Homeless Developer in Los Angeles Needs Work, Can You Please Help?
Take the TripleByte quiz.. they called me within a couple of weeks IIRC. <a href="https:&#x2F;&#x2F;quiz.triplebyte.com" rel="nofollow">https:&#x2F;&#x2F;quiz.triplebyte.com</a><p>Offering tutoring on Craiglist might be a good short-term income source too.<p>If I were unhoused without a vehicle, I would set some goals:<p>- get a bicycle with a trailer - to get places, haul stuff around and get exercise. Furthermore, paint it terrible colors with bright and brown spray-paint and get a Fahgettaboutit lock (I&#x27;ve had 3 bikes stolen over a period of 15 years all because of mechanical vulnerabilities of U-locks). Buy used where one can (buying new equals instant depreciation) and lube the drive chain often so it doesn&#x27;t rust in the winter rains (I went to Davis and biked in the rain quite a bit).<p>- a Costco membership - This will let someone purchase food in bulk -&gt; fewer trips and much cheaper overall. The executive membership will refund the difference if not enough rewards are earned at the end of the year to recoup the membership cost.<p>- a gym membership - also to stay in good shape&#x2F;thinking clearly&#x2F;positively.<p>- 55L-90L dry-bags to keep things together and dry<p>- Amazon also delivers to PO Boxes and their access points in most 7Elevens, but eBay&#x2F;AliExpress can be cheaper (check Google Shopping)<p>- Pepper spray is legal to have in CA, I would get some Sabre Red is nasty and long-range<p>- I&#x27;ve talked to some unhoused folks who get some food from churches and coffeeshops&#x2F;fast food&#x2F;restaurants near their closing time for leftovers. Also, freeganing from Whole Foods just as they&#x27;re about to throw perfectly good food beyond its sell-by date.<p>PS: I went through bankruptcy but still have $10k in Navient-owned (Betsy Devos, the current Sec Edu) student loan Swords of Damocles looming over my head and I&#x27;ve lived in a VW in the SF Bay Area for 5 years, unhoused for 9 total. And I too live clean, figuratively and literally. The point of welfare in the US seems to be to convince the recipients, through forms, convoluted processes and worker antipathy, is that they&#x27;re &quot;criminals,&quot; a &quot;bad person&quot; and&#x2F;or somehow &quot;out to cheat them&quot;... &quot;and it&#x27;s all your fault.&quot; SMH.