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I was homeless from 16 to 17 when I joined the AF (lived on rooftops). I have plenty of tips. Now that I'm old, I may give it a shot again, only this time with a car (which I would sleep in), just so I can travel around (without spending a ton of money on hotels etc). I can always rent a room anywhere I am quickly if I feel the need to have a roof for some reason.

So yeah, as has been mentioned a fitness center will give you TV you can watch (usually coffee/tea etc you can drink as well), along with showers (some have pools hot tubs as well). For $10 you can do planet fitness though, and it actually has free all you can eat pizza on the first (monday I think) and ....donuts? on the first tuesday (my friend was telling me about it), so if you make it to them, it covers the $10 in food.

As adults cars are actually pretty good places to live and WAY cheaper (even then renting a room). Renting a room can only be $400 or so a month in most places though, and gives you power for video games/tv/internet etc....so at $13 a day, it's pretty worth it in my opinion.

That being said libraries have electric outlets for a laptop, so you can play games (your steam games) there if you want, Mc Donalds and tons of other places have free wifi as well (including many hotels...once you have the password). It would be easy to park and sleep in hotel parking lots if you have tinted/covered windows etc (many have free breakfasts as well...supposedly for guests but I have seen homeless people in there before).

To store you clothes, books, video games etc...rent a storage locker. You can get a 5x5 which is enough space to store clothes etc, for about $30-$50. A 5x10 is actually large enough to sleep in, and you can do that during the day (sleep during the day when it's warm, and then do stuff at night when it's cold....would be great for alcoholics).

I have volunteered at food banks as well, they give out tons of food and there are often multiples in any area, so you could easily go to more then one and have more then enough food for yourself as well.

Most cars, even compact ones, can actually be altered to allow you to sleep comfortably and not have to be in the drivers/passangers seat. If the back of the car/front of the trunk folds down, you can put the passenger side seat back and sleep diagonally with a few blankets put down to even everything out. Should allow even a 7 foot person to stretch out in a normal sized car.

If you have no car, try rooftops if your in any kind of shape, nobody ever goes up there. Apartment complexes for instance are good, but the best when I was 16 was movie theaters as they are easy to climb and they have over hangs up top, that stops the rain. A sleeping bag and bam, your done.

If you need to get mail, you can get a PO box...it's cheap and easy to check often. That would let you work as well. A cell phone is $30 a month and gives you a method to read at night anywhere etc, just have to charge the phone the next day (you could do that without actually paying the $30 even, but it's good to have a phone, especially if you want to work anyway).
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