Originally Posted by
Walter S
At the same time, there but for the grace of God go I. If I'm ever homeless the last thing I'll let go of is my bicycle and camping gear and clothes. I'll eat out of a dumpster in a heartbeat if necessary.
You know that you could be quite well off and still homeless. I don't understand why people equate the word "homeless" with "poor".
When Rowan and I have been homeless, we've been reasonably comfortable financially. And when I was going to University a few years ago, rent was very high in that city, so many of the students were "homeless" ... they migrated between friends' couches. I did a bit of that then too for a few weeks. It was a good way to save a bit of money.
And what is "homeless" anyway? At what point does a person become defined as "homeless"? There are so many variables.
A person who owns a house might not be considered "homeless" ... but what if that person rents the house out for a year, and goes to travel the world. That person no longer has a "home", and is therefore "homeless", but that person could be bringing in a reasonable sum from the rent, and could dwell in that house again when the year is up.