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homelessness.md

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 ### General
 
 - Do NOT look for a way to get back to society, STOP fucking going to job interviews, once you're homeless you are homeless FOREVER, and this means you are now FREE, your goal is to make it just more comfortable to be homeless. Enjoy every second of your new life.
-- **Staying nice looking and well behaved has many advantages**, people will let you in places where normally dirty homeless aren't allowed. Also double consider options that would make you known as the "troublemaker", that can make police and others hostile to you. And similarly if you make friends by being nice and make yourself known as "that nice homeless guy" -- for example by cleaning the place where you stay, smiling people and just generally helping them -- they will even like having you around, they may give you food, let you sleep at their property etc.
+- **Staying nice looking and well behaved has many advantages**, people will let you in places where normally dirty homeless aren't allowed. Also double consider options that would make you known as the "troublemaker", that can make police and others hostile to you. And similarly if you make friends by being nice and make yourself known as "that nice homeless guy" -- for example by cleaning the place where you stay, smiling at people and just generally helping them -- they will even like having you around, they may give you food, let you sleep at their property etc.
 - **Trash bins are goldmines**, you may find a lot of useful stuff in them, people just throw away perfectly usable things very often.
-- **Publicly accessible spaces** are awesome, for example: libraries, universities, hospitals, doctor waiting rooms, hotel lobbies, post offices, airports, train stations, work offices, shopping malls etc. The only condition for entry is usually just looking and smelling normal, that's why it's important to maintain good look. Some of these places keep a minimum kind of security -- such as door access cards in some university buildings -- but usually you can get in, either by passing with a crowd OR by some kind of less visible back entry (there always have to be fire exits etc.). Then you may get a lot for free, including toilets, electricity plugs, free wifi, warmth in winter, comfortable rest areas etc.
+- **Publicly accessible spaces** are awesome, for example: libraries, universities, hospitals, doctor waiting rooms, hotel lobbies, post offices, airports, train stations, work offices, shopping malls, churches etc. The only condition for entry is usually just looking and smelling normal, that's why it's important to maintain good look. Some of these places keep a minimum kind of security -- such as door access cards in some university buildings -- but usually you can get in, either by passing with a crowd OR by some kind of less visible back entry (there always have to be fire exits etc.). Then you may get a lot for free, including toilets, electricity plugs, free wifi, warmth in winter, comfortable rest areas etc.
 - There are sometimes **[electricity](electricity.md) plugs** in underground passages for maintenance, you can use them to charge your phone etc. Also other plugs will probably be found in other public spaces mentioned above.
 - Check out **[survival](survival.md) guides**, they may contain a lot of valuable info about food, DIY healthcare etc.
 - Don't let it get to you, don't become a depressed drunk or drug addict, rather become the awesome based nomad monk who travels from place to place like a bird, enjoying richness of the world instead of the dystopian consumerist stereotype. Remember, you are now free, unlike majority of the sheeps enslaved by the system. It may be uncomfortable at times, but think of all the things you DON'T have to endure anymore and this which you CAN do that you couldn't do before. Make the best of your situation, enjoy every day.
-- Watch out for gangs, mafia, pimps, drug addicts, fascists, asshole police etc. -- it's a jungle in the streets. You don't experience this until you are homeless, you don't pay attention to the scum, you avoid them, and they avoid you knowing they could get in trouble by hurting you, but an old, weak homeless guy with little money and no relatives is firstly a good target for crime, but mainly a [COMPETITION](competition.md) to other people in the street jungle. Some will be very territorial, good begging spots in big cities will probably be controlled by some local homeless gang, you better stay away from it. Always observe and check out the situation before you do something. It is probably much safer to find a smaller town, maybe have your hideout somewhere in a forest and only come to the city from time to time to get food.
+- Watch out for gangs, mafia, pimps, drug addicts, fascists, asshole police etc. -- it's a jungle in the streets, especially in big cities. You don't experience this until you are homeless, you don't pay attention to the scum, you avoid them, and they avoid you knowing they could get in trouble by hurting you, but an old, weak homeless guy with little money and no relatives is firstly a good target for crime, but mainly a [COMPETITION](competition.md) to other people in the street jungle. Some will be very territorial, good begging spots in big cities will probably be controlled by some local homeless gang, you better stay away from it. Always observe and check out the situation before you do something. It is probably much safer to find a smaller town, maybe have your hideout somewhere in a forest and only come to the city from time to time to get food.
 - At night you can do a lot of stuff you can't do during day -- obviously, but it's good to plan this way. Walking street at 3 AM in darkness with absolutely no one around allows you to checks trash cans, people's mail boxes, pick up fruit from people's trees and so on, everyone is sleeping to get up at 7 AM to go to slavery. The only danger may be other people doing the same as you, so again, this is may be not such a great idea in a big city, but on a village night is your friend.
 - Breaking into houses is hard and risky -- break ins are discourages in general as it means getting in conflict, potentially causing damage, getting in jail and, of course, doing harm to someone, which is not good. But if it's absolutely necessary, then lonely huts and caravans that aren't permanently lived in are probably best target. For example fisherman huts in lonely places will probably be completely without any people around out of fishing seasons. Inside may be very useful things including money, food, drink, clothes, electronics, tools and so on, however one should always aim to minimize damage done by breaking in and stealing: small theft may slip by, big damage will piss someone off and can result in long prison sentence. Of course in the US you may even get shot by some redneck if you get caught breaking in.
 - You can find stuff near construction sites: a lot of useful material is just thrown away, many tools are lying around, maybe there will even be food or something. These are quickly set up temporary places with low security and underpaid people, usually retards.
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 - **Vending machines** contain food that's normally not constantly guarded by humans, e.g. near big train stations. It might be not so hard to dig some food out at night (especially if you have slim anorexic arms), but try to not damage the machine (companies won't probably might so much a stolen piece of food but they will mind a damaged equipment, they could remove the machine, or if you get caught you might be forced to pay for the damage).
 - **Supermarkets and restaurants throw away perfectly fine food** because they can't sell it anymore if it's older than *X* days -- it's absolutely fine, they just can't sell it for legal reasons. You want to get this (check out the bins where they might be dumping it or perhaps even try to ask someone if they'd just give it to you).
 - In shopping malls **food prices are lower late** in the evening, before closing hours, because they need to get rid of what's left, otherwise they have to throw it away. Also damaged packaging lowers the price of food -- sometimes there is a special corner with damaged cans etc., you want to get this.
+- Learn **frugality and how to get most for least money** as food will likely be one of your biggest expenses, you want to optimize your spending as much as possible here: don't buy complete meals, only cheaper, raw, nutrient ingredients from which you'll make food (you don't have money but have a lot of time). Stack up long lasting food (buy it in larger quantities for smaller price) so that you're never in immediate danger of starving: then you can afford to wait for discounts and save money. Learn all the other tricks like the damaged packaging, expired food, price changes over the day and so on.
 - **Fishing** can provide a food source unless you're a vegetarian (which you should be). Fishing pole is not needed, it's enough to make a net out of a t-shirt on a stick and take some small fish out of water.
 - In **fastfoods** and similar kinds of restaurants you may easily find free food people leave there; go there in the busiest hours (around lunch), well dressed and nice looking. There will likely be a long line -- pretend to stand there for a while, look around, then change your mind and turn around; as you're leaving, check out the area where people leave their dishes, many just leave some food on the plate because they were already full or their child didn't eat it or because it fell on the ground -- just slowly, calmly take it (maybe carry a shopping bag) and leave. Don't do it too often in the same place else they do something about it.
 - **Attending random weddings and other celebrations**: even many non-homeless people like to do this for fun, you will just need to look very good, i.e. have a suit, nice haircut, be shaved and smell good. This may be hard to achieve for a homeless guy but not impossible. Besides weddings you can try any other kind of gathering such as a funeral or graduation party or whatever, the only requirement is that there be many people so that no one can know everyone else at the same time. Plan ahead and make up some kind of quick identity and excuses if someone talks to you, you don't wanna improvise. It is incredible how people can sneak almost in any place if they just have the right clothes and confidently act as if they simply belong there. Weddings will have luxury food for everyone, just eat as much as you can (slowly, you don't want to get spotted), and at the end try to take more food with you under your clothes (if you get caught here, you already have a full stomach at least).
 - Early in the morning when it's still dark **when supplies arrive to small shops**, you might be able to quickly steal something from the truck when no one's around (just quickly "walk by" and take something under your jacket). You should observe their routine for a few days in order to be well prepared.
 - **Trash bins** may contain food that's still good. But double check it's really edible. Make sure to **check out trash behind supermarkets, shops and restaurants**, they may just throw away perfectly good food -- it might be good to also just ask them, they'll probably give you something rather than throwing it away.
 - **Drinkable water** can sometimes be found near sport and school playgrounds. And again also in publicly accessible toilets (may possibly be found in universities etc., but one must be well dressed).
-- **Stealing food delivery**: it may be possible to steal e.g. food delivered in front of the door of elderly people or someone who's not currently at home, however it may also be quite less ethical to rid a poor old lady of her lunch.
-- **Shoplifting**: this is risky, one must be VERY careful to not get into trouble with security guards, they take thieves somewhere back and then beat them so that they won't return. Supermarkets have high security, cameras and guards everywhere, magnetic chips in everything, it may be better to lift from smaller shops or open market places. Choosing busy hours will probably help.
-- If you're absolutely starving you can even **eat grass and tree bark** (not the hard bark, you must eat the stuff underneath it), or at least make a soup or something. Similarly in case of extreme hunger **bugs and worms** are an easy source of protein.
+- **Stealing food delivery**: it may be possible to steal e.g. food delivered in front of the door of elderly people or someone who's not currently at home, however it may also be quite less ethical to rid a poor old lady of her lunch. On the other hand if it's some fat neckbeard you may even be doing him a service. { Now I'm imagining a sci-fi dystopian future of tomorrow in which tribes of homeless people with spears hunt drones delivering food like the cavemen hunted animals lol. ~drummyfish }
+- **Shoplifting**: this is risky, one must be VERY careful not to get into trouble with security guards, they take thieves somewhere back and then beat them up to discourage them from returning. Supermarkets have high security, cameras and guards everywhere, magnetic chips in everything, it may be better to lift from smaller shops or open market places. On the other hand a lot of security is just a theatre with fake cameras, fake magnetic detectors and so on (how do you wanna put magnetic chips into food anyway?), security is expensive and many shops likely just pay two fat guys to stand around wearing black glasses, all this with hopes of making people not attempt stealing -- if you can safely spot such weaknesses, you may also exploit them. Choosing busy hours will probably help.
+- If you're absolutely starving you can even **eat grass and tree bark** (not the hard bark, you must eat the stuff underneath it), or at least make a soup or something. Similarly in case of extreme hunger **bugs and worms** are an easy source of protein. A fresh roadkill maybe too, but there's probably danger of diseases, rotten meat etc.
 - **Everything tastes good with ketchup.** You may invest in buying a bottle of it and then just be able to turn any tastless garbage into yummy "I can't believe it's not McDonalds" meal.
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 ### Safety/Shelter
 
 - Primitive **heating** (e.g. in a tent) can be achieved with **heated [rocks](rock.md)** or **bottles/bags filled with hot water** (this is even better). { I used heated water bags to sleep in quite cold weather, they are extremely effective. I heated water to near boiling on fire, then poured it in the bag and then left it in my well isolated sleeping bag. It stayed warm for over 12 hours! I even got to a point of feeling too hot. A pet bottle can probably be used if you don't have a bag. ~drummyfish }
-- **Tent** is a good, affordable portable shelter, try to get one if you can. More advanced tents can even have stoves for heating etc. A **quality sleeping bag** will keep you warm even in freezing temperatures, it's a relatively easy solution to surviving winters compared to building a whole heated house, [keep it simple](kiss.md).
+- **Tent** is a good, affordable portable shelter, try to get one if you can. More advanced tents (so called hot tents) can even have stoves for heating etc. A **quality sleeping bag** will keep you warm even in freezing temperatures, it's a relatively easy solution to surviving winters compared to building a whole heated house, [keep it simple](kiss.md).
+Two basic types of sleeping bags are with synthetic insulation and down insulation: synthetic are usually [good enough](good_enough.md) and resist humidity (unlike down).
+- **Fire and stoves** are obviously very cool for keeping warm, cooking, light etc. Again, read survival guides: when making fire, build a heat reflecting wall, collect (dry) wood and leave it nearby so that you can sleep and quickly stack up the fire when cold wakes you up etc. A metal barrel or at least a hole surrounded by [rocks](rock.md) may be better than open fire (protects against wind, holds heat, ...), a stove is even more efficient and better (can regulate power by choking the oxygen supply etc.), but in closed spaces there's a high danger of fire depleting oxygen and killing you in sleep.
 - Look up how shelters are built in survival guides. You can e.g. make a dugout or something similar, it can even have a stove for heating and cooking.
 - In very cold winters some choose to **voluntarily go to prison** where they get housing, food and health care. Again, in the US prison is hell and you most likely don't want to go there, but e.g. in Scandinavian countries prison is almost like a luxury hotel. However keep in mind that police may get hostile to you in the future if you become the "troublemaker", they may just beat you up or something. Also be sure to commit the right crime, do **NOT** cause material damage or harm anyone, you don't want to get a fine, pay for damage or get a life sentence (OR a death sentence in the US lol). Check your country's laws. One guy for example used the following method: standing in the middle of traffic (slow one so that no accidents happen). There is also a guy who lives in prison because he just refuses to wear clothes -- this may be a cool method as well.
 - It may be possible to make a tiny shelter out of a **big trash can** that's stolen from in front of someone's house at night. Then it's washed, taken to a forest, buried horizontally in ground and insulated with leaves, then cloth is put in to sleep on -- pretty cozy.
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 - **Hospitals and doctors are obliged by law to help people in immediate emergency** (not sure about [US](usa.md) lol), so if you're real badly sick, probably just drop yourself somewhere near a hospital and look like you're dying, they should help you. You might also try to **fake some mental illness** (again remember to not do damage to anything or anyone) so that they lock you up in a mental hospital for a while where you should get normal health care as well. Same in prison: they can't NOT give you healthcare when keeping you under lock.
 - Sometimes doctors and healthcare workers provide free services for the poor every once in a while in some camp or something, especially in the [USA](usa.md) where there is no social security. Try to find these.
+- Maybe get some old books about traditional medicine, herbs and shit, can be fine for most things.
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 ### Transport
 
 - **Hitchhiking** is cool, but you must look (and smell) good. Being a [woman](woman.md) helps.
 - **Hopping on trains** can be a way to travel longer distances, but bear in mind it's dangerous: firstly you may hurt yourself, and secondly they may find you and beat you. So think twice.
+- **No ticket public transport** can work if you look good, maybe get on a train and lock yourself up in a toilet. If you get caught just run, the inspectors aren't paid enough to chase people.
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 ### Entertainment
 
 - **Newspapers/magazines** can be stolen from people's mailbox, it's enough to wait early in the morning when it's still dark when someone delivers it to the subscriber's box, it's easy to take. Older magazines can probably be stolen e.g. from dentist waiting rooms. Old newspapers are also handy for many things (fire, wiping, ...).
-- Check out old timey entertainment: [books](books.md) (e.g. [encyclopedias](encyclopedia.md) are fun), desktop [games](game.md), solitaire card games, knitting and so on.
+- Check out old timey entertainment: [books](books.md) (e.g. [encyclopedias](encyclopedia.md) are fun), desktop [games](game.md), solitaire card games and so on. It's extremely cool if you manage to make something useful into entertainment, for example knitting or making things out of wood.
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