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datasuspect Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Nov-20-04 07:50 AM
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75. i was homeless for awhile
tried doing the day labor thing in chicago, did odd jobs, lived outside, took showers at fieldhouses. ate at the soup kitchens, panhandled. wasn't that bad at first, but it does wear you down after a while, especially watching all the people going about their lives.

had to sell what i could/abandon the rest during the eviction proceedings. fortunately in cook county, that takes awhile.

never really made a lot of money.

finally got tired of it and now live under a family member's roof, but in a rural backwater where there are no jobs and where a private vehicle is mandatory.

still broke.

still unemployed.

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