I have a destination in mind as an emergency, but it does not have a permanent place of residence for me, so I might have to consider other options. I know that being homeless is an awful life, but I consider staying where I am an even worse possibility. I am considering running away because I cannot deal with the incompetence from my parents regarding so many things from empathy to cleaning the house (and they did even worse things to me… but that is too dark for this post).

For context, neither college nor working are suitable options for me because I am too traumatized from bad experiences in college and do not want to spend years getting a degree when the idea of constantly doing work for unknown benefits (degrees are becoming less valuable over time) hits my head, and no one is willing to hire me with my pathetic resume (I worked as a front-desk person at a place, and I volunteered at a store, but that is it).

I am not sure if I stated this already, but I live in Florida if anyone was wondering (revealing the state I live in is a risk that I feel like I have to take due to my potentially dire future circumstances).

Edit: For additional context, I cannot drive anymore due to trauma and just not being good at driving in general. I also live in a semi-rural place so a cab might be somewhat expensive.

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    The thing is that I am worried about not having many resources in rural areas and stuff. Also, public transportation tends to avoid rural areas.

    By the way, I think I should also add that I have some savings in my account (a few thousand dollars), so maybe you could give me advice on how to move onto another phone plan while my phone is still being paid off by my parent?

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      23 days ago

      not having many resources in rural areas

      Not sure what you mean by “resources” Towns that rely on the fruit harvest have everything a fruit picker needs to survive. Grocery store for food, hardware store for this and that and cooking fuel.

      Also, public transportation

      A big part of being homeless is walking lots. In fruit producing areas hitching a ride is pretty easy.

      how to move onto another phone plan

      I’d probably just get a cheap burner phone with a pay as you go. Keep your smartphone to use library/mc’d’s wifi.

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        23 days ago

        I assumed resources was self-explanatory, but regardless, I meant things that you might not find in rural areas (like mental health services and an technologically up-to-date library). What you mentioned is important, but I also am thinking of other services.

        A burner phone with “a pay”? What is a pay?