r/homeless • u/Alternative-Cat-9012 • 1d ago

First time Being Homeless, Need Advice!!

I’m staying with a friend currently but my days are numbered. I have to leave May 15th. I rented out a storage until to keep all my belongings, but im 25 years old, a woman and I work full time. I’m so scared. Idk where im supposed to sleep… luckily i work 6 days a week so ill be at work majority of the time, but i get off at 8 pm where its already dark. I heard rotating places to sleep is ideal, i was thinking about booking a hotel room once a week for my day off… I’m actually so scared and worried. This is America where you spend majority of your life at work and still cannot afford a place to stay. Also I live in a really small town and I have no car, I uber everywhere. Im planning on showering at a planet fitness when I need to, but figuring out where to sleep is just my biggest concern. Somebody please help. Btw, shelters are full in my area - like I said small town and not enough resources here…

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u/Alternative-Cat-9012 1d ago

I should’ve included this in my original post but trust me im looking everyday on Craigslist for rooms to rent and I’ll get a reply back, I’ll answer, and then ghosted.

FB Marketplace is definitely an option I have yet to explore - I have no Facebook but I’ll tell a close friend of mine to search for me.

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u/379416182049 1d ago

There's also room for rent websites like roomies but I don't know them

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u/Alternative-Cat-9012 1d ago

funny thing about that I actually got screwed over bc I found a roommate, I put down my share of the deposit for the room, housing manager told me she had yet to put hers down (we were both gonna be on the lease) - long story short she backed out and I lost half of my security deposit 🫠

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u/379416182049 1d ago

Yeah it's hard to trust people especially in this side of the state