If you’ve ever been homeless I want to hear your story

I graduated high school homeless. Worked nights at a sawmill. Slept on a friends couch. The only reason I stuck with school is because I wanted to go into the service. I did. Graduated with a 3.08. Not great but not bad for being tired all the time. Finally got some sleep in boot camp

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goliathtree · 56-60, M

Worked my way through college (unlikely now) without scholarship, financial aid, student loans or help from home. Graduated with $32 in my pocket and a full tank of gas in my truck. Started a job in January in Wisconsin and lived in the truck in the parking lot of work for 9 days until I got my first paycheck. Was able to put a deposit down on a shithole studio apartment and pay for a couple nights in a dive hotel where the rooms on either side were rented by the hour.

In the end? My only worry was really that someone would see where I was getting up in the middle of the night and taking a leak in the snow. I actually had it pretty good... full showers in the plant so I was clean.

I can honestly say that I have what I have because I earned it.