Public transport in the states sucks. Been driving since I was 14. I was pretty late, my friends drove before me though.

I lived in a car for 5 months when I moved from Chicago to Florida. I was 19, went to Florida on vacation and decided I would do my best to stay. 5 months of living in my car parked in a friends front yard. I at least was able to bath everyday and was grateful for that. But after 5 months I saved enough to get my own apartment.

I've only been back to Chicago to visit, I much prefer Florida weather.

I've been poor before but I've never been hopeless...until some guy stole my thread.


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The poorest period was my first internship after bachelor degree. 40h/week for 120$/month.

I had to take a taxi once, it was so humbling

No Car, No Job, No Money, staying at friends house with back rent due and living off of a 20lb bag of rice as my only source of nutrition for a month. I only had the rice from before all this happened and I had to eat ~ only 1 cup uncooked a day.

Bike and public transit. Much easier to get around Amsterdam that way, it's a nightmare to find parking space. I got my license when I turned 18 as that's the minimum age in The Netherlands. They let people drive at 15? I rented a car when I needed one, or took a taxi.

When I moved to Canada I first lived across from a 24h supermarket, had a bike and my parents in law helped out for anything out of reach. It didn't take long to start looking for a car after moving though. Can't cycle here half the year and public transport is very poor. On the plus side, driving a car in Canada is a lot cheaper.

Time for me to gloat about shit on the internet to a bunch of NPCs about all the shit I have because I have low self esteem and self worth.

OT: When I had no job, living with parents, in my late teens early twenties.

A lot of stories here seem much rougher than mine but I can defiantly relate to this one. 

Ten years ago roughly so 18 years old.  Was unemployed during a recession, no electricity, doing anything but sell myself to pay the bills, including not eating for a few days on more than one occasion. 

Managed to get two full time jobs working 80hrs a week.  My brother stayed over one weekend and found me asleep on the edge of the couch in full work uniform.  Apparently I'd passed out trying to take off my shoes!

The day I was born, I didn't own or have anything of my own.

I've never been in debt so I've never owed more than I personally own in value, debt is for people who make poor choices.

Aldo driving on bald tires puts your life at risk, and every other road user and pedestrians life at risk, you're a selfish moron if you do that.