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This sucks! I'm so sorry to hear man. I've spent a lot of time with people who are homeless, which has caused me to think about this very question though I have

This sucks! I'm so sorry to hear man. I've spent a lot of time with people who are homeless, which has caused me to think about this very question though I haven't had to put any of this into practice so grain of salt. - Get a membership to a cheap gym so you can use their shower (and potentially wifi) if the shelter doesn't work out. In many areas it's possible to get a membership for $10-20/month. Clean your clothes in the shower with you. - Try really hard not to feel desperate during interviews. We make worse decisions when desperate. Easier said than done :( - You may need to buy a laptop, which will suck, but hopefully you can find something good enough and very cheap on Craigslist? If you can't get a laptop, consider public library or internet cafes (if those exist there). - Food is going to be tough. Canned beans will become a close friend. Also canned soups/stews. Peanut butter, cheap produce. You may be able to find edible plants nearby. Free samples at grocery stores? Bulk sunflower seeds are cheap. Lifted most of these food ideas from a thread on reddit btw.

platinumrad 8y ago
I'm not convinced that OP needs a laptop but a $100-150 old Thinkpad or low end Chromebook will get you pretty far these days.
- Something1234 8y ago
  A chromebook is not good. A cheap t410 or t400 would be best.
  - dochench 8y ago
    Why is a chromebook not good? Battery life is excellent and if crouton is setup, make an excellent low end dev machine.
    - bwb 8y ago
      its like trying to code on an ipad, it can be done but that doesn't make it the best choice.
      - earenndil 8y ago
        You can install a real os (linux or windows) on it, and they tend to be much cheaper than other laptops (the tradeoff is that they have little disc space and a slow processor).
  - cko 8y ago
    T420 on eBay with 8gb ram and SSD has been $100-150 for a while now.
  - gallamine 8y ago
    Second the T4. I got a t420 refurb. (2 years ago) for $150. Solid machine.
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bhnmmhmd 8y ago
> Lifted most of these food ideas from a thread on reddit btw. Do you remember which thread it was?
- lozf 8y ago
  I'm not GP, but there are often good suggestions on /r/EatCheapAndHealthy [0] ... also, I'd bookmarked this response from the SA forum [1] Of course, lots of these suggestions assume that a reasonably equipped kitchen and storage is available, which may limit OPs options. Hope it helps anyway. [0]: https://www.reddit.com/r/EatCheapAndHealthy/ https://www.reddit.com/r/EatCheapAndHealthy/ [1]: https://forums.somethingawful.com/showthread.php?threadid=3442278 https://forums.somethingawful.com/showthread.php?threadid=34...
partycoder 8y ago
You can also do your laundry in a self-service laundromat. Usually just a few cents plus the detergent.
- code_duck 8y ago
  They tend to be $1 for the smallest and up to $7.50 for the largest machines. What I'd consider a normal load at home costs about $3. Then, dryers are .25 cents for 5-10 minutes, so it's usually $.50-1 per armful of clothes. That means it can easily cost $15 to do a couple's weekly laundry including sheets and towels, plus consumables. Also, you have to get to the laundromat and spend over an hour there. Not a huge expense, but not really a few cents. On the positive side the best laundromats I've found supply WiFi, multi-game arcade emulators and free coffee.

platinumrad 8y ago

I'm not convinced that OP needs a laptop but a $100-150 old Thinkpad or low end Chromebook will get you pretty far these days.

Something1234 8y ago
A chromebook is not good. A cheap t410 or t400 would be best.
- dochench 8y ago
  Why is a chromebook not good? Battery life is excellent and if crouton is setup, make an excellent low end dev machine.
  - bwb 8y ago
    its like trying to code on an ipad, it can be done but that doesn't make it the best choice.
    - earenndil 8y ago
      You can install a real os (linux or windows) on it, and they tend to be much cheaper than other laptops (the tradeoff is that they have little disc space and a slow processor).
- cko 8y ago
  T420 on eBay with 8gb ram and SSD has been $100-150 for a while now.
- gallamine 8y ago
  Second the T4. I got a t420 refurb. (2 years ago) for $150. Solid machine.

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bhnmmhmd 8y ago

> Lifted most of these food ideas from a thread on reddit btw. Do you remember which thread it was?

lozf 8y ago
I'm not GP, but there are often good suggestions on /r/EatCheapAndHealthy [0] ... also, I'd bookmarked this response from the SA forum [1] Of course, lots of these suggestions assume that a reasonably equipped kitchen and storage is available, which may limit OPs options. Hope it helps anyway. [0]: https://www.reddit.com/r/EatCheapAndHealthy/ https://www.reddit.com/r/EatCheapAndHealthy/ [1]: https://forums.somethingawful.com/showthread.php?threadid=3442278 https://forums.somethingawful.com/showthread.php?threadid=34...

partycoder 8y ago

You can also do your laundry in a self-service laundromat. Usually just a few cents plus the detergent.

code_duck 8y ago
They tend to be $1 for the smallest and up to $7.50 for the largest machines. What I'd consider a normal load at home costs about $3. Then, dryers are .25 cents for 5-10 minutes, so it's usually $.50-1 per armful of clothes. That means it can easily cost $15 to do a couple's weekly laundry including sheets and towels, plus consumables. Also, you have to get to the laundromat and spend over an hour there. Not a huge expense, but not really a few cents. On the positive side the best laundromats I've found supply WiFi, multi-game arcade emulators and free coffee.