sharing this. I used to volunteer at a homeless shelter on my off season from work and I met soooooo many people that were homeless because of situations like yours. I keep telling people, everyday people can end up in the streets in just one situation. I'm glad you found some gig work to get you through
@zombieapocalypsexx9 But no other reason other than racism and classism, miss me with because I didn't get A or B or satisfactory or unsatisfactory. How every the grading system was. You have a 1 year lease. You paid your rent on time for 11 months. Shouldn't at least be you get one month free or half, This country wasn't birth off of something pure. It was literally birth off something sadistic. The Earth is going down in a tube and it's all over racism and classes.
@@the.artists.journey See where America is. The question is, what's slavery worth it? Now for my financial standpoint, but from basically everything else.
So true. This was never his home and I'm glad. So glad that he's in his own Kingdom in heaven preparing a place for me and others who'll endures to the end in this imperfect world. Thank God we're only here temporarily.🙂
It's time for Christians to look up. Many persons don't understand that many homeless person works full time and are in their right minds..I've always said that. Corporations that do housing are extremely greedy and there is no one intervening
New sub bro. Hang in there. I was homeless in 2014 after i got out of the marine corps. I put a gun to my head, pulled the trigger and heard a click on my colt .45 1911 that i bought with credit the same day. I realized right then that i had a better purpose... I decided to volunteer at a local volunteer fire dept while living in my trailblazer and they ended up saving my life. They took care of me. They put me through emt school and gave me a place to shower. I ended up going through paramedic school later and worked with an ambulance company called HEMSI in north alabama. I eventually moved on to wildland firefighting in florida as a forest ranger for the florida forest service, and then after that became a police officer for the DOD. Today, I have since achieved over 15 national certifications and have a bachelors degree in atmospheric & earth science from the University of Alabama in Huntsville. I plan on working with the national weather service next year. To this day, that same 1911 has never misfired after thousands of rounds put through it... I am blessed. *It gets better. DON'T QUIT.*
@@andrewslife1979Recent Decisions June 28, 2024 City of Grants Pass v. Johnson (23-175) The enforcement of generally applicable laws regulating camping on public property does not constitute “cruel and unusual punishment” prohibited by the Eighth Amendment.
@@kellypawspaI think it would be easily dismantled if we ALL ignored it. But too many people are used to complying with everything without question. Look at 4 years ago, good example right there. You’ll never wake up all the people, they just don’t have the cognitive ability to think for themselves and figure things out.
Every state should stop all credit card payments start in California for those who are willing to stop a payment 4 a month , January 2025 & zigzag every month to other states & see what happens when all states are participating,all they want is our money to began with ,don't you know it's us who are really in control ,however the way they force us to pay high interest rates ,high rent , high mortgages, medical, food,gas insurance, tags on new cars we the people who need to start making a stand & the one place to start taking control is to control the money they want ! Period, stop paying your dam cable shit do something to make some kind of stand !
Yeah i dont know why it's so hard for people to reconcile with these numbers. Im working full time and live out of my car. Im not on drugs. Dont even drink or smoke cigarrettes. I dont even pay for health insurance. And i still dont even save that much money at the end of the week. Corporations just dont pay what they need to pay people with current cost of living. It's very simple.
I lost my housing twice during the pandemic, and then couldn't afford the skyrocketing rents anymore, so I ended up buying an old Toyota Sienna minivan to live in.
And landlords, corporate and otherwise are using an algorithm to price fix across the nation. FBI started raiding some offices but I see this story isn't well known.
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@DevinMorris-pd2qv Get another job or go back to school and enhance your education poor excuse to be a bum in a car
But from what Ive seen in most states, a majority of resources like housing, food stamps, goes to struggling families with kids or single parents. I mean i know single mothers I work with still struggle because of the increase expenses raising children.
HoldingThe enforcement of generally applicable laws regulating camping on public property does not constitute “cruel and unusual punishment” prohibited by the Eighth Amendment.Court membershipChief JusticeJohn Roberts
What the hell are you talking about about? A years worth of taxes are way less than paying rent. Plus it depends on where you live. My property taxes were $1200 in Vegas for a $330k home.
@@KP-hi1om Yea. For where YOU live right now. With the way property taxes are going up for people in different cities, who's to say that they won't double or triple in the next few years? There are folks out there that can't endure that type of increase. I know at least two people dealing with this right now, and I'm pretty sure they are not the only ones.
My rent increased 200 bucks since 2020 when I moved in. And the garbage disposal was still broken when I left. After almost 4 years of asking the office to fix it. Shit is crazy
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@SuperPeteTV Call your housing code enforcement contact hud or whoever oversees housing in your state
The labor markets are not helping the situation. Submitting a resume with the applicant tracking systems is eliminating at least three fourth of potential candidates. We really need to start reforming communities that look out for your brother. The amish/mennonite community will take care of you if you get sick, need a job and are really able to take care of themselves without outside intervention, that’s a good model to start from. We were once like this but became dependent on government and corporations for our needs.
A two bed-room apartment in Riverside county CA goes for $2500 /month. Thats just rent for F**ks sake!!! My sisters mortgage is less than $1000 bucks. How does that make sense???
Im about to leave my 2 bedroom apartment and live in a tent in the woods with 6 others, because rent is crazy and I feel I can help these folks better being with them. We want to have a tent community with liked minds individuals. No drugs and alcohol allowed.
SUPREME COURT OF THE UNITED STATES Syllabus CITY OF GRANTS PASS, OREGON v. JOHNSON ET AL., ON BEHALF OF THEMSELVES AND ALL OTHERS SIMILARLY SITUATED CERTIORARI TO THE UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE NINTH CIRCUIT No. 23-175. Argued April 22, 2024-Decided June 28, 2024 Grants Pass, Oregon
@@alfredbaxter1061The enforcement of generally applicable laws regulating camping on public property does not constitute “cruel and unusual punishment” prohibited by the Eighth Amendment. Court membership Chief Justice John Roberts Associate Justices Clarence Thomas · Samuel Alito Sonia Sotomayor · Elena Kagan
Guys I want everybody to hear this. The scary part is the census bureau and the government knows exactly what's going on and for them not to care is very dangerous. That's the scary part.
That's because they have already filled their bank accounts! And they do not have to worry about it! Corrupt politicians and the rich ELITES are the problem!
They been told you as apart of the beast system, "you'll own nothing an be happy". Agenda 2025 is coming and eventually the great reset of agenda 2030.
rich people need us to work like slaves so they could stay rich.they don’t care about you being poor or having children to take care of.they need you as a slave for them.
@@garymoore3384 believe me I made the best out of my life in Seattle for 8.5 months. You have to one day realize that we are in a realm that's worse than hell. Osorubeki
@@garymoore3384 believe me I made the best out of my life in Seattle for 8.5 months. Now my first reply to your comment got deleted but the truth will always prevail. Osorubeki
@@garymoore3384it’s true. Who tf wanna live like this ? Yall been tricked too damn long to accept the bare minimum from a government that decides the way shit is ran for you & your communities. They not changing pay but raising shit & you think getting a 3rd job or side hustles gonna fix that. Everybody can’t run a business pass 5 years or a successful business that actually profits but that’s the 1st thing they say but afraid to show year by year progression like the shit actually doing well.
I work 6 days a week, college, veteran, and super healthy but am forced to camp out. I absolutely don’t care about funding housing for addicts and illegals. NO ONE WORKING A FULL TIME JOB SHOULD BE HOMELESS.
Bullshit. If you choose to work minimum wage jobs all your life without and growth prepare to be broke and possibly homeless. All fulltime jobs are not created equally. There are more homeless fast food workers than homeless engineers.
It's not the landlords is big corporations. Some people are small biz types who own homes and rent them. Their property taxes and insurance go up every year. It's really a problem with the dollar losing all its value since the 1960s.
@@stickeroonie even the pound is stronger then the dollar. That is about all uk has going for it though...and maybe not for long because i think we gonna be forced to go euro in future.
Great video. This covered the economics of housing. There is a whole other side to this - the mental health effects of what type of housing you choose. Personally, I have been living in my Toyota Prius for 8 years. My level of internal happiness, inner peace and satisfaction has increased tremendously since I started living this way. In my opinion, a man with no bills is a rich man in positive mental health. There are a lot of mental health issues that arise from struggling to pay for conventional housing.
SUPREME COURT OF THE UNITED STATES Syllabus CITY OF GRANTS PASS, OREGON v. JOHNSON ET AL., ON BEHALF OF THEMSELVES AND ALL OTHERS SIMILARLY SITUATED CERTIORARI TO THE UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE NINTH CIRCUIT No. 23-175. Argued April 22, 2024-Decided June 28, 2024 Grants Pass, Oregon
42 year old woman. Could only afford rooms to rent and was sexually harassed and then criminally harassed, Twice! I have up. Live in my Suburban now...
A friend of mine ended up homeless because he refused to pay the property tax on his paid for (by his deceased parents) home. This guy was a "trust fund" kid. He stopped working years ago and just lived off of his inherited stock based trust fund. When the stock market tanked in 2008 his trust fund bottomed out.
@@gils100games Your absolutely correct! I tried to help him out once by telling him what to do to get a job at the local plastic factory. He just kind of waved me away dismissively. I once asked him why he wouldn't get a job and he said "I have issues". Really??? Who the hell DOESN'T have issues?! That is the dumbest thing to say.
@@nicole-uo9cdhe may have been serious. I live in my deceased moms house and I would work 2 and 3 jobs before and attend classes. I tried to keep it up after but can't anymore mentally. I was laid off 3 months ago and rather wait for the right opportunity than a bunch of them and burnout.
I live below my means in a low cost of living state and it’s still rough out here. Thats with me and my girlfriend both having “good jobs”, whatever the hell that means anymore.
Me too, I have a house, but I don’t have anyone to split costs with, so it’s extra difficult here, I’m living waaay below my means, and basically it has rendered me home bound. I can afford my bills each month, But I barely just squeak by and survive. At this point The only way I’m able to keep my house is if I don’t go anywhere or do anything. Vacations or any trips anywhere are not a part of my life anymore. That’s how I’ve been able to make it over the past few years. And I think that’s the key most people don’t catch onto, do what you can to cut costs any way possible if you wanna make it.. In the meantime, A good size garden and some backyard chickens has helped me stay afloat on the food end of things. I highly recommend people do what they can to produce their own food, if they can, that’s an important one.
Hello friend I am from New Mexico. In 2019 the average home price was $238,000 now it is $410,000 the average income was 46,000 now it is 47,500. Gas prices were a $1.50 now the average gas price is $2.89😢
Homelessness is coming to every one. The economy is so bad and inflation food shortages and water shortages. Rents going up because of greed and mortgage payments too.
@avisswope6495 bark bark little doggy..... if you are so well off why hang with the deplorables here ? A working man has no time for the internet , sharing their opinions... Right ?🤔
It's time for a revolution and the American people need to take to the streets and fight for income based rent and new laws to protect human beings. Housing,air conditioning and so much more should be a human basic right. We need to stand up and fight for this right!! Income based rent on city apartments and homes
Had two friends who lost a combination of $90,000.00 from their retirement funds last year. One died and the other is still working. It seems everybody in any manager position is taking money any way they can get it. Im not buying, banking, and certainly not borrowing any longer. Im also avoiding health care facilities like clinics, and hospitals as much as I can.
Matthew 6:25-34 "So i tell you, dont wory about the food or drink you need to live, or about the clothes you need for your body is more than clothes. look at the birds in the air. They don't plant or harvest or store food in barns, but heavenly Father feeds them." follow God.
I see a lot of homeless people or close to homeless people using their car for DoorDash or Uber. Do not do that because once your car dies, you are done.
@@dnycebushton5008Breaks are easy and cheap to replace unless you got a mechanic to do it. Door dashing is hard on your Transmission. Transmission will destroy your budget. $6k to replace
Finally someone said the truth. It is pretty terrifying to know that you can lose your car at any minute by increasing its mileage use, yet it is your only shelter.
I don't understand people who drive around their own vehicle making money for a corporation. You are not reimbursed for gas or the wear and tear on your vehicle. So, realistically, you're not making much money at all... especially after tax.
Been homeless almost 3 months now... no alcohol no drugs. No "family" either obviously. Had a lil' savings, thought I was doing okay, & an unexpected issue left me with NOTHING, can't even feed myself until next week now. This isn't "living". This sucks.
@@suave2774 you gotta have somewhere/someone to go to though, most countries DEMAND IT, if you plan on moving there permanently. I'm not trying to go to a "foreign land", where I don't speak the native language(whatever that may be)... & know NOBODY... I don't think that would help me much. Plus, if you're living in your car, the LAST THING that you're thinking of is "let me just change countries".....
Blessings to you. I'm in / on the cusp between that situation. myself, but can still empathize with you and your situation. I hope for your sake an unexpected blessing comes your way.
Fully agree, however there is usually a hefty upfront cost to get the ball rolling on that. Most of us don’t have that initial lump of $ to put down to make it happen.
There have been homesteaders way out in the boonies that STILL have people come looking for them to tax something or drones flying over property The whole system needs a GUT
I am cynical enough to think ahead and imagine once the majority of people are living like this, you will start getting charged taxes to live in your own vehicle
That's already happened. Citations. I used to live in Idaho and cops harassed me constantly walking home from work. My colleague worked two jobs and lived in his car. It was a decent car and he always kept it looking presentable. Cops realized what he was doing, and absolutely terrorized him non-stop until he moved away. They brought K9 units to sniff his car CONSTANTLY. They interrupted/disrupted his workplace. They knew he was poor. That's a license for banishment, apparently.
@jessmiles6013 that's literally what they do with prisoners btw, they pay them like next to nothing. It's expensive to be in jail. Not that I have first hand experience but that's what some jail birds told me
If you master it yes . It's all about perspective. I don't live inside ah box . I work and my business is building . No drugs and I enjoy going where I want when I want . And if danger comes my way some times I walk away sometimes I get high off beating some sense in their ass . Kinda like I'm in ah anime movie 😭😂
SUPREME COURT OF THE UNITED STATES Syllabus CITY OF GRANTS PASS, OREGON v. JOHNSON ET AL., ON BEHALF OF THEMSELVES AND ALL OTHERS SIMILARLY SITUATED CERTIORARI TO THE UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE NINTH CIRCUIT No. 23-175. Argued April 22, 2024-Decided June 28, 2024 Grants Pass, Oregon YEH FREEBOM TO JAIL
They are trying to flank us, we need a revolution 💯. This shit is getting worse, I can feel it. I quit my job 2 days ago because it's impossible to keep up with everything especially with the low pay, why pay for a overpriced apartment when you are hardly even there because you are at work all of the time. Im going to a smaller city and live in my van for awhile, big cities are not safe
As an African immigrant and a naturalized US citizen, one thing i dread the most in America is homelessness The fear is embedded in my subconsciousness in all my 27 years in this country and the panic is getting worse as i get close to retirement and watching seniors homeless crisis. I am building my residential home in my home country to live happily ever after. There's no such things as mortgage and property taxes and mandatory insurances ever. You get water source from ground water borehole which is connected to the home and supplies water plus solar system and you've no single bill the rest of your life other internet-wifi and phone bills. Thats how i want to spend my retirement in peace. I am doing this from my US home equity. My country isn't developed as American but people are happy, living with natural and simple life.
I mostly agree with everything you said except when you said one should have a plan b. I only have a plan A and that is to cut my expenses while saving more money.
Part of the problem is the family structure is no longer the same. Everyone is single, or trying to be. But if you think about it, this is the worst time for us to be separated. The world is changing, we have to shift our mind sets.
Hollywood was full out with propaganda against extended family life. It's not like that any place else. Stupid kids watching that crap like "Friends" and "Murphy Brown" and leaving home for LA to be cool.
6:45 - I’m building a bicycle camper trailer specifically for this reason. Even if I lose my license, I’ll still have access to ‘the homeless highway’ with a bicycle camper, similar to Elkins Nomad Camper. 💪
Don’t really see the problem with sleeping in a car, truck drivers literally get paid to sleep in a vehicle so I don’t see what’s so different if you have a job and sleep in a car.
@@nesq4104 that’s not possible either. No resources = no mobility = more homeless = society will be forced to take care of them due to their sense of greed and privileged lifestyles.
Damn. It seems like no one got family members to live with and just pay rent for a room at a family member's house. I wonder did any of u people ever grow up close with any family members to where if u work a decent job u can live with any of them during hard times? Especially if u can help out on some bills. Makes me thank God me and my father, mother, brother, 2 sisters, aunts, uncles, & cousins all look out for each other. In my family as long as u work a full-time job someone will open up their door for u during hard times and vice versa. Many homeless people are in the position they are in because they got no close family to turn to or they got way too much pride to ask for help from family and friends. People better swallow their damn pride. Shit........it's too hot in summer and too cold in the winter and too wet in the rain to be homeless. That will NEVER be a choice for me. If I ever end up homeless it is literally because I got no where to go and no family to turn to. I would never make the stupid choice of choosing homelessness to save money. I can save money while still living in a room for rent at a family members house. Even if I had to go out of state just to have a place to stay with a family member or close friend that shit still beats being homeless. This is why have a strong bond with multiple family members really pays off especially in rough times.
@@garymoore3384 Just be thankful for your large family network and don't pass judgement of others. Not everyone is blessed with generous, kind family/friends. Do you think people want to be without food and shelter? Thank God for what YOU have. Better check yourself.
I’m sick of hearing about people complain about not being able to make life work on six figure salaries. Are you kidding me? I’d live like an absolute king on six figures. You’re all doing something very wrong if you can’t make 100k+/yr. work for you. Too many people out there clueless about proper money management. 100k a year is still plenty to create a pretty decent life for yourself.
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@rpd2787 Yay these r bums that’s why the world is full of trash ppl like these bums don’t want responsibility they would live off someone and sleep on the floor
You know why? It's a high debt and taxation country. The more you make the more taxes you pay not just in payroll but all forms of taxation. The remaining balance is used to service loans and debt. The country is a SCAM.
The places where the 100k jobs are the cost of living is way higher too. It’s the % of cost of living that’s the issue. If it’s taking 75%+ of what everyone earns it doesn’t matter how much you make.
@@Halleth are people doing the math though? Let’s be generous and say someone is paying $2000 on rent per month. That’s $24,000/yr. People spend the majority of their paycheck on rent/mortgage so where is the other $76,000 (majority of their income) going? 🥴 My husband and I live on $35,000 yr with two active growing pets (eat a LOT) and we also eat organic and grass fed meat on that budget so I don’t get it 🤷♀️
I do full time van life and have a great job and bank my money. I will never rent again or own a house, done that too. I personally love it because I am an outdoors person anyway and my free time is spent hiking, camping, fishing and white water rafting. My home goes on all my adventures and I never pack a bag unless it's for a hike.
Still need an income for the maintenance of the vehicle and to keep it legal on the road,so most folks if working need to be near their work ,most can't just go out into the wilderness traveling all around the place,I would buy a little land and life off grid,with a vegetable garden a few chickens ,two goats,two pigs, and a horse or mule,if our ancestors survived it we can.and don't forget all the survival books you can find.
I have seen a few yt videos on homes that are derelict and selling for $1 in areas with a declining population,it would be great if a few homeless folks who are not addicted or mentally ill with skills like plumbing,electrical skills,carpentry etc could pull resources to build one home at a time together with their combined skills to compleat one home for one of the group then move on to the next home to build ,but there has to be a contract that who ever gets the home must still be part of the other builds for the others,no selling of new home with out the group getting their share of the sale,but the whole project would be pointless if that happened ,so trust and commitment must be paramount.
In 2013 I was at the end of my rope and had hit rock bottom. I had enough so I walked off into the woods. The only thing that pulled me out was my family actually caring. Family is important, never let go of that.
I've been homeless breifly when I was in My early twenties. I stayed at the Salvation Army in Montgomery, Al. and also worked for the Salvation Army during that time. I then got an apartment.
I'm a 70 yoa Hospice home patient. Because of some obligations she has my wife is gone 2-3 days per week. I have a spare bath and bedroom I could provide in exchange for a little housekeeping, make me a cup of coffee or heat up something in the microwave for me. The problem is one never knows who they're inviting into their home. I know the perfect candidate is out there but, the quagmire of trying to find that person is enormous!
Homelessness concerns me so much, that I have literally planned what I would do to survive as a homeless person should it happen to me. I was already homeless once but for only one month.
In the Bay Area, Rent prices are just too much for the poor but the jobs can not a person to live. I mean the landlords are still looking for renters to be software makers and not everyone can be one.
I know that story too well..I live in San jose and work in Healthcare in billing and I work full time and one whole check and one third of the other goes to rent, gas islike 5 .00 a gallon, groceries are skyrocketing. It's insane. Not everyone in the Bay Area is a Engineer, it's insane
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@ChristinaOstil115 Poor ppl should go live where the poor ppl live I’m sorry but I’m sick of pathetic cheap bums wanting the world to feel sorry for them get three jobs and shut up already
On the flip side of renting, I'm retired and own a small rental property but I am a renter elsewhere bc I got a great deal on a rent-controlled apartment years ago and live there because my rent is low . As a landlord, I view my rental property as a business. I keep the rents that I charge below market both because I don't believe in gouging anyone and also I get tenants who stick around longer. I'm not out to scalp anyone, buy I rely on the income to afford to pay my own bills in retirement that social security can't cover, and I take care of my adult daughter who has stage 4 breast cancer. Mom and pop rental property owners are not the enemy. People seem to think that we are rich. Far from it. Most are just regular folks who chose to buy income property years ago. Should I be expected to slash rent to almost free to accommodate the tenants wishes or needs? I'm fair, but I'm not a charity. I don't think people have a realistic view of mom and pop landlords.
I escape paying rent by having the privilege of living with family. As a single childfree person this is a privilege because I can maintain a job, take care of my parents, and mental health. Not everyone has the privilege to do that.
Feeling it in KY also, most people In my city make around $30k-$50K and housing is on average like $240K - $300K in my city. Even the low cost of living states are getting hit really hard..
This is why family members should consider reuniting with each other …we are going to need each other...its better to join with someone you are familiar with...stay safe.
I legally can't drive because of a medical attention. That can keep someone from owning a driving license. My driver's license was taken by government months ago and it wasn't fair but that's just how the government did it. So, I can't drive anymore
Don’t forget some of us have dogs and can’t get apartments or rent home because of these animals as well and shelters are full so if we keep them we have no place to live as well even if u make what they need
People will say its dope or mental illness, but the more people I see, the more I understand it is the economy and cost of living. If you pay attention, you will see families, couples and individuals alike, living in parking lots with apartments inside of vans and cars.
I was raised poor and I have constant anxiety about being homeless. I wasn't homeless growing up but the nearest thing to it. As a result I chose not to have children. I don't drink, smoke, use drugs, get tattoos. I clean my own home, mow my own lawn, cut and color my own hair, never had a manicure / pedicure in my life, and try to be as self sufficent as I can. I know all this sounds extreme but as I stated I was raised very poor so I try to be as careful as possible. I know it's crazy but that's just the way I chose to live my adult life. I pray for all the people who find themselves homeless. May God help you get back into a home ✝✝
I'm just like you expect in the male aspect. Don't drink, don't smoke, don't gamble, no kids, I cut my own hair, except I don't color it...... I'm also afraid of becoming homeless because, although I wasn't close to homelessness during my childhood, my parents didn't give me anything......especially, once I was legally allowed to work. If I needed anything, I would need to work........and if I didn't, then I would have nothing. And so the fear of ending up with nothing is what keeps me to live very minimalistic.
@@electron7659 You are so correct. Live a simple life. It's the smart thing to do. People need to be careful and save because you just never know. Losing jobs, catastrophic illness, etc.
Don’t do that willingly. Homelessness is a pathway for thins to just get worse. Best thing to do on the streets is to get off of them. Too many stories of people falling into bad situation or even getting killed just being homeless
It's interesting to watch videos like this then turn around and watch dating shows like Kendra G where women come on saying they will only date a man that earns a six figure salary.
Just imagine becoming a criminal on the account of becoming homeless _ and like the previous video about buying an RV is great solution except two things real quick ( 1 ) insurance ( 2 ) legal parking 😮
Have you guys noticed that the van lifestyle is expensive even compared to the RV lifestyle?! It’s like all the rich yuppies saw people living in vans and thought “hey what a fun idea” and now even this type of lifestyle is being out priced and luxorized.
I agree. It would be even better if it was equipped with a front and rear hitch for additional space and an interior steel security panel behind the front seats with bars on the windows.
Remember it stated in the special book man is to be master over the animals that make their homed in the forest. So I don't advise us doing that cause we will sure be banished from their forest due to the fact that we'll need their nesting places or their holes in the ground and they are not having it let along trying to survive on the grounds of this forest.😅😅😅😊.
@@GwenClyde-iv7etyou’re right. Lots of rich land owners with guns who want to bug in will see anyone who’s a transient in their neck of the woods as a threat full stop. Too many people in this world…
I am going to save 85% percent of each of my work job paychecks after watching this video ! 💵 In the Summer months I can live in a van down by the river, with my camping tent, no rent and self-defense tools.
Ive been homeless for 3 years im 28 and saved 110k i save like 4k a month living in a car and fishing and living in a tent by a river. I put all the money in a hysa gain 400 a month on it i only invest in my roth s n p 500
Nobody here has mentioned the churches and Christian groups that are only into Bible study and prayer groups and do nothing for human beings...just the opposite of the Gospels.
I bought an acre with all the lids (electric, water, power) and a living in a shed on the property until I build. I feel like I’m screwing the system by pulling the plug on the bankers debt enslavement matrix. It’s totally liberating!!!!
Y'all better stop trying to live the predefined American Dream and define reality for yourselves: 1. Buy rural land in which u can put a mobile home or tiny home 2. Well and Septic if it isboutside county water (this is a good thing, u can. water a garden without a high waterbill) 3. Pay this off early to avoid interest. 4. U can build ur dream home on this property later, if u buy a big enough piece of land and rent temporary mobile/tiny home out for additional income. UR WELCOME❤❤❤❤
@chrhadden determine what land costs. Let's say $10,000 and a mobile home for $60,000 = $70,000 payment $513, not including taxes and insurance, and that is less than rent. U have to pay for where u lay, but u don't have to pay forever 🤔🤔🤔
This can work for some but not the vast majority. It's not like there is plenty of land to go around for everyone to have their own, and it's certainly not viable for people who need to stay close to the city where they work in to avoid the long commutes, which can be very costly on money and time itself. Not very good advice.
@@Hunterchuck there is never one action that solves the problem for every singe person but this an help a great number. People are commuting, man that live in Atlanta suburbs commute and there are more
Covid hurt many and haven't been able to recover. This information is necessary especially for younger new homeowners. I hope your channel reaches many. It is hard to save.
People are basically paying other people to stay afloat or live, as soon as you get paid you have to spend it food, rent, job, it's all a scam and then you die, crazy world we live in
Theirs no law that says you have to rent an apartment. If you buy a home on a 30 year mortgage, you are basically renting the house from the bank . You are the banks tenant
i have close family members who both drive Mercedes but also both have been foreclosed on many times, filed bankruptcy etc. one makes $150k but with the debt and hidden cost of home ownership, they can't afford a flat tire or oil change. by now they are trying to borrow equity from their homes but it is coming... they will end up homeless. i am not wishing this on them but it would take a miracle given their debt and the cost to live. good videos and i agree w/ you van life is better than street life!
Sound like to me these people's is living above their means. Why would someone own a car that cannot buy tires or oil change. Just a simply car will get you to point A to point B.
There’s a great book (textbook style, not an entertainment read, unless you’re a geek like me) entitled “Living Downtown, the history of residential hotels in the US” by Paul Groth, and it goes into how before the big urban renewal pushes of the past however many decades, there was a pretty adequate supply of cheap, clean, efficient housing in the way of weekly hotels in cities. They’re sometimes called bachelor hotels, SROs (in California) or single room occupancy units, and they were in the more run down neighborhoods by downtown, and people lived in them as they would an apartment. There was no kitchen- often there was a communal kitchen which either the residents could use, or in cases the hotel would have staff who made meals. Often there were several bathrooms and showers on each floor for the rooms on each level, as most units didn’t have their own bathroom, either, but rather had a bathroom sink area in the rooms. Some larger rooms may have their own bathrooms, but largely not. Each floor had its own trash room where residents brought their trash to be taken out, and some buildings may have a light maid service weekly to change the sheets, take out the trash, etc. There was a front desk which managed the building, received and held mail for residents to pick up, and controlled whom was coming into and out of the premises. This was very efficient/no frills living, but it was a reliable place for people on the lowest rungs of the socioeconomic ladder to live, and people did live in such places for years, and as such, buildings often had a pretty tight community of neighbors who looked out for each other and provided friendship, etc. Once urban renewal efforts started, these buildings and the neighborhoods they were in were the first targets for being bought, torn down, and a myriad other projects put in their place, be it big convention centers, parks, parking structures, etc. Residents who once could rely on housing being available for their level of means now had fewer and fewer options, and the remaining buildings could raise their rates since they were more in demand as supply decreased. It’s a direct correlation between urban homelessness becoming visible in the 1980s and these renewal efforts changing the housing landscape in cities. We certainly need more of that kind of housing, BUT there’s almost no housing being created for people with low incomes or even average incomes- it’s all luxury housing coming into the market, so builders can capture the highest payout for what they’ve built, and playing devil’s advocate, one can understand their standpoint, since building or developing anything in many big cities has become so mired down with costs from fees, applications, studies, taxes, etc… so they go into the role of building and developing with the mindset that the ONLY thing worth building is high end, luxury housing. Without the serious prioritization of housing for low and average income people, I don’t see any improvement in the situation coming anywhere on the horizon.
Everything is going up, but your check!
That's about the damn truth
@@andrewslife1979HoldingThe enforcement of generally applicable laws regulating camping on public property does not constitute “cruel and unusual punishment” prohibited by the Eighth Amendment.Court membershipChief JusticeJohn Roberts
SUPREME COURT OF THE UNITED STATES Syllabus CITY OF GRANTS PASS, OREGON v. JOHNSON ET AL., ON BEHALF OF THEMSELVES AND ALL OTHERS SIMILARLY SITUATED CERTIORARI TO THE UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE NINTH CIRCUIT No. 23-175. Argued April 22, 2024-Decided June 28, 2024 Grants Pass, Oregon
@@andrewslife1979SUPREME COURT OF THE UNITED STATES Syllabus CITY OF GRANTS PASS, OREGON v. JOHNSON ET AL., ON BEHALF OF THEMSELVES AND ALL OTHERS SIMILARLY SITUATED CERTIORARI TO THE UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE NINTH CIRCUIT No. 23-175. Argued April 22, 2024-Decided June 28, 2024 Grants Pass, Oregon
Whew isn't that the truth! I'm hanging on by my finger and toenails and making plans just in case.
I was injured in a hit and run car accident. I was stopped at a red light, a safe distance from the car in front of me and a giant SUV rammed me going 50 mph. Didn’t have health insurance. Had the hardest time getting to a doctor. I gave up and have no idea if my pain will ever go away or will be with me for life. By the grace of God I was able to ironically drive for DoorDash to “survive” because I can no longer work my usual on the feet customer service jobs. I was on the verge of losing my apartment and ending up homeless because the cops did NOTHING to help me and the system treats me like a criminal for not being able to afford healthcare because full coverage car insurance is astronomically expensive. This situation made me so much more empathetic to the homeless because your life can change in the blink of an eye due to other people’s actions.
It certainly doesn't have to be your fault to come home.🌄🦍☮️❤️
I thought car insurance paid out for medical payments? If it was an accident then it’s filed under auto accident. If you didn’t have uninsured motorist than maybe the health insurance would be responsible for coverage. If you ever have auto coverage, uninsured motorist is an absolute necessity. This is even more important if people living out their cars because they in it more than normal. Hope your situation gets better
Thanks for sharing this. I used to volunteer at a homeless shelter on my off season from work and I met soooooo many people that were homeless because of situations like yours. I keep telling people, everyday people can end up in the streets in just one situation. I'm glad you found some gig work to get you through
I hope you are able to find a place.
The system is f’d, srry about your troubles…
I hate this cruel world
Same here loathe it so bad
me too
That's actually good. Jesus wants us to hate the things of this world and put our trust in him
Yess😔
It's the babilonian system as a whole. Pure wickedness
America land of the homeless 2025
Beginning in 2032.
@@Kingofthehill84 it's already here
@zombieapocalypsexx9 But no other reason other than racism and classism, miss me with because I didn't get A or B or satisfactory or unsatisfactory. How every the grading system was. You have a 1 year lease. You paid your rent on time for 11 months. Shouldn't at least be you get one month free or half, This country wasn't birth off of something pure. It was literally birth off something sadistic. The Earth is going down in a tube and it's all over racism and classes.
The land of the free.....
@@the.artists.journey See where America is. The question is, what's slavery worth it? Now for my financial standpoint, but from basically everything else.
This is happening on purpose. They're doing it in purpose.
Yes th✡️y are...
🎯
Who and why
@@KokaRudy... Ai and algorithms to the highest bidders??... 🤔🤔
@@KokaRudy black Rock & vanguard
"Foxes have holes, the birds of the air have nests but the Son of man dont have a place to lay his head"
Jesus of Nazareth
So true. This was never his home and I'm glad. So glad that he's in his own Kingdom in heaven preparing a place for me and others who'll endures to the end in this imperfect world. Thank God we're only here temporarily.🙂
It's time for Christians to look up. Many persons don't understand that many homeless person works full time and are in their right minds..I've always said that. Corporations that do housing are extremely greedy and there is no one intervening
@@RenataSmith-u3t America's a NEW ROME. Rome never failed it. Just vamps itself into something else.
But.. Descendants of the father of lies do. That's all they care about.
🖕 Jesus Christ
New sub bro. Hang in there. I was homeless in 2014 after i got out of the marine corps. I put a gun to my head, pulled the trigger and heard a click on my colt .45 1911 that i bought with credit the same day. I realized right then that i had a better purpose... I decided to volunteer at a local volunteer fire dept while living in my trailblazer and they ended up saving my life. They took care of me. They put me through emt school and gave me a place to shower. I ended up going through paramedic school later and worked with an ambulance company called HEMSI in north alabama. I eventually moved on to wildland firefighting in florida as a forest ranger for the florida forest service, and then after that became a police officer for the DOD. Today, I have since achieved over 15 national certifications and have a bachelors degree in atmospheric & earth science from the University of Alabama in Huntsville. I plan on working with the national weather service next year.
To this day, that same 1911 has never misfired after thousands of rounds put through it... I am blessed.
*It gets better. DON'T QUIT.*
Wow, what a beautiful testimony? Are you a Christian? The Lord has been very gracious unto you.
Amen, Hallelujah Thank You JESUS. 🎉🎉
Wow. Praise God! A beautiful story ❤️
Thank You for all of your sacrifices. I am so proud of you Sir. God bless you. 🙏🏽.
Wow!!!💪🏾
I'm waiting in a food giveaway line while watching this video.
I'm thankful.
I hope things turn around for you as quick as possible 🙏
@@andrewslife1979Recent Decisions
June 28, 2024
City of Grants Pass v. Johnson (23-175)
The enforcement of generally applicable laws regulating camping on public property does not constitute “cruel and unusual punishment” prohibited by the Eighth Amendment.
Amen
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This isnt the same America I grew up in.
This is by design and it’s not getting better, you better buckle up butterCup
Doesn’t exist anymore the American culture we remember has been washed away , lots of moral rot happening.
For me, it's the exact same America I grew up in.
My mother, sister and I slept in a park in 1986.
Same America I've always known.
Amen to that 🙏
When everything goes global!! One world currency, one world religion, one world government, one world order, the great reset 😮
Lets unite and abandon the system.
We have to dismantle it, if you just ignore it, it will come after us eventually.
You can’t unless you own property or how else can you eat if you cant grow/ raise your own food
@@kellypawspaI think it would be easily dismantled if we ALL ignored it. But too many people are used to complying with everything without question. Look at 4 years ago, good example right there.
You’ll never wake up all the people, they just don’t have the cognitive ability to think for themselves and figure things out.
Every state should stop all credit card payments start in California for those who are willing to stop a payment 4 a month , January 2025 & zigzag every month to other states & see what happens when all states are participating,all they want is our money to began with ,don't you know it's us who are really in control ,however the way they force us to pay high interest rates ,high rent , high mortgages, medical, food,gas insurance, tags on new cars we the people who need to start making a stand & the one place to start taking control is to control the money they want ! Period, stop paying your dam cable shit do something to make some kind of stand !
I always thought about that what if everyone said nope and just left everything then the system would starve
Yeah i dont know why it's so hard for people to reconcile with these numbers. Im working full time and live out of my car. Im not on drugs. Dont even drink or smoke cigarrettes. I dont even pay for health insurance. And i still dont even save that much money at the end of the week. Corporations just dont pay what they need to pay people with current cost of living. It's very simple.
I lost my housing twice during the pandemic, and then couldn't afford the skyrocketing rents anymore, so I ended up buying an old Toyota Sienna minivan to live in.
And landlords, corporate and otherwise are using an algorithm to price fix across the nation. FBI started raiding some offices but I see this story isn't well known.
@DevinMorris-pd2qv Get another job or go back to school and enhance your education poor excuse to be a bum in a car
Which state
You sound like a guy that's never created anything anybody's ever needed or wanted ,kind of like Joe Biden.
Everyone I see commenting is basically a single person. Now imagine having others to protect and provide for.
Yea but you have 2 people to work. But having kids is rough now.
@@juliebutler8241 who said it was 2 people?
Single person or single men🤔🤔
@@COJAMALIK what the hell does any of that matter? People be too stupid for me. Say anything.
But from what Ive seen in most states, a majority of resources like housing, food stamps, goes to struggling families with kids or single parents. I mean i know single mothers I work with still struggle because of the increase expenses raising children.
Everybody could become homeless more next year.
scary
@@orlandorobinson9369 we gotta fight these tyrants
Property taxes. This is getting ready to be a very large issue with homeowners. Especially the ones that have their homes paid off.
HoldingThe enforcement of generally applicable laws regulating camping on public property does not constitute “cruel and unusual punishment” prohibited by the Eighth Amendment.Court membershipChief JusticeJohn Roberts
@@Holyorderofnick_3400I don’t get your point dude..
Insurance premiums doubled for us last year
What the hell are you talking about about? A years worth of taxes are way less than paying rent. Plus it depends on where you live. My property taxes were $1200 in Vegas for a $330k home.
@@KP-hi1om Yea. For where YOU live right now. With the way property taxes are going up for people in different cities, who's to say that they won't double or triple in the next few years? There are folks out there that can't endure that type of increase. I know at least two people dealing with this right now, and I'm pretty sure they are not the only ones.
My rent increased 200 bucks since 2020 when I moved in. And the garbage disposal was still broken when I left. After almost 4 years of asking the office to fix it. Shit is crazy
@SuperPeteTV Call your housing code enforcement contact hud or whoever oversees housing in your state
It is if your income doesn't change. My mothers rent has gone up about the same. Of course, she is on a fixed income.
Mine has went up 100.00 since 2020. It will probably go up again in 2025
I’m 60 years old and just bought a brand new 2024 brand new RV.
Never Homeless Again!😁
I'm 36, never married, homeless since the pandemic, and living in an old Toyota Sienna minivan now, despite working, and not addicted to drugs.
Happy for you stay safe.
Good for you!!!
RV are vehicle.
That was smart thinking.👍🏼
The labor markets are not helping the situation. Submitting a resume with the applicant tracking systems is eliminating at least three fourth of potential candidates.
We really need to start reforming communities that look out for your brother. The amish/mennonite community will take care of you if you get sick, need a job and are really able to take care of themselves without outside intervention, that’s a good model to start from. We were once like this but became dependent on government and corporations for our needs.
A two bed-room apartment in Riverside county CA goes for $2500 /month. Thats just rent for F**ks sake!!! My sisters mortgage is less than $1000 bucks. How does that make sense???
Can’t live off that lol
Sister pays insurance and city rates and power bills, that shit adds up
Apartments are corrupt they should have a legal cap on how much they can charge
She bought 20 years ago
Renters pay utilities and oftentimes want/have renters insurance as well…at least we do here in San Francisco (and the rest of the Bay Area.
Im about to leave my 2 bedroom apartment and live in a tent in the woods with 6 others, because rent is crazy and I feel I can help these folks better being with them. We want to have a tent community with liked minds individuals. No drugs and alcohol allowed.
Be careful there wild animals out there lurking
SUPREME COURT OF THE UNITED STATES Syllabus CITY OF GRANTS PASS, OREGON v. JOHNSON ET AL., ON BEHALF OF THEMSELVES AND ALL OTHERS SIMILARLY SITUATED CERTIORARI TO THE UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE NINTH CIRCUIT No. 23-175. Argued April 22, 2024-Decided June 28, 2024 Grants Pass, Oregon
@@alfredbaxter1061The enforcement of generally applicable laws regulating camping on public property does not constitute “cruel and unusual punishment” prohibited by the Eighth Amendment.
Court membership
Chief Justice
John Roberts
Associate Justices
Clarence Thomas · Samuel Alito
Sonia Sotomayor · Elena Kagan
@@alfredbaxter1061 lololol copy that...lolol 😂 the least of my worries.
@@alfredbaxter1061 the 2 legged animals are the dangerous ones
Guys I want everybody to hear this. The scary part is the census bureau and the government knows exactly what's going on and for them not to care is very dangerous. That's the scary part.
That's because they have already filled their bank accounts! And they do not have to worry about it! Corrupt politicians and the rich ELITES are the problem!
They been told you as apart of the beast system, "you'll own nothing an be happy". Agenda 2025 is coming and eventually the great reset of agenda 2030.
They planned it
All by design! Klaus Schwab head of the WEF has stated that we will own NOTHING and be happy, he also plans on the masses eating bugs.
Yep. People refuse to acknowledge this truth.
The ones in powrr are doing this on purpose. You cant have rich people unless you have alot of poor people.
Unfortunately that appears to be becoming more and more true
Exactly 👍✅💯
I totally agree, they have the power to control inflation if they wanted to.
Exactly correct. No one should have a mansion and twenty cars. Everyone should have enough no one should have too much
rich people need us to work like slaves so they could stay rich.they don’t care about you being poor or having children to take care of.they need you as a slave for them.
The primary message...live like the 10$ in your pocket is the last and do not be of this world.
It's rough, but we all die one day, and none of this will even matter
That's a loser way of lookin at life. U supposed to make the best of life as much as possible.
@@garymoore3384 believe me I made the best out of my life in Seattle for 8.5 months. You have to one day realize that we are in a realm that's worse than hell. Osorubeki
@@garymoore3384 believe me I made the best out of my life in Seattle for 8.5 months. Now my first reply to your comment got deleted but the truth will always prevail. Osorubeki
@@garymoore3384it’s true. Who tf wanna live like this ? Yall been tricked too damn long to accept the bare minimum from a government that decides the way shit is ran for you & your communities. They not changing pay but raising shit & you think getting a 3rd job or side hustles gonna fix that. Everybody can’t run a business pass 5 years or a successful business that actually profits but that’s the 1st thing they say but afraid to show year by year progression like the shit actually doing well.
@@garymoore3384 you are struggling to accept reality
welcome to the NWO slavery system. 😂
Life shouldn't be this hard, this is hell on earth we're living in people.
I work 6 days a week, college, veteran, and super healthy but am forced to camp out.
I absolutely don’t care about funding housing for addicts and illegals.
NO ONE WORKING A FULL TIME JOB SHOULD BE HOMELESS.
Your statement is cold.
So, you do not care about the mental health problems underlying the addiction?
Many people working full time are going homeless more than ever today, rent and mortgage are out of control
Then jobs not paying enough what you not understanding. Not everybody enjoy being fucked over
Bullshit. If you choose to work minimum wage jobs all your life without and growth prepare to be broke and possibly homeless. All fulltime jobs are not created equally. There are more homeless fast food workers than homeless engineers.
That’s your problem, you want to exclude others as undeserving but then get mad when people view you in the same light.
GREEDY landlords!!!!! This world SUCKS ASS!!!!!!
It's not the landlords is big corporations. Some people are small biz types who own homes and rent them. Their property taxes and insurance go up every year. It's really a problem with the dollar losing all its value since the 1960s.
@@stickerooniebingo
@@stickeroonie even the pound is stronger then the dollar. That is about all uk has going for it though...and maybe not for long because i think we gonna be forced to go euro in future.
It's not the landlords, it's the taxes, utilities, insurance and repairs that force them to raise the rents.
@@stickeroonie And that's suppose to be very normal?. You said that with so much pride. FOH.
Great video. This covered the economics of housing. There is a whole other side to this - the mental health effects of what type of housing you choose. Personally, I have been living in my Toyota Prius for 8 years. My level of internal happiness, inner peace and satisfaction has increased tremendously since I started living this way. In my opinion, a man with no bills is a rich man in positive mental health. There are a lot of mental health issues that arise from struggling to pay for conventional housing.
100% correct!
Yes, agreed...almost impossible to stay afloat. This struggle is not a life well lived
SUPREME COURT OF THE UNITED STATES Syllabus CITY OF GRANTS PASS, OREGON v. JOHNSON ET AL., ON BEHALF OF THEMSELVES AND ALL OTHERS SIMILARLY SITUATED CERTIORARI TO THE UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE NINTH CIRCUIT No. 23-175. Argued April 22, 2024-Decided June 28, 2024 Grants Pass, Oregon
42 year old woman. Could only afford rooms to rent and was sexually harassed and then criminally harassed, Twice! I have up. Live in my Suburban now...
Stay safe out there
Meanwhile, Ukraine is getting more of your money😂😂😂😂😂
Ukraine and Is.rea.l
A friend of mine ended up homeless because he refused to pay the property tax on his paid for (by his deceased parents) home. This guy was a "trust fund" kid. He stopped working years ago and just lived off of his inherited stock based trust fund. When the stock market tanked in 2008 his trust fund bottomed out.
Sounds like he refused to get a job...
@@gils100games Your absolutely correct! I tried to help him out once by telling him what to do to get a job at the local plastic factory. He just kind of waved me away dismissively. I once asked him why he wouldn't get a job and he said "I have issues". Really??? Who the hell DOESN'T have issues?! That is the dumbest thing to say.
@nicole-uo9cd I wouldn't judge it. His parents held him away for a reason.
@nicole-uo9cd Sounds like a BUM
@@nicole-uo9cdhe may have been serious. I live in my deceased moms house and I would work 2 and 3 jobs before and attend classes. I tried to keep it up after but can't anymore mentally. I was laid off 3 months ago and rather wait for the right opportunity than a bunch of them and burnout.
I live below my means in a low cost of living state and it’s still rough out here. Thats with me and my girlfriend both having “good jobs”, whatever the hell that means anymore.
Best of luck to you guys
@@andrewslife1979 you too brother. It’s hard out here.
Me too, I have a house, but I don’t have anyone to split costs with, so it’s extra difficult here, I’m living waaay below my means, and basically it has rendered me home bound. I can afford my bills each month, But I barely just squeak by and survive.
At this point The only way I’m able to keep my house is if I don’t go anywhere or do anything. Vacations or any trips anywhere are not a part of my life anymore. That’s how I’ve been able to make it over the past few years. And I think that’s the key most people don’t catch onto, do what you can to cut costs any way possible if you wanna make it..
In the meantime, A good size garden and some backyard chickens has helped me stay afloat on the food end of things. I highly recommend people do what they can to produce their own food, if they can, that’s an important one.
Ditch the gf and your expense expenditures will decrease dramatically.
Rent is a scam.
These crazy house prices are a scam Too!!!
@@fernandoscrenci4874 everything’s. A scam now bro. Everything
The biggest scam. We can go back to living a caves for free 😂
Yup, and the only homeowners that are better off are the ones bought before the house prices went stupid.
Exactly how is it that humans don't have a right to a home to live in for free?
Hello friend I am from New Mexico. In 2019 the average home price was $238,000 now it is $410,000 the average income was 46,000 now it is 47,500. Gas prices were a $1.50 now the average gas price is $2.89😢
1.50?? we pay 4 bucks lol
RIGHT
Oh my God
Houses where I live are 100k, median household income is 35k. Don’t know if that’s any better.
@@FlansyLinny well it sure would be easier on my paycheck ☝️😕
Homelessness is coming to every one. The economy is so bad and inflation food shortages and water shortages. Rents going up because of greed and mortgage payments too.
It’s onky going to get worse because no one is uniting and fighting the government and the WEF/UN.
Don't worry we gonna soon probably get a billionaire president that cares about the poor 🤣🤣
@avisswope6495 Homelessness is coming to the bums I would never live in a box or car or tent END OF STORY
not me speak for yourself lol I serve a God who owns everything even the government !!
@avisswope6495 bark bark little doggy..... if you are so well off why hang with the deplorables here ? A working man has no time for the internet , sharing their opinions... Right ?🤔
It's time for a revolution and the American people need to take to the streets and fight for income based rent and new laws to protect human beings. Housing,air conditioning and so much more should be a human basic right. We need to stand up and fight for this right!! Income based rent on city apartments and homes
Americans are only comfortable killing each other the thought of actual revolution with the government is icky and discomforting
Ain't no one gonna do shit. That's the problem.
It's Bible prophecy being fulfilled, America is on God's #1 hit list
They're getting rid of those buildings in droves. They're replacing them for what they call "multi use dwellings".
Even paying a third of income is too much on 1200.00 a month.
Had two friends who lost a combination of $90,000.00 from their retirement funds last year. One died and the other is still working. It seems everybody in any manager position is taking money any way they can get it. Im not buying, banking, and certainly not borrowing any longer. Im also avoiding health care facilities like clinics, and hospitals as much as I can.
Matthew 6:25-34 "So i tell you, dont wory about the food or drink you need to live, or about the clothes you need for your body is more than clothes. look at the birds in the air. They don't plant or harvest or store food in barns, but heavenly Father feeds them." follow God.
Not everyone accepts the Abraham religions.
Jesus said, the poor will always be with you.
Focus on reality.
The birds store too tho
@@jadelyric6442 They dont wanna bother God.
god first pay rent because he’s not real
In the real world you gotta pay to live r u lazy men kidding me lol
if evil is real God is real
I see a lot of homeless people or close to homeless people using their car for DoorDash or Uber. Do not do that because once your car dies, you are done.
@@dnycebushton5008Breaks are easy and cheap to replace unless you got a mechanic to do it. Door dashing is hard on your Transmission. Transmission will destroy your budget. $6k to replace
Finally someone said the truth. It is pretty terrifying to know that you can lose your car at any minute by increasing its mileage use, yet it is your only shelter.
I don't understand people who drive around their own vehicle making money for a corporation. You are not reimbursed for gas or the wear and tear on your vehicle. So, realistically, you're not making much money at all... especially after tax.
Adopt a minimalistic life style your not poor if your satisfied with Less
“You will own nothing and be happy.”
@@ynesbarrow or else 😂
I am doing this. I don't need a lot. Saving money because I'm scared of becoming homeless.
Most "minimalists" are trust fund babies.
Oh God we have the minimalistic hipster..
Been homeless almost 3 months now... no alcohol no drugs. No "family" either obviously.
Had a lil' savings, thought I was doing okay, & an unexpected issue left me with NOTHING, can't even feed myself until next week now. This isn't "living". This sucks.
@@aaron_ar15 sorry about your situation I hope things get better for you
@@andrewslife1979 thank you!!!✊ We're all struggling out here one way or another, God bless!🙏
Leave America it’s so simple
@@suave2774 you gotta have somewhere/someone to go to though, most countries DEMAND IT, if you plan on moving there permanently. I'm not trying to go to a "foreign land", where I don't speak the native language(whatever that may be)... & know NOBODY... I don't think that would help me much. Plus, if you're living in your car, the LAST THING that you're thinking of is "let me just change countries".....
Blessings to you. I'm in / on the cusp between that situation. myself, but can still empathize with you and your situation. I hope for your sake an unexpected blessing comes your way.
I think living off grid is the best way to go in this country to prevent the fear of becoming a homeless person
Fully agree, however there is usually a hefty upfront cost to get the ball rolling on that.
Most of us don’t have that initial lump of $ to put down to make it happen.
There have been homesteaders way out in the boonies that STILL have people come looking for them to tax something or drones flying over property
The whole system needs a GUT
@@sammysalgado1475That tells me there's no where to run and hide.
Living off the grid costs money to begin with
I'm never falling for the trap of "home ownership" just gives the government more opportunity to tax you to death.
Property taxes are some of the lowest taxes you pay.
@@crosisofborg5524 Its a nasty scam. Land of the free NOT.
Live free
So where do you stay, if I may ask? I've saved money with a home.
I never thought about that. Good point.
I am cynical enough to think ahead and imagine once the majority of people are living like this, you will start getting charged taxes to live in your own vehicle
That's already happened. Citations.
I used to live in Idaho and cops harassed me constantly walking home from work. My colleague worked two jobs and lived in his car. It was a decent car and he always kept it looking presentable.
Cops realized what he was doing, and absolutely terrorized him non-stop until he moved away. They brought K9 units to sniff his car CONSTANTLY. They interrupted/disrupted his workplace.
They knew he was poor. That's a license for banishment, apparently.
@@frostydei5012 its illegal to be poor
@@EmperorDionxI guess they’re going to start throwing ur in jail and using use for free labor
@jessmiles6013 that's literally what they do with prisoners btw, they pay them like next to nothing. It's expensive to be in jail. Not that I have first hand experience but that's what some jail birds told me
If Democrats can regulate it and tax that they will
Homelessness can mean freedom and opportunity
Usually suffering and loss
@@_Arugula_Salad_Not always brother.
If you master it yes
. It's all about perspective. I don't live inside ah box . I work and my business is building . No drugs and I enjoy going where I want when I want . And if danger comes my way some times I walk away sometimes I get high off beating some sense in their ass . Kinda like I'm in ah anime movie 😭😂
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No, that's nonsense
They are trying to flank us, we need a revolution 💯. This shit is getting worse, I can feel it. I quit my job 2 days ago because it's impossible to keep up with everything especially with the low pay, why pay for a overpriced apartment when you are hardly even there because you are at work all of the time. Im going to a smaller city and live in my van for awhile, big cities are not safe
As an African immigrant and a naturalized US citizen, one thing i dread the most in America is homelessness The fear is embedded in my subconsciousness in all my 27 years in this country and the panic is getting worse as i get close to retirement and watching seniors homeless crisis.
I am building my residential home in my home country to live happily ever after. There's no such things as mortgage and property taxes and mandatory insurances ever.
You get water source from ground water borehole which is connected to the home and supplies water plus solar system and you've no single bill the rest of your life other internet-wifi and phone bills.
Thats how i want to spend my retirement in peace. I am doing this from my US home equity.
My country isn't developed as American but people are happy, living with natural and simple life.
@@afrikanheritage99 that sounds wonderful 👍
Dude get your social security and move to Africa where your rich silly.
💯Same in Mexico
Good for you …I think all immigrants should do the same...the good ole days are over here.
@@yoahanna220Where in Mexico? I'm thinking of doing the same. I just want to get away from this tyrannical environment and simply in peace........
I mostly agree with everything you said except when you said one should have a plan b. I only have a plan A and that is to cut my expenses while saving more money.
Part of the problem is the family structure is no longer the same. Everyone is single, or trying to be. But if you think about it, this is the worst time for us to be separated. The world is changing, we have to shift our mind sets.
Hollywood was full out with propaganda against extended family life. It's not like that any place else. Stupid kids watching that crap like "Friends" and "Murphy Brown" and leaving home for LA to be cool.
6:45 - I’m building a bicycle camper trailer specifically for this reason. Even if I lose my license, I’ll still have access to ‘the homeless highway’ with a bicycle camper, similar to Elkins Nomad Camper. 💪
Yep, my town is getting very bad . Rent has doubled here.
There is no way to prepare yourself for avoiding homelessness if you do not have access to enough resources.
@CapitalismDeathSpiral Only bums become bums no decent clean human would ALLOOW themselves to sleep in a car or tent
Don’t really see the problem with sleeping in a car, truck drivers literally get paid to sleep in a vehicle so I don’t see what’s so different if you have a job and sleep in a car.
3:50
That's the truth. Many will have to move out the country to survive
@@nesq4104 that’s not possible either. No resources = no mobility = more homeless = society will be forced to take care of them due to their sense of greed and privileged lifestyles.
Yeah rent is stupid and insane these days. I’m planning on staying in my car just to save up for a few months but after the summer
Damn. It seems like no one got family members to live with and just pay rent for a room at a family member's house. I wonder did any of u people ever grow up close with any family members to where if u work a decent job u can live with any of them during hard times? Especially if u can help out on some bills. Makes me thank God me and my father, mother, brother, 2 sisters, aunts, uncles, & cousins all look out for each other. In my family as long as u work a full-time job someone will open up their door for u during hard times and vice versa. Many homeless people are in the position they are in because they got no close family to turn to or they got way too much pride to ask for help from family and friends. People better swallow their damn pride. Shit........it's too hot in summer and too cold in the winter and too wet in the rain to be homeless. That will NEVER be a choice for me. If I ever end up homeless it is literally because I got no where to go and no family to turn to. I would never make the stupid choice of choosing homelessness to save money. I can save money while still living in a room for rent at a family members house. Even if I had to go out of state just to have a place to stay with a family member or close friend that shit still beats being homeless. This is why have a strong bond with multiple family members really pays off especially in rough times.
Stay in your car and buy land rent to own. Put a shed conversion on it
@@blackdiamond306 true true. Cons of being from Southern California. I grew up in LA area so yeah nothings cheap lol
@@garymoore3384 Just be thankful for your large family network and don't pass judgement of others. Not everyone is blessed with generous, kind family/friends. Do you think people want to be without food and shelter? Thank God for what YOU have. Better check yourself.
I refuse to buy a house and i make 80 k a year, i am going to save every penny to leave, i will couch surf untill i can leave i seen the scam comming
I’m sick of hearing about people complain about not being able to make life work on six figure salaries.
Are you kidding me?
I’d live like an absolute king on six figures.
You’re all doing something very wrong if you can’t make 100k+/yr. work for you.
Too many people out there clueless about proper money management.
100k a year is still plenty to create a pretty decent life for yourself.
@rpd2787 Yay these r bums that’s why the world is full of trash ppl like these bums don’t want responsibility they would live off someone and sleep on the floor
You know why? It's a high debt and taxation country. The more you make the more taxes you pay not just in payroll but all forms of taxation. The remaining balance is used to service loans and debt. The country is a SCAM.
It looks big to you now until you get to that level to realize they're no different from everyone else.
The places where the 100k jobs are the cost of living is way higher too. It’s the % of cost of living that’s the issue. If it’s taking 75%+ of what everyone earns it doesn’t matter how much you make.
@@Halleth are people doing the math though? Let’s be generous and say someone is paying $2000 on rent per month. That’s $24,000/yr. People spend the majority of their paycheck on rent/mortgage so where is the other $76,000 (majority of their income) going? 🥴 My husband and I live on $35,000 yr with two active growing pets (eat a LOT) and we also eat organic and grass fed meat on that budget so I don’t get it 🤷♀️
I do full time van life and have a great job and bank my money. I will never rent again or own a house, done that too. I personally love it because I am an outdoors person anyway and my free time is spent hiking, camping, fishing and white water rafting. My home goes on all my adventures and I never pack a bag unless it's for a hike.
Still need an income for the maintenance of the vehicle and to keep it legal on the road,so most folks if working need to be near their work ,most can't just go out into the wilderness traveling all around the place,I would buy a little land and life off grid,with a vegetable garden a few chickens ,two goats,two pigs, and a horse or mule,if our ancestors survived it we can.and don't forget all the survival books you can find.
I have seen a few yt videos on homes that are derelict and selling for $1 in areas with a declining population,it would be great if a few homeless folks who are not addicted or mentally ill with skills like plumbing,electrical skills,carpentry etc could pull resources to build one home at a time together with their combined skills to compleat one home for one of the group then move on to the next home to build ,but there has to be a contract that who ever gets the home must still be part of the other builds for the others,no selling of new home with out the group getting their share of the sale,but the whole project would be pointless if that happened ,so trust and commitment must be paramount.
Don't buy a condo they are a complete rip off!
Everything is in this country is a rip off
I agree
In 2013 I was at the end of my rope and had hit rock bottom. I had enough so I walked off into the woods. The only thing that pulled me out was my family actually caring. Family is important, never let go of that.
A total reset is definitely needed at times.
I've been homeless breifly when I was in My early twenties. I stayed at the Salvation Army in Montgomery, Al. and also worked for the Salvation Army during that time. I then got an apartment.
Does the Salvation Army still provide this service for people?
I’ve witnessed a judge evicting 20 people (20 cases) in an hour! He didn’t even read cases or listened to the tenants being evicted!
@@alexmail861 that's crazy
I'm a 70 yoa Hospice home patient. Because of some obligations she has my wife is gone 2-3 days per week. I have a spare bath and bedroom I could provide in exchange for a little housekeeping, make me a cup of coffee or heat up something in the microwave for me. The problem is one never knows who they're inviting into their home. I know the perfect candidate is out there but, the quagmire of trying to find that person is enormous!
True
"You will own nothing and be happy"
That is the plan
Homelessness concerns me so much, that I have literally planned what I would do to survive as a homeless person should it happen to me. I was already homeless once but for only one month.
People hate each other and screw each other over , thats the problem
In the Bay Area, Rent prices are just too much for the poor but the jobs can not a person to live. I mean the landlords are still looking for renters to be software makers and not everyone can be one.
I know that story too well..I live in San jose and work in Healthcare in billing and I work full time and one whole check and one third of the other goes to rent, gas islike 5 .00 a gallon, groceries are skyrocketing. It's insane. Not everyone in the Bay Area is a Engineer, it's insane
@ChristinaOstil115 Poor ppl should go live where the poor ppl live
I’m sorry but I’m sick of pathetic cheap bums wanting the world to feel sorry for them get three jobs and shut up already
Cali has always been been high, just like NY. There are other places to live in the US that are not so high.
@@user-vj2sn7vv5s
Silicon Valley in the house
@@executivewoman678
With the low pay to go with such places.
On the flip side of renting, I'm retired and own a small rental property but I am a renter elsewhere bc I got a great deal on a rent-controlled apartment years ago and live there because my rent is low . As a landlord, I view my rental property as a business. I keep the rents that I charge below market both because I don't believe in gouging anyone and also I get tenants who stick around longer. I'm not out to scalp anyone, buy I rely on the income to afford to pay my own bills in retirement that social security can't cover, and I take care of my adult daughter who has stage 4 breast cancer. Mom and pop rental property owners are not the enemy. People seem to think that we are rich. Far from it. Most are just regular folks who chose to buy income property years ago. Should I be expected to slash rent to almost free to accommodate the tenants wishes or needs? I'm fair, but I'm not a charity. I don't think people have a realistic view of mom and pop landlords.
Yup..and now squatters are a serious problem..so all the small time owners dont want to rent to folks no more ..all corporate moving forward
I escape paying rent by having the privilege of living with family. As a single childfree person this is a privilege because I can maintain a job, take care of my parents, and mental health. Not everyone has the privilege to do that.
Yes. That is the traditional way people have always lived. Moving out at 18 and spending your entire paycheck on rent is not good
Feeling it in KY also, most people In my city make around $30k-$50K and housing is on average like $240K - $300K in my city. Even the low cost of living states are getting hit really hard..
This is why family members should consider reuniting with each other …we are going to need each other...its better to join with someone you are familiar with...stay safe.
I legally can't drive because of a medical attention. That can keep someone from owning a driving license. My driver's license was taken by government months ago and it wasn't fair but that's just how the government did it. So, I can't drive anymore
@@KristNi sorry to hear about your situation
Don’t forget some of us have dogs and can’t get apartments or rent home because of these animals as well and shelters are full so if we keep them we have no place to live as well even if u make what they need
A house is just a fancy box full of stuff that one is forced to continuously pay for, even after one is said to 'own' it.
People will say its dope or mental illness, but the more people I see, the more I understand it is the economy and cost of living. If you pay attention, you will see families, couples and individuals alike, living in parking lots with apartments inside of vans and cars.
I was raised poor and I have constant anxiety about being homeless. I wasn't homeless growing up but the nearest thing to it. As a result I chose not to have children. I don't drink, smoke, use drugs, get tattoos. I clean my own home, mow my own lawn, cut and color my own hair, never had a manicure / pedicure in my life, and try to be as self sufficent as I can. I know all this sounds extreme but as I stated I was raised very poor so I try to be as careful as possible. I know it's crazy but that's just the way I chose to live my adult life. I pray for all the people who find themselves homeless. May God help you get back into a home ✝✝
I'm just like you expect in the male aspect. Don't drink, don't smoke, don't gamble, no kids, I cut my own hair, except I don't color it......
I'm also afraid of becoming homeless because, although I wasn't close to homelessness during my childhood, my parents didn't give me anything......especially, once I was legally allowed to work. If I needed anything, I would need to work........and if I didn't, then I would have nothing.
And so the fear of ending up with nothing is what keeps me to live very minimalistic.
@@electron7659 You are so correct. Live a simple life. It's the smart thing to do. People need to be careful and save because you just never know. Losing jobs, catastrophic illness, etc.
because of democrats
AS A WOMAN, I WOULD LOVE TO DO THIS, BUT IT'S NOT IN THE BEST SAFETY FOR ME.
Yet millions of women are homeless
Don’t do that willingly. Homelessness is a pathway for thins to just get worse. Best thing to do on the streets is to get off of them. Too many stories of people falling into bad situation or even getting killed just being homeless
It's interesting to watch videos like this then turn around and watch dating shows like Kendra G where women come on saying they will only date a man that earns a six figure salary.
Honestly, most people are only hanging on by a thread these days with the rampant inflation. One major medical emergency can render a person homeless
Florida is restricting sleeping in public
@@royabrown8774 does that include sleeping in your vehicle?
@andrewslife1979 I don't know. The law seems to be a work in progress.
That's not fair to humanity!
Who signed this treasonous bill?
Just imagine becoming a criminal on the account of becoming homeless _ and like the previous video about buying an RV is great solution except two things real quick ( 1 ) insurance ( 2 ) legal parking 😮
I never would suggest buying an RV I would suggest a van
Have you guys noticed that the van lifestyle is expensive even compared to the RV lifestyle?! It’s like all the rich yuppies saw people living in vans and thought “hey what a fun idea” and now even this type of lifestyle is being out priced and luxorized.
I am Japanese living in Japan. The rent is cheap for poor people in Japan. As low as $200 monthly. And we have empty rental home for millions…
I lived in a toyota sienna for a while, now I'm in a cargo van. If you can move up to a cargo van, you wont regret it
I agree. It would be even better if it was equipped with a front and rear hitch for additional space and an interior steel security panel behind the front seats with bars on the windows.
I would also put on a roof rack like the contractors have and add pvc pipe with end caps to carry bottled water and any other items that will fit.
Add a generator and you're set haha
mortgage is a scam.
We should all just live in the forest
Remember it stated in the special book man is to be master over the animals that make their homed in the forest. So I don't advise us doing that
cause we will sure be banished from
their forest due to the fact that we'll need their nesting places or their holes in the ground and they are not having it let along trying to survive on the grounds of this forest.😅😅😅😊.
@@GwenClyde-iv7etyou’re right. Lots of rich land owners with guns who want to bug in will see anyone who’s a transient in their neck of the woods as a threat full stop. Too many people in this world…
The government owns that too
The system needs replacing plain and simple
With what?
I am going to save 85% percent of each of my work job paychecks after watching this video ! 💵
In the Summer months I can live in a van down by the river, with my camping tent, no rent and self-defense tools.
Ive been homeless for 3 years im 28 and saved 110k i save like 4k a month living in a car and fishing and living in a tent by a river. I put all the money in a hysa gain 400 a month on it i only invest in my roth s n p 500
YOU SEEM LIKE A GOOD HEARTED GUY ❤
I was working for a company that laid off a lot of American citizens and the week after that they hired so many immigrants from South America
@@josesparkyjohnson that's that bulshit
Nobody here has mentioned the churches and Christian groups that are only into Bible study and prayer groups and do nothing for human beings...just the opposite of the Gospels.
I bought an acre with all the lids (electric, water, power) and a living in a shed on the property until I build. I feel like I’m screwing the system by pulling the plug on the bankers debt enslavement matrix. It’s totally liberating!!!!
@@2legit2Kwit congratulations on your endeavor
Y'all better stop trying to live the predefined American Dream and define reality for yourselves:
1. Buy rural land in which u can put a mobile home or tiny home
2. Well and Septic if it isboutside county water (this is a good thing, u can. water a garden without a high waterbill)
3. Pay this off early to avoid interest.
4. U can build ur dream home on this property later, if u buy a big enough piece of land and rent temporary mobile/tiny home out for additional income.
UR WELCOME❤❤❤❤
yeah why didnt i think of that. thanks you are so much help. buy this that and this and pay off that . yeah thanks
@chrhadden determine what land costs. Let's say $10,000 and a mobile home for $60,000 = $70,000 payment $513, not including taxes and insurance, and that is less than rent. U have to pay for where u lay, but u don't have to pay forever 🤔🤔🤔
This can work for some but not the vast majority. It's not like there is plenty of land to go around for everyone to have their own, and it's certainly not viable for people who need to stay close to the city where they work in to avoid the long commutes, which can be very costly on money and time itself. Not very good advice.
@@Hunterchuck there is never one action that solves the problem for every singe person but this an help a great number. People are commuting, man that live in Atlanta suburbs commute and there are more
Covid hurt many and haven't been able to recover.
This information is necessary especially for younger new homeowners.
I hope your channel reaches many.
It is hard to save.
People are basically paying other people to stay afloat or live, as soon as you get paid you have to spend it food, rent, job, it's all a scam and then you die, crazy world we live in
Theirs no law that says you have to rent an apartment. If you buy a home on a 30 year mortgage, you are basically renting the house from the bank . You are the banks tenant
This is only in the United States
Even then we don't own the property under most circumstances the state does.
More money to Ukraine….we need to do…
True that need to be told❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤
Just buy a tuff shed from home depot
That really does work??
I was homeless for almost a year living in my van...its not easy and now i gladly pay my rent
Stop doing math the government doesn't like that😅
i have close family members who both drive Mercedes but also both have been foreclosed on many times, filed bankruptcy etc. one makes $150k but with the debt and hidden cost of home ownership, they can't afford a flat tire or oil change. by now they are trying to borrow equity from their homes but it is coming... they will end up homeless. i am not wishing this on them but it would take a miracle given their debt and the cost to live. good videos and i agree w/ you van life is better than street life!
A Champaign life style on beer money never ends good.dont try to impress others it will be your down fall in time.
Sound like to me these people's is living above their means. Why would someone own a car that cannot buy tires or oil change. Just a simply car will get you to point A to point B.
There’s a great book (textbook style, not an entertainment read, unless you’re a geek like me) entitled “Living Downtown, the history of residential hotels in the US” by Paul Groth, and it goes into how before the big urban renewal pushes of the past however many decades, there was a pretty adequate supply of cheap, clean, efficient housing in the way of weekly hotels in cities. They’re sometimes called bachelor hotels, SROs (in California) or single room occupancy units, and they were in the more run down neighborhoods by downtown, and people lived in them as they would an apartment. There was no kitchen- often there was a communal kitchen which either the residents could use, or in cases the hotel would have staff who made meals. Often there were several bathrooms and showers on each floor for the rooms on each level, as most units didn’t have their own bathroom, either, but rather had a bathroom sink area in the rooms. Some larger rooms may have their own bathrooms, but largely not. Each floor had its own trash room where residents brought their trash to be taken out, and some buildings may have a light maid service weekly to change the sheets, take out the trash, etc. There was a front desk which managed the building, received and held mail for residents to pick up, and controlled whom was coming into and out of the premises. This was very efficient/no frills living, but it was a reliable place for people on the lowest rungs of the socioeconomic ladder to live, and people did live in such places for years, and as such, buildings often had a pretty tight community of neighbors who looked out for each other and provided friendship, etc. Once urban renewal efforts started, these buildings and the neighborhoods they were in were the first targets for being bought, torn down, and a myriad other projects put in their place, be it big convention centers, parks, parking structures, etc. Residents who once could rely on housing being available for their level of means now had fewer and fewer options, and the remaining buildings could raise their rates since they were more in demand as supply decreased. It’s a direct correlation between urban homelessness becoming visible in the 1980s and these renewal efforts changing the housing landscape in cities. We certainly need more of that kind of housing, BUT there’s almost no housing being created for people with low incomes or even average incomes- it’s all luxury housing coming into the market, so builders can capture the highest payout for what they’ve built, and playing devil’s advocate, one can understand their standpoint, since building or developing anything in many big cities has become so mired down with costs from fees, applications, studies, taxes, etc… so they go into the role of building and developing with the mindset that the ONLY thing worth building is high end, luxury housing. Without the serious prioritization of housing for low and average income people, I don’t see any improvement in the situation coming anywhere on the horizon.