# On being homeless **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [October 28, 2024, 7:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/on-being-homeless/1009339 "2024-10-28T07:58:55Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 13\ **Page:** 4
**Author:** ![DocCathode](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/doccathode/32/18773_2.png) [@DocCathode](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DocCathode)\ **Post date:** [December 26, 2024, 12:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/on-being-homeless/1009339/61 "2024-12-26T00:42:06Z")
What can we do? Is there anything we can send? I really hope your cats are okay and are found soon. ---
**Author:** ![Czarcasm](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/czarcasm/32/4050_2.png) [@Czarcasm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Czarcasm)\ **Post date:** [December 26, 2024, 12:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/on-being-homeless/1009339/62 "2024-12-26T00:45:48Z")
Besides a giant “REBOOT” button I can’t even begin to imagine what we might need. ---
**Author:** ![Exapno\_Mapcase](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/exapno_mapcase/32/1051_2.png) [@Exapno\_Mapcase](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Exapno_Mapcase)\ **Post date:** [December 26, 2024, 12:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/on-being-homeless/1009339/63 "2024-12-26T00:47:48Z")
Wow. Keep us informed. Let us know if there’s anything we can do. ---
**Author:** ![aurora\_maire](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/aurora_maire/32/328_2.png) [@aurora\_maire](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aurora_maire)\ **Post date:** [December 26, 2024, 12:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/on-being-homeless/1009339/64 "2024-12-26T00:50:08Z")
> [@Czarcasm](#): > > Don’t know what to do right now. Just breathe. I’m so, so sorry. I’ve been through a house fire where I lost two cats. I hope yours are ok. Don’t be hesitant about accepting any help. Let us know if there is anything we can do. {{{hugs}}} ---
**Author:** ![nearwildheaven](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/90db22/32.png) [@nearwildheaven](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/nearwildheaven)\ **Post date:** [December 26, 2024, 12:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/on-being-homeless/1009339/65 "2024-12-26T00:52:11Z")
I’m going to give my own cat an extra snorgle. @Czarcasm, if you do a GFM or something similar, I’ll donate. ---
**Author:** ![hajario](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/hajario/32/171_2.png) [@hajario](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/hajario)\ **Post date:** [December 26, 2024, 12:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/on-being-homeless/1009339/66 "2024-12-26T00:54:13Z")
My sister lost her house in a wildfire. Obviously it was devastating and one piece of advice that I can give you is to start to make a list of all of the things that you have lost for insurance purposes. This is good to do now while things are fresh and continue to update over the next few days. It also gives you something to keep you occupied. Below is a classic reddit post about how to deal with the insurance company. It’s several years old but still relevant. [https://np.reddit.com/r/personalfinance/comments/43iyip/our\_family\_of\_5\_lost\_everything\_in\_a\_fire/cziljy3/](https://np.reddit.com/r/personalfinance/comments/43iyip/our_family_of_5_lost_everything_in_a_fire/cziljy3/) ---
**Author:** ![susan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/susan/32/17537_2.png) [@susan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/susan)\ **Post date:** [December 26, 2024, 1:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/on-being-homeless/1009339/67 "2024-12-26T01:00:41Z")
How dreadful! Please do start a GFM so we can be helpful. ---
**Author:** ![Czarcasm](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/czarcasm/32/4050_2.png) [@Czarcasm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Czarcasm)\ **Post date:** [December 26, 2024, 1:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/on-being-homeless/1009339/68 "2024-12-26T01:03:54Z")
I’d rather people contributed to the Hereford House Pantry fund I started on GFM, I think. ---
**Author:** ![StGermain](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/stgermain/32/2868_2.png) [@StGermain](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/StGermain)\ **Post date:** [December 26, 2024, 3:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/on-being-homeless/1009339/69 "2024-12-26T03:54:05Z")
Oh, I’m so sorry! Couch tonight, insurance company tomorrow. I’m so hoping your cats got out. StG ---
**Author:** ![rickp](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/rickp/32/17521_2.png) [@rickp](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/rickp)\ **Post date:** [December 26, 2024, 3:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/on-being-homeless/1009339/70 "2024-12-26T03:59:07Z")
Shit shit shit ---
**Author:** ![kambuckta](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/53a042/32.png) [@kambuckta](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kambuckta)\ **Post date:** [December 28, 2024, 12:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/on-being-homeless/1009339/71 "2024-12-28T00:22:28Z")
Jesus fucking Christ @Czarcasm. What a bloody disastrous thing to happen, AND at this time of year when those organisations and bureaucracies who can offer advice and material assistance are likely closed for the Christmas break. I wish you well mate, and mostly I hope you find those kitties. ---
**Author:** ![needscoffee](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/needscoffee/32/1076_2.png) [@needscoffee](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/needscoffee)\ **Post date:** [December 28, 2024, 1:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/on-being-homeless/1009339/72 "2024-12-28T01:45:21Z")
I didn’t see a link to the GoFundMe thread, so here it is. > [@Help a longtime Doper whose home was destroyed by fire on Christmas](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-a-longtime-doper-whose-home-was-destroyed-by-fire-on-christmas/1012246): > > In another thread, for the Secret Santa gift exchange, I learned that one of our participants, Czarcasm and his family, lost their home in a fire on Christmas Day. In messages with him I learned that someone else in their city of Portland has set up a GoFundMe to help but he was reluctant to talk of it because he had recently set up another GFM that was posted on the SDMB, for help to a Portland food pantry that had been robbed. Along with the moderators we have received permission from Czarc… ---
**Author:** ![SuntanLotion](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/suntanlotion/32/16165_2.png) [@SuntanLotion](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SuntanLotion)\ **Post date:** [December 28, 2024, 1:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/on-being-homeless/1009339/73 "2024-12-28T01:54:15Z")
I was homeless a long time. We lived with my parents, then a couple in their basement. Then a guy and his father. Then the shelter. Then motel and a friends. I am always a month away from homeless. My rent is 25 ( its a third of your income but) and for well over a year, the only reason I still have a place is people have offered to help. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/on-being-homeless/1009339.md?page=3)