I’m 22, going into 23 in only 4 months time… and I’m flat broke. I need to turn my life around before I fuck up everything and end up beyond redemption. How do I turn my life around and actually escape this humiliating state of poverty. Im looking for a ticket out of brokeville. So far, here is what I’ve been doing
- got a roommate
- eat rice, beans, and boiled chicken
- cold showers to save on heat
- no AC or heat
- use same clothes over and over even if ripped and raggedy
- don’t ever eat out or do anything
No, you shouldn’t. For starters you’ll need a fence - there are shady recyclers but you probably won’t know who they are - which isn’t exactly a quick process. And second, you’re just dooming another person into poverty. Plus, bikes may have GPS trackers or other identifying information. What happens if you don’t realize or have time to remove them? What happens when a fence gets caught and snitches and they’re able to cross reference the locations/ID with you?
Weed dispensaries can only use cash for the most part. If they don’t have armed security or any advanced security gates, you know where I’m going here. In addition to the cash, if you take the weed products then there are dumb middle and high schoolers willing to drop a dime for a joint, especially if they don’t know anyone else who can provide it or knowledgable in street prices. The same can be said about pharmacies, although your clientele probably won’t be secondary school students.
As for clothes, I would say honestly just swipe shit from the thrift shops. Like most of it is old clothes and will be landfill. 99% of people won’t try to be heroes of grand dad’s old clothes. But 99% of those clothes will be clean and wearable. Use masks and different outfits, obviously, especially if you can’t travel to multiple stores. Don’t create a pattern, put a pebble in your shoe. Case it out before hand to see where the formal and business casual clothes are sectioned - this is to wear for your job interview. And this is gonna sound fucked up - but since you’re not harming them, I don’t think it’s too bad - but GoodWill exploits a lot of disabled workers. You probably won’t be tackled by anyone if you’re spotted. 99% of the time there’s like 3 workers so you probably don’t need to be brazen with a ski mask or anything lol. Just walk out.
For food, you can try dumpster diving. Though it may be locked. But, with the weed, you can bribe some kid working at the store to keep it open for you. If the store isn’t being monitored by a mall cop, you can just walk out. Most greeters and receipt checkers are like 90 years old and probably won’t chase you down (you have the legal right to simply walk away if a worker asks for your receipt. You only become legally detained if you agree to be searched). A lot of stores will have little traffic in certain areas that lead you to the outer edge of the store, i.e., the path where customers leave the store. Act natural and even mall cops won’t bother you. But be aware that cameras are watching.
holding up a business is terrible advice if that's what you're getting at, way too easy to get caught and risk getting the book thrown at you. absolute last resort. swiping what you need off shelves and stuff is better advice and more sustainable I think
Honestly the fact is that shoplifting bananas and shit is way more moral than holding up a store ethically as well.
Hell, you can even ring up everything as bananas at the self checkout, though it's probably simpler to just walk out.
It's always been moral to jean valjean that bread. Beyond that, it becomes murkier and I really can't endorse holding places up.
yeah ngl pointing guns at innocent workers is pretty awful stuff. it is traumatizing to have a gun shoved in your face
You don’t need to hold places up depending on who’s working. If they’re lanky and alone you can can probably just hop over and take stuff without interacting with them lol. But you’ll be putting them on edge anyway if you walk in with masks and hoodies
But if you don’t want to risk felonies stealing money, you can just take the weed and resell it.
i've heard that hanging around a coffeeshop or bakery near or after close is a good way to get free food.
i've had different friends who've been on both sides of that kind of deal: Workers who see through the bullshit of corporate policy that dictates edible food must be thrown out instead of given out, and people in need of food during hard times.
I’ve worked in a grocery store before, and I truly started hating everything when I went back to the storage. So much food wasted because someone forgot to put it away, or maybe a box got punctured and now everything goes. Putting back perishables wasn’t prioritized because who cares if a perfectly edible package of meat or carton of milk spoils? We have infinite supply!
I also know people who work in the distribution side of things and no one is allowed to take anything that’s slightly bruised and on its way to be destroyed. But they are allowed to sell it back to workers, ie recirculate your wages. But the funny thing is that people kept stealing those and now they won’t even bother selling busted up shit to workers. Can’t let the value fall down