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In two weeks I'll be homeless it looks like.

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sean:
Dude, you have my condolences, your situation really sucks.

But I'm afraid I have to agree with Tommy and Jimmy. Leaving home with just a full tank of gas is a terrible idea. You really should try to scrounge up a little money in those two weeks if it is possible, even though it sounds like it isn't. Best of luck dude.

ThePQ4:
Yeah, I've got to concur with everyone else. Don't leave with NOTHING. If possible, get some basic handy-man jobs --little old ladies always need help fixing something (and you really don't need to have a bachelors in engineering to fix a squeaky door), or (if it's that time of year where you live) mow a few lawns. If nothing else, there's always a pawn shop. Try to at least get a couple hundred bucks together before you go.

 You should find a way to fill out some applications NOW before you go there (a lot of places have applications you can fill out online now), so you've got some prospects lined up for when you do go.

Sox:
Your dad might argue with you and belittle you everyday, sure. But it's a better idea to put up with it until you can save enough money to support yourself for a while until you can find a good paying job and a place to stay. As similar and stressful as my home situation is, it'd be a really bad idea for me to try move out at this stage.

There's for more scenarios that end unpleasantly than pleasantly for you in this situation, unfortunately. When you run out of money and can't get a job, and return home, your father will probably ridicule you about it to the extent that you'll wish you hadn't left in the first place. Frankly, I consider this the best case scenario likely to happen. Others include you dying or not being able to move back in.

Hang in there.

Lines:
Man, I know your situation sucks and all, but you will not be any happier without a home. Yeah, you can crash on people's couches, but this puts a strain on friendships. I've known a few people who were actually kicked out and not allowed to return end up like this and they always had problems because of it.

What you should do is start applying for jobs up there NOW (get your friends to help out and tell you places that are hiring as well as looking online), do what PQ suggested and try to get handy jobs around the area and sell a LOT of your stuff that you don't really need, and look for really cheap places to live. Ask some of your friends if they'd even be willing to move when their lease is up or whatever and find a place with you. I don't know how you can do all of this in two weeks, but it's a hell of a lot better than just going with a tank of gas.

But honestly, I think the best thing you should do is find a job somewhere within driving distance. I forget where you live, but if you can find a job within an hour's drive radius, get it, or pester the hell out of the people in your town. Then you should save up enough money to afford rent for a few months and THEN move. Also have a job lined up for you when you get there. I know it would suck staying at home, but I think you just need to get out of the house and find something to do to help you avoid your dad.

Evander:
It is a mistake.

Seriously, make yourself a chart of all the pros and cons on both sides.



As a twenty-something who is currently living at home with a belittling mother, I understand what you're going through, but you are throwing away the one thing you have going (rent-free living).

Suck it up and ignore your father.  Unless he is physically attacking you, or something, you can just shut off your ears, and wait for him to pass.  Having to do that once in a while is MUCH better than being homeless.  I know it's easier said than done, but it if you care enough to be homeless, I'm sure you care enough to force yourself to ignore him.

Work as hard as you can on finding a job.  Find any way possible to make money, and then save it up, so that you can actually move out, and in to some other place.  Alternatively, look in to joing the peace corps, or army, or something like that, where it will get your out of your house for a period of time WITHOUT making you homeless.  Use that time to plan for how you intend to move on with your life when you get back.



Don't throw your life away, though.  Becoming homeless out of frustration just isn't a good idea.

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