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Aella
@Aella_Girl
my thought in hypotheticals like this has always been i'd just learn to juggle or somersault really cool or something and start street performing. this was always the default/obvious option to me and im having a shock moment to realize its not also default for everyone else
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Brandon Bradford
@BrandonLBradfor
Periodic question: If you woke up homeless, hungry, with $20 to your name, and had none of the connections you have now, how would you get off the streets?
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@lumpthought
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@Aella_Girl
assuming you’re serious, busking doesn’t make enough $ for housing. you can do this and still will need to apply for services (section 8, foodstamps, etc) use shelters (not always available nor safe), etc. even if you get a min wage job, it’s nearly impossible to find housing.
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@lumpthought
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how long ago was that? and where? the prices of living and rent have gone up but minimum wages aren’t matching. a landlord can reject you if you have too low of an income (most want 3x the amount of rent you)
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Aella
@Aella_Girl
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@lumpthought
about ten years ago, in idaho. if you're down to have roommates, you can get rent dirt cheap. My sister was spending $200/month on rent a few years ago!
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@lumpthought
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idaho is *probably* more affordable than most places esp major cities. ten years ago, i was paying $550 for a place w/ 3 other roomies in a major city. i’m very lucky if i can find a place for $750 now. also curious as to where you’d be busking that there’d be enough patrons
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@lumpthought
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people are born in cities & can’t afford to move, lack of job opportunities in lower price areas, lack of public transit/accessibility, no local family/acquaintances to help, lack of shelters/resources, & if you’re poc is the area unfriendly to you, etc
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Aella
@Aella_Girl
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@lumpthought
I think the biggest factor is it sucks to move away from community, but cost wise it's really not that hard to move. Both myself and many other people I know have relocated cities many times while on poverty wages.
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Nick
@nickcammarata
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@Aella_Girl
there's also a lot of affordable towns within an hour transit of a rich town. Critical to busk in a rich town, but as long as you can get there each day you don't actually need to live there
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