>>877110>>876675>jobOne of the most important things we do is living frugally. Since a lot of us were already poor before becoming bums this isn't exactly anything new, however, it does matter how you spend your dollarydoos.
Working a poverty-tier dead-end job is essentially the antithesis to what we do. The only reason to pick up such a job would be saving dosh for some random large expense, although once you pick up such a job you're basically forfeiting yourself and running in the rat race.
Again we come to the difference in lifestyle; assuming you're 'doing it right', there'd be little point in getting a McJob. You have practically zero responsibilities and bills, why wouldn't you go pick up high paying seasonal/temporary work and stretch your earnings as far as you could once it were done/dried up?
Add your monthly bills and divide them by 30; that's how much you pay to live where you do, per day. Without responsibilities (bills) our day to day cost of living can be as low as zero. Granted, gas/insurance for a vehicle and service for a phone might bring that cost up above base food expenses but realistically it's far less. Living out of my backpack, my monthly expenses are a $30 phone bill and about $15 a week in dog food - usally less because people will often give me bags of dog food.
I've known a few guys who were skilled tradesmen and living out of their vehicle. They usually just did freelance work here and there, I don't know about unions.
>food and waterBusking is an excellent way to make dosh, as is having some sort of marketable art. Panhandling is pretty much the go-to for all vagabonds/bums, if you don't blow it all on drugs you can potentially panhandle for a few days out of the month and make plenty to get by. I personally never put any sob shit on my sign like "Hungry & Homeless please help" because I like the way I live.
