living out of a car

[dolphins4life]

^^^^

None of them are full time and I am facing losing hours at my highest paying one.

Anyway, I did not ask for advice on anything except living out of a car.

[pondwater]

^^^^

None of them are full time and I am facing losing hours at my highest paying one.

Anyway, I did not ask for advice on anything except living out of a car.

Just trying to help, you have my apologies sir. I would not advise living in a car  Good luck!

[dolphins4life]

^^^^

No problem bro.

[Landshark]

Dolphins4life, you have a college degree.  But sometimes a degree and/or experience will only get you in the door.  It's the attitude that you display in front of the interviewer that gets you the job.  From some of the posts I've seen from you, your attitude needs some serious work.  You may want to consider going to see an outplacement counselor who can help shape your outlook on life for those who are trying to enter the workforce and help prop you up for those intense interviews. 

As for living out of a car, I agree with pondwater.  I would never advise it.  If you have to, rent a room from someone before living out of your car.

[dolphins4life]

Now that I'm buying Health Insurance, (and thank goodness I live in MA because if I didn't, my rate would be MUCH higher than the one I got) it's not really a good idea to rent a room.  Living out of a car would be rent free.

[dolphins4life]

I have a ton of money saved up, but I'd rather live out of a car, then blow through it on rent

[Brian Fein]

Living out of a car is almost the same as being homeless.  The only difference is that you have a car, and homeless people typically don't.

If you have money saved up, you should consider renting a place and get a roommate.  That cuts your living expenses in half.  And you'd be better suited to quit all three jobs and try to find one that you can work full time so they pay for your health insurance too.  Working 10 hours a week at three different places isn't the same as "having three jobs."

Easier said than done but, living in the car should be the absolute last resort.

[Phishfan]

Living out of a car is being homeless and there is no other way to put it. Time for tough love here. Living out of your car by choice is #1 dangerous (you are basically a street person now) #2 difficult (finding new places to sleep, uncomfortable conditions, etc) #3 unappealing (you are always searching for a mate you are not going to get one of any quality being homeless).

While I could possibly applaud someone taking on a challenge like this because of some moral get back to nature type of lifestyle I think your decision is irrational. You admit you have plenty of money but are stressing paying rent. Get over it man. This is the real world. To be a functioning part of a society you need to pay rent and have a place to live.

I can't help but wonder if this has something to do with your parents suggesting the post office job. Don't you live with them? Are they pressuring you?

[Dave Gray]

"Living in a car is basically free."

But it's not.  It may be financially almost free, but you are sacrificing so many other things -- among them health, social interaction, stability, and ability to improve.  You'd find yourself eating crappy food because you'd have no way to prepare healthier options.  Places don't want to hire someone who lives in a car, women (or men) don't want to date someone who lives in a car.  ...hell, I'm an understanding guy, but I'd be scared to befriend someone who lived in a car.

I'm not saying that you should live lavishly.  But you can probably rent a room in a place for $300 a month if you really got down to it.  Consider a co-op.  It's usually pretty inexpensive and the community works together to do chores and stuff.  The structure might also be good for you.  They're full of interesting off-the-beaten-path types of people, so if you have trouble fitting in, maybe it would work for you.

Even if you could do it, it's a backwards move that would likely negatively impact your mental heath, physical health, and ability to better yourself.

[Brian Fein]

In addition, a mini fridge in your car just doesn't work.  The amount of power a fridge requires would kill your car battery in a matter of days.  Then you'd have to either leave your car running all the time and burn gas to keep the alternator running your fridge, or spend $200 a week on car batteries.  Which makes more sense, that, or paying rent?

I think you just need to look into more options.

[Tenshot13]

I recommend living inside the stomach of a Tauntaun.  Hell, Massachusetts isn't a far cry from Hoth anyways.

[dolphins4life]

Dave, what is a co-op?

Anyway, this week I will find out what my status will be with my main job, the per diem phlebotomy one.  That's been my highest paying one and it has been almost full time this year.  However, I could be losing hours because they are hiring a new person.

[MyGodWearsAHoodie]

Besides what was mentioned above.

You will spend much much more on food.  -- unable to buy in bulk when on sale, more restaurant food because you will be unable to cook.   

Of course if you are not doing the above now....then start there instead of giving up your place of abode.   

[Brian Fein]

Maybe if you need help with budgeting and income management, you should get help there.  I have that shit down to an exact science for my household.  I'm a wizard with a bank account.  You might want to take a good look at that.

[Dave Gray]

Dave, what is a co-op?

A co-op is kind of like a commune.  It's a group of people that live together, like a small apartment building with shared common areas, like kitchens, media rooms, gym, etc.  But you live kinda like a family.  You prepare meals together and do chores together.  By living there, you pay something, but you're also expected to do your chores, which may be yard work on this day or kitchen duty on this day or cleaning on this day or whatever.

The group may or may not have some kind of philosophical similarity and have that be part of the mission: environmental volunteering, vegetarians, music, etc.

You sound like an interesting (and frankly, kind of a strange) dude.  Co-ops attract people like you.  My nephew lives in one and loves it.