How about living under a bridge?
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This is actually often proposed as a knee-jerk reaction to ERE as in "Save that much?! ... I might as well live under a a bridge" or "Sure I could retire right now if I just lived under a bridge"
Culturally though, I'm an indoor person. That's a big one [for me]. I also use as much stuff as the next person. I just don't throw it away after using it and buy new stuff or store extras in my garage. Superficially speaking, I have more in common with middle class professionals than people living under bridges.
Culturally though, I'm an indoor person. That's a big one [for me]. I also use as much stuff as the next person. I just don't throw it away after using it and buy new stuff or store extras in my garage. Superficially speaking, I have more in common with middle class professionals than people living under bridges.
Living under a bridge is a form of being homeless. That conjectures a sense of failure. A bridge, on the other hand, is no more than a shelter from some elements of weather. You could apply the same to living in a cave. The bridge is also open to other people so security would be none. Police would be patrolling a setting in which folks could get under the bridge, so you would soon have arrests or a simple "move along now". In some cities, there are drainage tunnels, etc, that police know house people. I would think they just don't go around them unless there is a reported crime they must investigate.
Popular now of days are the "Bush/Obama Tent cities". Akin to the Hoovervilles of the depression.
I am thinking all ERE people strive for a level of success that includes the all important security. Home is what you make it, but you need to have a starting place, even if it's a tent, trailer, cabin, whatever. Probably not a bridge.
In this day and time, even taking a road trip is not as safe as it once was. I am very careful about even where I stop for gas, meals, and motel. For example, I would keep driving if my day ended at East St Louis. I would surely keep driving.
Popular now of days are the "Bush/Obama Tent cities". Akin to the Hoovervilles of the depression.
I am thinking all ERE people strive for a level of success that includes the all important security. Home is what you make it, but you need to have a starting place, even if it's a tent, trailer, cabin, whatever. Probably not a bridge.
In this day and time, even taking a road trip is not as safe as it once was. I am very careful about even where I stop for gas, meals, and motel. For example, I would keep driving if my day ended at East St Louis. I would surely keep driving.
For one, watch out for flash floods. My boyfriend was almost washed away sleeping under a local bridge long ago. I've known a few people who voluntarily live outdoors (ie~not in a car). Personally, I think that unless you roll with a group of other homeless folks or camp in remote places, that you are likely to be the repeated target of theft or worse. I would sleep far better in a vehicle unless I was in a rural environment.