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Originally Posted by openeyes Nice. I'm curious what made you stop. Were the savings/benefits not worth the tradeoffs to you? Was living out of your car making it more difficult to have a significantly higher paying job (perhaps due to reduced access to showers and a place to store suits)? |
Well there were many reasons now that I think back on it. For one it was getting rather cold at night (around the 0 degree Celsius mark). Also it wasn't something that I put a great deal of thought into before I started. I didn't really have a plan going in, so when I stopped it wasn't really like I was 'quitting'
When I did it, I had been willfully unemployed for about 6 months. I was (though I wasn't conscious of it at the time) going through a fairly intense depression, and I couldn't bear the thought of full time work. Once all my money ran out, and I do mean ALL my money (I think I had 10 dollars) I eventually got evicted from the place I was staying. Not wanting to impose on anyone, and still in denial about the state that I was in, I moved into my car.
It was quite an enlightening experience. I wouldn't hesitate to do it again should the need arise. Though, I would much rather have a truck next time.
I had the option, the whole time I was doing this, to not be living in my car (well, maybe not the first few days when I didn't even have enough gas money to drive anywhere). What's really sad is the people who do similar things out of pure necessity.
If you move into your car with no job and no money, it is next to impossible to get out. Getting a job is one thing. But saving up the money required for even a shitty apartment is a really tough task in most cities. If you live paycheck to paycheck I think you can see where I'm going with this.
Anyway, in that post that I linked to in my earlier post on this thread, I give a pretty good summation of my experiences, so feel free to check it out.
So ya, to answer your question directly openeyes...well I can't cuz I did it for different reasons than I think you are/did.
keep it smart
YGAJ