The Hidden Homelessness Crisis In California (HBO)

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  • There is a shortage of affordable housing in every state in the country, but it's especially bad in California - where there's only one affordable housing unit for every five extremely low income households.
    The gap is not only pushing more and more people out onto the streets-it's also creating a new, fast-growing, and hidden class of homelessness: People who in the past would have been able to afford a room or apartment but now live in their cars by necessity.
    Danielle Williams is one of them. She’s a single working mother who has been living in her van with her daughter for five years. At first, it meant sleeping in dark, scarcely populated areas, and being hassled by the police. But thanks to a program called Safe Parking - a network of parking lots equipped with porta-potties and lot monitors - she can now stay in her car overnight without worrying about her safety.
    VICE News traveled to California to see how the new program is helping people like Danielle live a little more comfortably, and met with a government official who’s frustrated there aren’t longer term solutions to help the roughly 16,000 people in Los Angeles who now sleep in their cars.
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  • @VICENews
    @VICENews  5 ปีที่แล้ว +616

    People who in the past would have been able to afford a room or apartment but now live in their cars by necessity.
    Watch Next: Driving For Uber, Sleeping In Her Car - bit.ly/2x1ayE4

    • @sportsfiend9752
      @sportsfiend9752 5 ปีที่แล้ว +36

      Why live there ?? If you can't afford it

    • @a.i.ksolna5126
      @a.i.ksolna5126 5 ปีที่แล้ว +34

      Vice! I think you should Come tog sweden. Make a documentary about The swedish homelessness , addicts and The asylum People that our country takes in. There are getting worst here.
      Sweden- Stockholm

    • @michaelmccarthy4615
      @michaelmccarthy4615 5 ปีที่แล้ว +28

      Why live there? Usually lots of service type jobs attract people that in turn cant live anywhere near the job...
      it's kinda of economics balancing game... remember, in silicon valley theres high paid workers, and they can't afford the bay area either.

    • @videosuperhighway7655
      @videosuperhighway7655 5 ปีที่แล้ว +22

      In Miami people can rent efficencies for 550 a month, and even day laborers are able to rent them and at least have a place to stay. These efficiencies include power and water so all they have to do is pay the 550 a month to the home owner. (Miami is full of efficiencies, these are rooms converted to illegal rental apartments) The county turns a blind eye to it because they dont want to have the same shit that happens in California.

    • @SLODEE86
      @SLODEE86 5 ปีที่แล้ว +59

      Hmmm. Two phones, dogs , $900 in eat out. Looks like someone making poor financial choices. How about one phone, zero dogs, camping stove and/or hot plate. Also could go to an older vehicle for a smaller monthly payment . Look at that mlb pitcher that was living in an old vw van

  • @Markkronn
    @Markkronn ปีที่แล้ว +90

    I've lived in my car for 9months and it was hard...didn't let friends, family or coworkers know..but I had to do it so that my kids and their mom could have a place to live and money to get by..hardest part was finding places for shower and balancing each night between staying in a quiet dark place to be unseen...but at risk of crime or staying in a well lit busy area but then probably being harassed by cops..finally made it out..but my heart goes out to anyone who has to do this and then pretend to live a normal life

    • @mariaserra8092
      @mariaserra8092 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      Went through the same thing as a child with my mother and siblings in our Ford Expedition...waking up tired and aching from trying to sleep sitting up early early in the morning before the park goers or joggers got up still dark and cold out to take a shower in the park bathroom with ice cold water then get dressed brush teeth before me and my sister were dropped off at our elementary school...we'd always go to the park or parked in a dark spot by the park when it was time to sleep...mom falling asleep to her little antenna radio...cover all the windows up so noone could look in...that was years ago but I remember it like it was yesterday💭...had to make do with the hand I was dealt..it wasn't easy..but I thank god for helping me see that light at the end of that long dark tunnel and ending up in a better place than where I started...❤️‍🩹🙏🏻🎭✝️

    • @chuachua-hj9zd
      @chuachua-hj9zd หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      Go to the gym to bath

  • @misguidedyouth9331
    @misguidedyouth9331 5 ปีที่แล้ว +422

    How you gonna spend 225 on a phone bill but still need wifi? I pay 50 bucks a month and get unlimited everything

    • @misguidedyouth9331
      @misguidedyouth9331 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@stephe4721 bruh.........................................

    • @lindaosbun7034
      @lindaosbun7034 4 ปีที่แล้ว +8

      why dont that woman just camp in a KFC parking lot or a all u can eat restaurant side note dont let anybody manage your money that has less than u do

    • @trinity6401
      @trinity6401 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      NANI?! I pay 100$ a month for my phone bill....

    • @yunokenzo3100
      @yunokenzo3100 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      I pay only 30 Ringgit equal to 7.16 for unlimited internet... Btw im from malaysia

    • @w00borg34
      @w00borg34 4 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      Wtf what carriers do y’all have

  • @dikaitang5238
    @dikaitang5238 3 ปีที่แล้ว +146

    How I live a $1500 in California: A room in a shared house 800$, a cheap crap car with insurance $100, prepaid ATT 8G $30, food from grocery $500, I ate steaks and organic vege everyday.

    • @dorissungirl
      @dorissungirl 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Does switching to prepaid cellphone means you can't keep your old phone number?

    • @jackieliu1232
      @jackieliu1232 3 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      @@dorissungirl you can keep your old number, I switch phone plans every year or two to take advantages from different companies each time porting my own phone number, I currently pay $15 a month on mint for 3g data, unlimited talk and text. When I switched to mint I got 3 month free, saved me $45, it was their Black Friday deal last November r

    • @flashpromo15
      @flashpromo15 3 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      How much were you making monthly though?

    • @rainrunerkillpopkill3424
      @rainrunerkillpopkill3424 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@jackieliu1232 its 4gb now for mint mobile honestly mint mobile is the best cellular company PERIOD !

    • @saynotohookups
      @saynotohookups 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Even $800 in rent is too much for me with what I was making when I was getting regular hours at my job.

  • @BeverlyTalley
    @BeverlyTalley ปีที่แล้ว +260

    we need big money/companies to not be able to buy single-family homes. Honestly, there should be regulation over this, its just disgusting. Most times it amazes me greatly how I moved from an average lifestyle to earning over $63k per month, Utter shock is the word. I have understood a lot in the past few years that there are lots of opportunities in the financial market. The only thing is to know where to invest.

    • @bjoe631
      @bjoe631 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      I keep wondering how people earn money in financial markets, i tried trading bitcoin on my own made a huge loss and now I'm scared of investing more.

    • @BeverlyTalley
      @BeverlyTalley ปีที่แล้ว

      @@bjoe631 That won't bother you if you trade with a professional like *Mr Gary Mason Brooks* my coach, you may have come across him on interviews relating to bitcoin and stocks. He trades, manage trading account and offer mentorship program for clients who wish to become professional investors.

    • @bjoe631
      @bjoe631 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@BeverlyTalley You allow people to trade for you? that's interesting, I would love to learn, hope it’s safe?

    • @zombie15ish
      @zombie15ish ปีที่แล้ว

      @thirtyonesolid Well this not my first time of seeing this name on social platform. A CNBC news host spoke highly of this man and his trading strategies. Do you know him ? if yes , did you invest with him?

    • @BeverlyTalley
      @BeverlyTalley ปีที่แล้ว

      @@bjoe631 It's 100% safe and legal, He’s an expert trader on stocks and bitcoin. I basically do nothing but collect profits, he was able to get me in early on most of these stocks and I exited just at the right time, his analysis was really on point..

  • @ss4Vegeta95691
    @ss4Vegeta95691 4 ปีที่แล้ว +661

    When I was homeless and lived in my car I switched to prepaid T-Mobile and I budgeted heavily on food and had planet fitness membership as well as went to a center for homeless to use for free foods showers laundry restroom and i went to food closets as well as turned to emergency shelters in winter and used public restrooms in hospitals (open 24hrs) and got Job with temp agency making $14/hr full time and $19/hr overtime and factory work has lots overtime so I always took it and eventually shifted to hotels as well as saved money and eventually found place to stay

    • @nihilisticbarbie
      @nihilisticbarbie 4 ปีที่แล้ว +71

      Congrats! Glad you were able to work hard and find a place of your own

    • @niquinavarrete1415
      @niquinavarrete1415 4 ปีที่แล้ว +45

      wow you are so awesome

    • @ss4Vegeta95691
      @ss4Vegeta95691 4 ปีที่แล้ว +57

      Well it was all thanks to support from a local NPO as well as a winter sanctuary and other people who genuinely care that I was able to find work and hold down a steady job and even got a place to stay and I almost gave up a few times while homeless and was starting to lose hope but at that moment when I was about to succumb to my feelings of depression is when everything started to turn around it was like in that moment the universe said hey I got you and then here I am From April to now I been living with roommates as a house leader or rather a manager for the NPO and able to survive. The journey is hard and the struggle is very real my best advice to others don’t lose hope don’t give in to the negativity and no matter how long it takes good things come to those who wait as patience is a virtue. Being homeless in my hometown of Sacramento was rough and I overcame it but more than ever I kept going and kept my mind on one goal

    • @DIVISIONINCISION
      @DIVISIONINCISION 4 ปีที่แล้ว +13

      @@ss4Vegeta95691 Your next goal should be to buy a house in Fair Oaks. If you can do that, you can do anything, baby Huffman!

    • @gypseenomad3956
      @gypseenomad3956 4 ปีที่แล้ว +10

      I'm happy for you!👍

  • @jesssandoval1912
    @jesssandoval1912 5 ปีที่แล้ว +2546

    $225 for 2 phones.... boost has plans for $40 a month.. come on 🤦🏼‍♀️

    • @Seattletiger614
      @Seattletiger614 5 ปีที่แล้ว +98

      you are so right..

    • @usairforce89
      @usairforce89 5 ปีที่แล้ว +197

      I agree with you. I pay $114 for 4 phones. I don’t understand how some people don’t want to find better solutions in some cases if you need to save money.

    • @1strights
      @1strights 5 ปีที่แล้ว +351

      And $900 a month for food? Nonsense. She doesn't have to eat at restaurants and she can get wifi at the library or get a hotspot. She can afford rent somewhere.

    • @Whitewolf33344
      @Whitewolf33344 5 ปีที่แล้ว +29

      @Da Royal General cricket sucks shit lol..i have metro pcs..i pay 86dls for family plan for me n my son we get unlimited everything love it.

    • @JK20239
      @JK20239 5 ปีที่แล้ว +17

      You can get a family plan 5 lines for 225....t mobile .

  • @sprinkles512
    @sprinkles512 2 ปีที่แล้ว +40

    Back when I was a kid I remember people looking down on those who lived in hotel rooms. Cant believe its now this bad.

    • @bobabooey4537
      @bobabooey4537 5 หลายเดือนก่อน

      People still look down on people who live in motels (rarely a hotel). I dont look down on them.... i have empathy, but ya... people still look down on it and judge.

  • @emziegirl1977
    @emziegirl1977 3 ปีที่แล้ว +347

    I feel sorry for her daughter, she gets to sleep in the front seat when the mother is lying in a "bed". I also feel sorry for the dogs / dog, it just shook when she would take it out, I wonder if it really gets the exercise and care that a dog needs, it should not have to live in a cage.

    • @jheric0ol
      @jheric0ol 3 ปีที่แล้ว +44

      the truth is, both her daughter and the dogs should've been taken away from her

    • @emziegirl1977
      @emziegirl1977 3 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      @@jheric0ol true 👍

    • @ratherbfishing455
      @ratherbfishing455 3 ปีที่แล้ว +9

      America takes care of illegals. Very sad! I would never give my dogs away!

    • @fkcuuu8362
      @fkcuuu8362 3 ปีที่แล้ว +18

      She reminds me exactly of my mom. It’s honestly depressing knowing how badly she ruined my life

    • @VIDEOCLIPS53
      @VIDEOCLIPS53 3 ปีที่แล้ว +9

      @@ratherbfishing455 you are a joke

  • @InnaTeo
    @InnaTeo 5 ปีที่แล้ว +590

    I worked for Delta as a supervisor, and was homeless in my car--- secretly slept in my car for a while in their parking lot... it happens... it can happen to any of us! praying for a great outcome for everyone out there

    • @kitteekittee4010
      @kitteekittee4010 5 ปีที่แล้ว +18

      So scary :( sorry you went through that

    • @InnaTeo
      @InnaTeo 5 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      @@kitteekittee4010 xoxoox it ws Def an eye opener for sure xo

    • @86faST13
      @86faST13 5 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      Did you sleep in your car to save money or bcuz you couldnt afford a place?

    • @shambrinalove2186
      @shambrinalove2186 5 ปีที่แล้ว +15

      Yes this comment 💯...people think a person on drugs or an acholic if they are homeless not true! I worked my ass off on 2 jobs to catch up my rent to keep from being homeless!!

    • @InnaTeo
      @InnaTeo 5 ปีที่แล้ว +18

      @@86faST13 hi! I couldn't afford a place to be honest...when I did standby for a seat to travel... Sometimes I was in first class.. Broke... And would take a flight just to eat the meal lol. Since Delta does standby for their employees. Anywjo.. It was a great experience and I'm happy I went through it. Opens up my eyes about a lot of things

  • @zokotuckikazu3239
    @zokotuckikazu3239 5 ปีที่แล้ว +603

    California is insanely expensive. I was homeless for 2 years when I got out of the Army. I worked at Google for a while and some of the Google employees would sleep in vans and mobile homes in order to save money up for a house or to pay off debts. Paying rent is basically like flushing money down a toilet. It doesn’t make sense. If you’re homeless or ever have been, my heart goes out to you. I know how you feel.

    • @theproductreviewer9661
      @theproductreviewer9661 5 ปีที่แล้ว

      You still in cali?

    • @zokotuckikazu3239
      @zokotuckikazu3239 5 ปีที่แล้ว +10

      The Product Reviewer , yes I am. My family has mostly moved down South to Georgia. Southern states are a bit cheaper. The jobs pay well out on the west coast. But I plan on moving to Texas when my time to retire comes. Where are you located?

    • @zokotuckikazu3239
      @zokotuckikazu3239 5 ปีที่แล้ว +21

      Elyse George There’s no work in Nevada unless you want to work in the Casino industry. Hell I hear prostitution is legal in some Nevada counties. Maybe I could become a pimp.
      Anyways, home is home and sometimes it gets expensive and you try to hold out and make things work for you. It wasn’t always expensive. Back in 2010 I had an apartment for 900 a month. Now it’s more than twice that for an apartment.

    • @latinsizer
      @latinsizer 5 ปีที่แล้ว +11

      It depends where you move in cali. I have family in littlerock california right next to palmdale and they pay $700 for rent for a 2 bed house.

    • @memous13
      @memous13 5 ปีที่แล้ว +14

      Don’t need to spend 370 on a car lease. You can save money and get a car for 1,000 dollars. Do you really need to have a bill of 225? All you need it’s a basic phone not a smart phone. 117 for storage? 900 on food? You can buy groceries and cook yourself rice and chicken it’s not expensive. All she needs it’s to manage her family better and dogs, if your struggle as a homeless do you really need to have dogs....wow

  • @Justagirl325
    @Justagirl325 3 ปีที่แล้ว +32

    I wish the interviewer would have asked her why she doesn’t move to another city other places 2k a month would be more than enough

  • @jeremiahs585
    @jeremiahs585 ปีที่แล้ว +40

    Damn. That's so sad. I feel their pain cuz I'm in the same boat with my cats. I work for a bank and even the wages on a single income is next to abysmal even making it to the next check. You slowly get used to living "within your means" but man. There's no love or assistance out there. Any you might be able to get can be lackluster too.

    • @MartinX192
      @MartinX192 ปีที่แล้ว

      I did it for 8 months. The first couple of months are a living hell but once you figure it out its simple. Liberating actually
      NO ONE will help you especially now as the social programs are overwhelmed with illegals

    • @dianatamayo5089
      @dianatamayo5089 ปีที่แล้ว

      Stay strong - universe will return gratitude with your cats

  • @soysauce3660
    @soysauce3660 5 ปีที่แล้ว +691

    Poor dog. It’s locked up in that tiny cage the entire day everyday.

    • @maryjanegreen7601
      @maryjanegreen7601 5 ปีที่แล้ว +38

      2 dogs

    • @hellobot67
      @hellobot67 5 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      How do you know it's all damn day....

    • @soysauce3660
      @soysauce3660 5 ปีที่แล้ว +67

      Maxine McFarlane The dog doesn’t enjoy its life there in that cage and in a very hot van. It’s common sense don’t be dumb. Probably the only time it gets to go out is when the owner walks them out to go potty. But for many hours it’s just there sitting in that cage. Instead of playing and running around. Don’t try to argue here you can see the truth in the vid. The owner is busy doing other things. Period........

    • @caffeinefree667
      @caffeinefree667 5 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      Soy Sauce But really how do you know it’s kept in a cage all day she wouldn’t let a dog shit in her car and still gust keep it there also in the video we saw her take the dog out of the cage with a leash so please think before you act

    • @JohnDoe69986
      @JohnDoe69986 5 ปีที่แล้ว +34

      Sage They don’t allow dogs inside colleges or public schools unless it’s a service animal. Dog day care would just waste more money. She doesn’t have a house nor fence, so the dog would spend the entire working day in the cage(she’s not going to let the dog run around and pee/poop where they sleep). I highly doubt she leaves her car running 24/7, that means no AC in a state that gets very hot during the summer. It’s animal abuse because she doesn’t have the funds to take care of a dog yet she loves the dog so much she can’t find a proper owner.

  • @dsanti4069
    @dsanti4069 5 ปีที่แล้ว +430

    Her food budget alone is the cost of my rent

    • @HENCHMARV
      @HENCHMARV 5 ปีที่แล้ว +29

      My rent costs less than that in London for one room. She does not know how to budget , cut costs and make the most of her money.

    • @enrique123eo
      @enrique123eo 5 ปีที่แล้ว +16

      @@HENCHMARV and shes an accountant lol

    • @goclunker
      @goclunker 5 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      HanchoPOW your rent is is $900 ? Where? Coachella or the salton sea? 😂😂😂😂

    • @princessandrez
      @princessandrez 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Mine too. Lol 😂

    • @morgangrey4020
      @morgangrey4020 5 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      her food budget is what i spend for 4 months of food for me and my 2 cats.

  • @golfgirl0214
    @golfgirl0214 2 ปีที่แล้ว +36

    Bless her for trying to make a stable place for her daughter and two dogs. Who are we to say what she pays for with her limited funds.
    She’s working, her daughter is going to school. Take care.

  • @beatrix7390
    @beatrix7390 3 ปีที่แล้ว +106

    Libraries have free wifi! She should have also been able to use the wifi at her school too since she's a student.

  • @BeyondChange
    @BeyondChange 5 ปีที่แล้ว +674

    $900 on Food a Month!
    Madness!

    • @antonhill4001
      @antonhill4001 5 ปีที่แล้ว +86

      they have to be the richest homeless people i've ever seen!

    • @NextLevelEntertainment
      @NextLevelEntertainment 5 ปีที่แล้ว +42

      The size is self explanatory. She has not woken up from the flaws in her "Accounting". Crazy spending.

    • @Harloha
      @Harloha 5 ปีที่แล้ว +52

      She definitely looks well fed.

    • @jesusguzman9019
      @jesusguzman9019 5 ปีที่แล้ว +14

      On fast food that must be nasty asf to eat the same thing almost everyday

    • @MarioGarcia-lw5ss
      @MarioGarcia-lw5ss 5 ปีที่แล้ว +31

      My brother spends in food $840 a month he don’t cook at all he only eats out I told him he is out of his ass smh 🤦‍♂️ that’s crazy I spend $200 a month in groceries way less than $840

  • @mrc6032
    @mrc6032 5 ปีที่แล้ว +745

    The right decision is to put school off, work two jobs, and move outta California. Then pursue school.

    • @trinity6401
      @trinity6401 4 ปีที่แล้ว +35

      I mean if they spent two years trying to work they just delay their education. Either go to school for two years while struggling and then finding a good job or finding work for 2 years then go to school (+2 yrs)....so I think it’s best to continue school

    • @ksd12345100
      @ksd12345100 4 ปีที่แล้ว +12

      Yeah I’m with mr c she needs to work and get out of LA and find a state that has cheap housing, that’s her only hope.

    • @solargooseful
      @solargooseful 4 ปีที่แล้ว +28

      Why would you even stay in California?

    • @2Bonita08
      @2Bonita08 4 ปีที่แล้ว +28

      I have two degrees and ended up disabled anyway. The solution is not that simple.

    • @rrpostalagain
      @rrpostalagain 4 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      I came to say the same thing. They just aren’t making decisions very well. If she is making $2k net, that puts her well above a lot of people in the country. How are they washing? I could live in a car, if it had a shower and shitter. The real problem is that wages haven’t kept up with inflation, or even come close. The disparity between haves and have nots is growing exponentially. It’s not sustainable without some serious upheaval.

  • @R-L-I
    @R-L-I 3 ปีที่แล้ว +23

    I love dogs too but if I’m homeless you have to give them up until your situation stabilizes I’m sorry.

    • @noahhenderson3164
      @noahhenderson3164 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      I disagree. But if they're in their cages all day?? Absolutely

    • @Its_Just_Me_28
      @Its_Just_Me_28 2 หลายเดือนก่อน

      You don’t know what you would do if you were in her situation but maybe one day life will give you a chance to find out.

  • @maenad1231
    @maenad1231 3 ปีที่แล้ว +94

    I’m not missing the point but I feel the need to point she absolutely does NOT need to spend $900 on food every month 🤦🏼‍♀️

    • @kaylakashtiban8340
      @kaylakashtiban8340 2 ปีที่แล้ว +27

      Not only is the price of food in California at grocery stores and restaurants really hight right now but when you dont have a fridge or a kitchen you can not prepare your meals at "home". This makes one more reliant on eating out. Also shes feeding her and her daughter.

    • @xavierbreath2227
      @xavierbreath2227 2 ปีที่แล้ว +17

      Agreed. Ridiculous. Canned goods keep. Peanut butter sandwiches are cheap and full of calories. You could buy a small butane stove to warm food. I am not saying they should never eat out, but come on.

    • @southerngirl2672
      @southerngirl2672 2 ปีที่แล้ว +14

      Maybe her daughter could get a part-time job to help out. But 900.00 is an awful lot of money for food a month.

    • @maenad1231
      @maenad1231 2 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      @@southerngirl2672
      Sometimes it can be rather hard to get even a part-time job if the employer knows the person doesn’t have a living residence. It depends on area/region & employer which is why a lot of homeless people tend to rely on odd-jobs & freelance gigs rather than a stable employer.
      Regardless, the average monthly food cost per month for *two* Californians is around $466-$532. Which is ≈$15.5 to ≈$17.75 a day
      I understand that not having a kitchen makes only spending as much as the average person an implausibility. I don’t expect the two of them to be surviving on only $16 worth of food per day. But simply committing to limit themselves to spending ‘only’ $25 per day on food for the both of them would still spare them $150 every month because $25 ✖︎ 30 days = $750.
      This would definitely be doable in California if they focus on buying inexpensive RTE foods & generic ingredients for simple meals that can easily be prepared in their car with cheap equipment.
      If they’re close enough to dollar/discount stores, Walmart or other grocery stores that are good for low-income individuals then they could even afford 3 restaurant meals for *each* of them every single week on a budget of $25 per day/$750 per month.
      If they ditched fast-casual and other sit-down restaurants entirely for the value menus of cheap fast food restaurants then they could have restaurant meals much more frequently in the week since those kinds meals are notably cheaper.
      I think they’re overestimating how much food/nutrition or satiation they actually require to maintain healthfullness.
      Also; taking advantage of where they can get free water _(places where you can fill up water bottles for free)_ and free food _(food pantries for unprepared food & soup kitchens + local organizations for cooked meals)_ would also ease things and make it so they have a fair amount of that $750 budget left over at the end of the month.

    • @southerngirl2672
      @southerngirl2672 2 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      @@maenad1231 yes I do understand what you are speaking of. I guess I was not thinking it being California where the cost of living is so expensive. I live in Louisiana and things are just a tiny bit better. So yes I get it. Thanks for the info.

  • @11HeathAdams
    @11HeathAdams 5 ปีที่แล้ว +901

    Hidden? This was the very first thing I noticed when I got out to Cali, " THERE'S PEOPLE LIVING IN TENTS UNDER THE BRIDGES?!?!"
    Never have I seen so many homeless people in my life!

    • @METALRON
      @METALRON 5 ปีที่แล้ว +83

      Yup, everyday I see this. When I used to live in Sacramento we had a huge tent city underneath an overpass. One time my friend and I were heading downtown so I could drop him off at his mom's restaurant and we saw these two homeless dudes fucking each other in the ass just on the side of the road. Hundreds of cars driving by, and these two are putting on quite the show. We thought it was hilarious, but the homeless problem here in California is horrible.
      Whats funny is I know someone (who is very liberal) who lives in downtown San Jose who lives in a very expensive condo that they own, its really nice, and its right by the SAP Center. Anyway, they always talk about how we need to help the homeless, do this for them, start this program, this and that, yadda yadda. Yet at the same time they get angry and disgusted by the homeless people that hang out across the street at a 7/11 and talk about how they wish they would go somewhere else and stop bothering them. Typical behavior lol. As long as its not within eye sight or their back yard they don't care. Bunch of NIMBYs. Gotta love hypocritical California!

    • @nathanielbables8652
      @nathanielbables8652 5 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      I live in Dallas, and I've seen similar things.

    • @ignorantsjjjjkjjg
      @ignorantsjjjjkjjg 5 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      But this is in so called "good neighborhoods" in my old neighborhood homeless crackheads were a normal everyday thing. But in areas like where she lives, lol not close

    • @TiaraGildon
      @TiaraGildon 5 ปีที่แล้ว

      11HeathAdams same thing I said

    • @jeffreyjewell75
      @jeffreyjewell75 5 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      Wtf !!!!! That’s nasty !!!!!!

  • @katieadams5860
    @katieadams5860 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1709

    Leasing a car for $370 a month and $225 for 2 phones, she isn't doing a good job budgeting

    • @Kakerate2
      @Kakerate2 4 ปีที่แล้ว +44

      On the car payment, not really lol

    • @katieadams5860
      @katieadams5860 4 ปีที่แล้ว +149

      @@Kakerate2 I financed a used car for only $10k, and pay $185/month for 4 years, she could've bought a used mini van, no need to go out and lease a new car

    • @fractalzoomgoggles
      @fractalzoomgoggles 4 ปีที่แล้ว +283

      No wonder she lost her accounting job

    • @dominioniwo5060
      @dominioniwo5060 4 ปีที่แล้ว +42

      @@fractalzoomgoggles XDDDDDDDDDD

    • @joeblow8750
      @joeblow8750 4 ปีที่แล้ว +71

      1500 would have bought a reliable van

  • @Xennox2
    @Xennox2 ปีที่แล้ว +7

    Lease a car..
    $200 Phone bill
    EAT OUT??
    OWNS A DOG!!
    Cmon...

    • @mustasheolll2020
      @mustasheolll2020 หลายเดือนก่อน

      She does need to work on budgeting, that’s a major part of it

  • @christinar.9116
    @christinar.9116 4 ปีที่แล้ว +271

    This story is really sad. I feel bad for the daughter who has to suffer because her mom doesn’t know how to manage her money properly 😕

    • @socommaster
      @socommaster 3 ปีที่แล้ว +59

      Her daughter is 18 years old, she could be working too

    • @nameofaname8755
      @nameofaname8755 3 ปีที่แล้ว +10

      you are so rude

    • @rohanb7303
      @rohanb7303 3 ปีที่แล้ว +8

      Why not encourage the lady instead of judging her.

    • @halo24407
      @halo24407 3 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      @@nameofaname8755 lol face the fact. She deffo doesn't know how to spend the money wisely lol

    • @toomuchtrashpodcast7412
      @toomuchtrashpodcast7412 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      @Ryan Alex lol 😆

  • @nickc3657
    @nickc3657 5 ปีที่แล้ว +4434

    So many people who think they know what’s best for these women. Mind ya business, this could be any of us in a heartbeat.

    • @noeytindol5529
      @noeytindol5529 5 ปีที่แล้ว +105

      Most of the people judging don't have anything going for them either.

    • @bailmasterflex
      @bailmasterflex 5 ปีที่แล้ว +21

      John Hey, he made a public post. no replies Mind your business.

    • @InteractiveIdea
      @InteractiveIdea 5 ปีที่แล้ว +18

      @@noeytindol5529 what made you assume that?

    • @pastelwaves2344
      @pastelwaves2344 5 ปีที่แล้ว +14

      John why are you so full of hate?

    • @bailmasterflex
      @bailmasterflex 5 ปีที่แล้ว +43

      Noey Tindol Did you just judge the people judging??

  • @adamsmith91
    @adamsmith91 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1705

    She is an accountant and she can't see the glaring flaws in her spending.

    • @dogie1070
      @dogie1070 5 ปีที่แล้ว +89

      LOL. My ex-husband married a gold digger accountant and he became husband #5. She spends money on mansions and cabins by the lake...amazing how accountants can manage other people's money!

    • @LINKFORCE2011
      @LINKFORCE2011 5 ปีที่แล้ว +29

      only proves just how fake her cert are. their staff will do their job for them, while they take credit. until they get busted and get fired

    • @mikeparker6322
      @mikeparker6322 5 ปีที่แล้ว +129

      $225 for phones? Two lines with a lot of data and unlimited talk/text should be about $100. Also, the food budget could be reduced.

    • @redriveral2764
      @redriveral2764 5 ปีที่แล้ว +37

      I spent 30 a month for service. She could too. Dial it down.

    • @insaintbear5329
      @insaintbear5329 5 ปีที่แล้ว +14

      @@mikeparker6322 We don't know how expensive it is eating out in southern California.

  • @ashleybosvik3031
    @ashleybosvik3031 3 ปีที่แล้ว +9

    There is no way I would spend 900 on food, go to food banks, churches etc. Save your money for a travel trailer or some kind of roof.

    • @laurenmarco6162
      @laurenmarco6162 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      She could Google "food banks near (her location)" when she uses wifi.

  • @baassbooster
    @baassbooster 4 ปีที่แล้ว +9

    I was also a homeless back in 2005. I also worked as a Cab Driver. I also couldn`t meet months end,that`s why i was on street for ONLY 5 months, but let me tell you it was horrible. No money to save up for rent,no vehicle to sleep in. I`m 192 cm (6 feet 3 Inch) in height,and back then i had 130 Kg. In those 5 months i lost 30 kg of weight,that`s almost 62 Lbs.
    Thank god in October of 2005 i found a Room in a large house in which Toilet,Bathroom , kitchen are shared, but i was lucky there were no Alcoholics,junkies and so on .
    Now i wonder,do you in USA have these kind of housings where individuals have there rooms but share other commodities in a house or a flat??

  • @ramonayala1982
    @ramonayala1982 5 ปีที่แล้ว +290

    225 for two phones? I pay 120 for 4 phones.

    • @treyKdays
      @treyKdays 5 ปีที่แล้ว

      Locality?

    • @rigo1925
      @rigo1925 5 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      I pay 180 for 5 phones unlimited everything and hotspot for all phones. T-Mobile baby! But people like flexing so they get Verizon smh

    • @fagbag9553
      @fagbag9553 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      She has a lease its best for her to keep it so it keeps her credit good

    • @fagbag9553
      @fagbag9553 5 ปีที่แล้ว

      Mike Bartley you livin on disability

    • @dudleyguti2448
      @dudleyguti2448 5 ปีที่แล้ว

      Damn lady I pay 150for five lines

  • @nicktaylor935
    @nicktaylor935 5 ปีที่แล้ว +155

    I lived in my Honda Civic for 6 months in Sacramento California. I was working on my masters, I had and have always had two jobs as a massage therapist, and was working as a part time artist. Its no joke out here people can be functioning members of society but stuck living in their car because of housing cost and cost of living your almost driven to live in your car no pun intended.

    • @bradleypollack5658
      @bradleypollack5658 5 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      Homelessness is out of control here because there’s no regulation on the real estate markets. Chinese are buying up homes and leaving them vacant, flippers (flipping houses) forcing the real estate market to go sky high!! Also Californians recently voted down proposition 10 due to propaganda from the realtors and apartment associations in order to control these sky high rents! No regulation is causing all these problems!

    • @kitteekittee4010
      @kitteekittee4010 5 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Its really expensive here in Cali :(

    • @cindyamaral3949
      @cindyamaral3949 5 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Was renting a small room in someone's home ever an option at the time? I imagine paying for your own place would be a challenge for anyone but I've always had luck just finding a room for rent when money is tight.

    • @racer776690
      @racer776690 5 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Its called stop voting democrats, they will tax you to death.

    • @Dani-fc1hc
      @Dani-fc1hc 5 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      If sleeping in a car for extended periods of time is the only option, I would strongly consider relocating to another state. Somewhere where rent is affordable. Their shelters and social services are grossly under funded.

  • @Lovestruckxoxo420
    @Lovestruckxoxo420 3 ปีที่แล้ว +7

    *Me and my s.o were homeless for about 6 months, the first month I was in a hostel alone my s/o was at his father's. (before me resigning from my job as a supervisor) I gave in to my depression and compromised my job by quitting after everything fell through the cracks.*
    *After realizing my bi-polar depression controlled my life and every job I had (quit) I knew the system could work for me. But! at the same time I was claiming my fiance's income. They deducted every year we get 7 months of consistent income as long as I claim his. And we aren't over a certain tax bracket.*
    *THIS BEING SAID.* Not everyone is broke back mountain sucking on a crack pipe. But a good majority know how to abuse the system and milk it for everything. It is sad.
    *Some people grow from the experience some don't and continue to abuse and milk it*

    • @skyty0
      @skyty0 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      If living without a roof over your head means you're abusing the system then the system is fucking broken.

  • @Mistyfgdf
    @Mistyfgdf 3 ปีที่แล้ว +8

    Updated version for 2020? CAUSE I KNOW ITS WAY WORSE NOW

  • @1996connor
    @1996connor 5 ปีที่แล้ว +2448

    900 dollars a month on food god damn surely there's cheaper alternatives

    • @nokeechia
      @nokeechia 5 ปีที่แล้ว +466

      I think that not being able to cook means they have to constantly eat out.... that does get expensive....

    • @JewTube001
      @JewTube001 5 ปีที่แล้ว +601

      a diet wouldn't hurt her either

    • @ishanbansal3560
      @ishanbansal3560 5 ปีที่แล้ว +294

      They eat out at restraunts which is costly cheap means more fast food means more fat and obesity and medical bill

    • @TriniLush7
      @TriniLush7 5 ปีที่แล้ว +39

      JewTube typical

    • @worIdCHAMP
      @worIdCHAMP 5 ปีที่แล้ว +122

      $15 a day. try it.

  • @purberri
    @purberri 5 ปีที่แล้ว +200

    Poor money management and decisions get one phone, use camping gas heaters to cook food. Move out of Santa Barbara, there are cheaper places to live.

    • @trinity6401
      @trinity6401 4 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Imagine ur mom taking away ur phone

    • @juliawu8710
      @juliawu8710 4 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      You can get cheap smartphones,that work fine, I know my supermarket sells cheap smartphones (LG) for like $50, then just get a prepaid yearly plan, I’m only have to pay $160 aud ($97 usd) once every year, when I was studying I used free wifi from the library or free shopping Center wifi, can’t imagine having to

    • @wilsonator2008
      @wilsonator2008 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      I got an iPhone for £450 with money I saved up from my wages like 2 years ago and now I pay £15 a month on data, calls and texts and use my WiFi at home where I can. Paying for a comparable phone contract over the same time scale, I’d have spent like £45-£50 a month for the same phone and allowances so I’ve saved anywhere between about £250-£400 overall by buying the phone outright and putting £15 of credit on a month.

    • @TheRealWorldNews247
      @TheRealWorldNews247 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      And the biggest one keep you’re legs closed

    • @javiercuesta2433
      @javiercuesta2433 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@trinity6401 There are companies with family plans that are as low as $50 a line with unlimited calls, messages and internet.

  • @DragonBuilds
    @DragonBuilds 4 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    I live in Goleta, a small city near s
    Santa Barbara and housing is very expensive. 1 bedroom houses start at $500,000. Apartments are very expensive too. I'm fortunate enough to live in a nice house here but seeing this level of suffering in my own city makes me want to do something to help.

  • @danielrivas8292
    @danielrivas8292 4 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    She has two dogs living in cages, a daughter, wtf

  • @ibnalfreak
    @ibnalfreak 5 ปีที่แล้ว +658

    For someone who is an accountant, their budget is really out of whack.

    • @FLYANDI
      @FLYANDI 5 ปีที่แล้ว +27

      That's what I was just thinking too.

    • @heritagehomecare230
      @heritagehomecare230 5 ปีที่แล้ว +45

      I agree who spend $900 a month on food and why stay in California one of the most expensive states in America move down south Alabama Mississippi or Atlanta and just start over apply on line set up interviews also apply for apartments online you can even sign a lease and fax it back ask your daughter to get a part time job to help

    • @OldNewMama
      @OldNewMama 5 ปีที่แล้ว +25

      Cali is a shit show. They could sit pretty in Texas, Louisiana or Mississippi.
      I know bc I have. Cheap af.

    • @rgolianeh
      @rgolianeh 5 ปีที่แล้ว

      right on.

    • @waterblaster9394
      @waterblaster9394 5 ปีที่แล้ว +15

      For someone who isn’t an account, their budget is really out of whack.

  • @MegKampen
    @MegKampen 4 ปีที่แล้ว +216

    Why do people keep asking women if they have ever thought about staying in a shelter? A shelter is dangerous and noisy. A car is so much better.

    • @hmsdemolition8588
      @hmsdemolition8588 4 ปีที่แล้ว +30

      I would rather sleep in my truck than in a shelter

    • @jessicah3450
      @jessicah3450 4 ปีที่แล้ว +13

      No kidding, I worked in a *nice* homeless shelter, and I would pick my car over living there. It would only be temporary to spread my legs for a night or two. Plus they always had bugs infestations which aren't as much of a problem in a car.

    • @DarthFurie
      @DarthFurie 3 ปีที่แล้ว +17

      Yeah I've talked to women who live in shelters and they talk about the malice of people around them, stealing, people jumping them and beating them up. It's just terrible. I'd rather sleep in a car too

    • @vandrive5687
      @vandrive5687 3 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      Because those who ask have never been to a shelter.

    • @mikedawolf95
      @mikedawolf95 3 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      I worked at a women’s homeless shelter and it was kind of crazy. Cramped, no privacy, and a few causing trouble or disturbance.

  • @veredcohen9079
    @veredcohen9079 ปีที่แล้ว +22

    Just the idea of thinking how my boss knew my situation sleeping in my car like this lady and he played with my salary and missed hours it’s crazy.. he’s a millionaire. A Jewish orthodox millionaire who owns tons of properties in Los Angeles.. idk what people’s hearts made out of?
    I hope things will work out for her and I know how hard is to be homeless and still go to work every day. I’m proud of her 👍

    • @Westcoast10
      @Westcoast10 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Kanye was right

    • @valaquenta220
      @valaquenta220 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      Well your boss is certainly a bastard, but him being a jewish orthodox doesn't have much to do with it: assholes are everywhere, and him being orthodox doesn't mean he's necessarily going to be a kinder human being than your usual guy, let's be honest.

  • @kalielwebb3774
    @kalielwebb3774 3 ปีที่แล้ว +7

    This is why I left California for Virginia. The best move I ever made. I left California after high school for college in Virginia. I came back to CA after completing college. I stayed in CA for 2 years and moved back to VA for good. I miss home but I’m staying in VA. I have immediately family in VA but I left my parents and good friends behind.

    • @wthomas7955
      @wthomas7955 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      The weather in VA is terrible though.

    • @kalielwebb3774
      @kalielwebb3774 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@wthomas7955 it’s not that bad. I been here since 2001 and the worst storm I’ve ever seen here was Hurricane Isabel in 2003 and there was no power for a week. Other than that, you get your normal thunderstorms in the summer and the winter is pretty mild and it rarely snows.

    • @wthomas7955
      @wthomas7955 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@kalielwebb3774 The humidity is intolerable.

    • @kalielwebb3774
      @kalielwebb3774 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@wthomas7955 I’ll take the humidity for three months than the forever high cost of living back home. Plus Florida humidity is much worse than Virginia.

    • @wthomas7955
      @wthomas7955 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@kalielwebb3774 Oh, no question florida is far worse in the summer. However, the humidity in VA makes it uncomfortable in both the summer and winter. Too damn hot and too damn cold. The cost of living here is considered a "weather tax". Plenty of folks are willing to pay it.

  • @zachiswack
    @zachiswack 5 ปีที่แล้ว +75

    $900 for food?
    That's where the problem is.

    • @titorocha8992
      @titorocha8992 5 ปีที่แล้ว

      Thats about right hypothetically if you only eat fast food at about 6 dollars a meal 3x a day and multiply that by 30 days it roughly comes out to around that

    • @murdock94
      @murdock94 5 ปีที่แล้ว

      Not even that. $117 on a storage unit? Sell whatever the hell is in there and get that money back. $225 on phones? Find a cheaper plan. My wife and I spend $89 a month with T-Mobile. That right there is $253 a month they could claw back.

    • @Eric-tq3vn
      @Eric-tq3vn 5 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      @@titorocha8992 No one needs three $6 meals a day. You can live healthier eating one meal a day.

    • @John-wd8vm
      @John-wd8vm 5 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      Well. . theyre both terribly overweight.

    • @kendavid891
      @kendavid891 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Lol

  • @natsukikr9441
    @natsukikr9441 5 ปีที่แล้ว +664

    They should change their lifestyle. They're homeless and still spends beyond their means.

    • @ljubastajic4372
      @ljubastajic4372 5 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      i'm not sure it's their fault.

    • @cannonballbriefs9992
      @cannonballbriefs9992 5 ปีที่แล้ว +33

      Seriously. We spend 600 a month on groceries for 2 adults and 4 children. We dont live in a fancy house but our trailer is 400 a month. You can get a cheap phone and you dont need TV.

    • @rynolascavio3381
      @rynolascavio3381 5 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      @@ljubastajic4372 You are going to be in the booth right next to them eventually. smh.

    • @dontworryaboutme1488
      @dontworryaboutme1488 5 ปีที่แล้ว +12

      Eddie Sloan , even then the mom her self said they mostly only eat out they have a lack of discipline for spending 🤦🏻‍♂️ & thats from someone whos only 18

    • @elanderson7226
      @elanderson7226 5 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Ashley Overcash four kids and no tv, maybe u should try living in a parking lot for awhile , just see what it is like u big. Mounts bithch

  • @darcymackenzie7654
    @darcymackenzie7654 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Safe parking programme, what an awesome idea.... I imagine a day, soon, when this lack of housing worldwide is addressed.... I live in an undercover camper in Australia, by choice, and hear stories of people being hassled in the same places I camp, because their vehicle is not stealth like mine...... not good

    • @wthomas7955
      @wthomas7955 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      Yeah, it really is a good idea.

  • @Aalliiiq
    @Aalliiiq 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    That lady is homeless due to personal financial mismanagement.

  • @parallax4201971
    @parallax4201971 5 ปีที่แล้ว +146

    Hidden in plain site. Its not hidden it's totally ignored by most.

    • @TigerTT
      @TigerTT 5 ปีที่แล้ว

      ITS BEEN ALL OVER TH-cam SINCE FOREVER!!!

    • @vilecrocodile9171
      @vilecrocodile9171 5 ปีที่แล้ว

      $900 in food people?
      Gtfo 😂

  • @MarieHolliday
    @MarieHolliday 4 ปีที่แล้ว +259

    This woman needs to learn how to budget she is throwing away over 1000 per month.

    • @mayamachine
      @mayamachine 3 ปีที่แล้ว +9

      Yes how smart are you. If only she wasn't stupid, but smart like you.

    • @jeffreybarruga257
      @jeffreybarruga257 3 ปีที่แล้ว +43

      225 for two phones is ridiculous

    • @riverdogsavioroftheunivers978
      @riverdogsavioroftheunivers978 3 ปีที่แล้ว +25

      900 for food can be cut in half and so can the phone bill....time to get rid of the storage and its not impossible to keep clean without spending 50 a month....planet fitness is less than half that amount...this lady is either exaggerating her monthly or is a gross overspender....i live on a budget of 800 per month here in California doing van life

    • @teresaalford5978
      @teresaalford5978 3 ปีที่แล้ว +9

      You got it!!!!, she could cut $300 of just from overeating!!!!

    • @fkcuuu8362
      @fkcuuu8362 3 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      That’s the problem. A lot of people aren’t fit to take care of themselves. Let alone kids. And then they have kids. Which makes life harder and most women don’t know most men just want sex. Not love or family. Then they become single parents. It’s crazy how similar she is to my mom. Over weight. CAN NOT BUDGET. Won’t improve her life even if it’s easy and will help her kids. Can not eat right. Or healthy.

  • @eugene9661
    @eugene9661 3 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    $225 for two phones?
    I pay $25 each month thru Google Fi.

  • @kilroywashere9343
    @kilroywashere9343 4 ปีที่แล้ว +17

    This isn’t really homelessness this is living in your car by choice, she could very change to a less expensive lifestyle and get into a cheap apartment (probably not in California though)

    • @wheelie642
      @wheelie642 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      WHY IS SLEEPING IN YOUR CAR ILLEGAL! MAKES NO SENSE!

  • @marlkalone7361
    @marlkalone7361 5 ปีที่แล้ว +302

    $900 a month on food means $30 a day. Y'all telling me you can't get a loaf of bread and eat pb&j or something?

    • @Ouchthathurt843
      @Ouchthathurt843 4 ปีที่แล้ว +43

      Do they look like they can skip a meal lmao?

    • @latieraqueen7Pacheco
      @latieraqueen7Pacheco 4 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Think they have a nerve problem.

    • @jessicah3450
      @jessicah3450 4 ปีที่แล้ว +19

      She should get a portable camping stove and cook some cheaper food instead of eating out. Not that her income will get her a comfortable life either though. You get out of these holes by saving pennies, not dollars.

    • @ryuhadooken5609
      @ryuhadooken5609 4 ปีที่แล้ว +17

      bruh they be eating at dennys like they have money lol

    • @trinity6401
      @trinity6401 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      She lives in a car, where would she put her meals? Sure she could just get bread and something but there’s a crap ton of stuff in that car

  • @Krissilips
    @Krissilips 5 ปีที่แล้ว +350

    Leave California. There are plenty of places in the US where you can make it with $2000 a month.

    • @r.d.9399
      @r.d.9399 5 ปีที่แล้ว +26

      Never name them. If you do hordes of desperate people will come knocking.

    • @alksjda
      @alksjda 5 ปีที่แล้ว +13

      ive been all the states. best states are california, washington, NY, colorado, oregon idaho and florida.

    • @yellowbird5411
      @yellowbird5411 5 ปีที่แล้ว +25

      I live in Florida. I have rentals. One is an efficiency at $520 a month, including everything but cable. There also is a one bedroom studio at $560 including everything but cable. A two bedroom house at $650, but they pay all utilities and for the back studio too. I am in St. Petersburg, Florida, where mobile homes are all over the place, apartments can be found cheaply, and there are no food taxes.

    • @mondoraj
      @mondoraj 5 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      @@yellowbird5411 What do jobs pay? What's the unemployment rate? How big are these places. Square footage. Asking for a friend. I live in an area where housing costs are high even for small spaces. So my pay, isn't really good for this area. However I don't think I would make the same pay if I moved south, which is what happened to my sister. She made about $30k less in the south.
      Do they have any working homeless in Fl?

    • @CaptainSpalding72
      @CaptainSpalding72 5 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Missouri, Kansas, Oklahoma, Arkansas, Illinois, Indiana, Ohio, Kentucky, Colorado, @- -

  • @vicinvesta8349
    @vicinvesta8349 3 ปีที่แล้ว +9

    They don't look like they ever missed a burger in their life.

  • @fatimashah5311
    @fatimashah5311 2 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    I feel bad for those babies being stuck in those cages all day and night.. animal control needs to take them away ASAP and give them to a loving home where they can run free

    • @verdelleratz1556
      @verdelleratz1556 8 หลายเดือนก่อน

      The dogs deserve a better living situation !! Turn them over to someone that I can properly care for them... NOT IN CAGES !!

    • @homelessbagabundo7125
      @homelessbagabundo7125 6 หลายเดือนก่อน

      You go get them if affect you so much

  • @SAILOREARTH89
    @SAILOREARTH89 5 ปีที่แล้ว +129

    their food budget is too high as is their phones

    • @angelfirelite
      @angelfirelite 5 ปีที่แล้ว

      She should UBER instead!

    • @ashleyadcock339
      @ashleyadcock339 5 ปีที่แล้ว

      well seeing as they don't have a kitchen to cook in and fast food is expensive... yeah its kinda high

    • @truveo
      @truveo 5 ปีที่แล้ว

      There food budget is actually cheap. There phone however, is very high...metro pcs has unlimited everything for only 40 dollars per month for one line

    • @Kneil-qz1xh
      @Kneil-qz1xh 5 ปีที่แล้ว

      Its an iphone

    • @dadareed55
      @dadareed55 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Well look how fat they are.

  • @Raychristofer
    @Raychristofer 5 ปีที่แล้ว +224

    This is sad and the truth is a lot of people are two paychecks away from ending up like this. I give her credit for going to school because there is a light at the end of the tunnel and she's working toward it. What I'm going to say maybe controversial but it's even more important that it showed a white family homeless because if it was any other minority a lot of viewers would not care or take much notice. I have a feeling they will be okay in time and and during hard times like this will make them appreciate better when they are able to get a place and make them tougher. But yeah I would have to get rid of the Dogs too

    • @sailer501
      @sailer501 5 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      Dog are kept in cages like hamsters. Poor dogs.

    • @nancyfontenot4312
      @nancyfontenot4312 5 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      @@sailer501 What do they do with the dogs in hot weather when locked in the car. In all 50 states, animal abuse is a felony!

    • @brianmorey1223
      @brianmorey1223 5 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      If a lot of people are two paychecks away from ending up homeless, then they need to clear their debt

    • @Raychristofer
      @Raychristofer 5 ปีที่แล้ว +13

      @@brianmorey1223 I don't have any debt my car is paid off and don't own a credit card but 4 yrs ago my rent rose and our van died and between that and daycare bills we were touch and go for many months. It's real for some folks

    • @floydammons5429
      @floydammons5429 5 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      @@brianmorey1223 There are lots of kinds of debt...some folks lost hundreds of thousands of dollars when the housing market crashed. My cousin was under-insured (couldn't afford it with 3 kids) and his car was a total loss after an accident. Some of us were told that we had to take out tens of thousands of dollars in student loans when we were teenagers and didn't have a good understanding of finances. Some folks got sick, lost their job, had medical bills...
      Debt is designed to keep you in it for as long as possible in America.

  • @VJETRA
    @VJETRA 4 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    2000 a month is more than enough, she just doesn't have money management

  • @holdenmcgroin9774
    @holdenmcgroin9774 3 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    I was homeless last year lived in a tent. Got welfare support living in temp free housing now but I will be going back to the wilderness and will be living in a properly built shed this time...with a generator.

  • @cgalon6781
    @cgalon6781 4 ปีที่แล้ว +97

    $1500 a month on leasing the car, food, and cell phones! Hmmmmmmmmmm

  • @jessiromero4967
    @jessiromero4967 5 ปีที่แล้ว +45

    Holy shit 900 on food and 220 on phones that’s my rent and all bills combined 😱 I only pay 70 a month o. Two phones 35 each

    • @theothistledon6935
      @theothistledon6935 5 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      I used to spend $30 AUD per month now im going lower to $10.
      I heard there's a lower one $7.50 per month. Lol 😂
      $125 per month each seems very expensive.

    • @tinamacy3312
      @tinamacy3312 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      Me too

    • @ontherims3284
      @ontherims3284 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      She requires 300 packs of ramen a day.

  • @marissamcafee6442
    @marissamcafee6442 3 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    I would recommend getting a pay as you go phone from AT and T. I pay about $55.70 a month and there’s no contract.

  • @robinreafel656
    @robinreafel656 4 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    I was in the same situation for 3 years. Hold your head up

  • @thefrugallandlord2226
    @thefrugallandlord2226 5 ปีที่แล้ว +311

    $900 for food, well there's her problem.

    • @macross7k
      @macross7k 5 ปีที่แล้ว +14

      Exactly! She needs to go on a diet..

    • @Yggdrasilkuru
      @Yggdrasilkuru 5 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      Merica

    • @catherineliu4774
      @catherineliu4774 5 ปีที่แล้ว +12

      She has to eat out. Eating out can cost 300% more than it costs to eat at home. Meaning that if she could eat at home(if she had a home,) she would be spending 300 dollars or 150 dollars per person. The average food budget for food per month per person is about 250 dollars, meaning that she is forced to spend three times more to eat out while losing 100 dollars worth of food.

    • @Sakura11101
      @Sakura11101 5 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      That's $5 a meal. Remember that she doesn't have a kitchen, fridge or freezer. Sure, you could argue that she should only eat pb&j and canned beans every day, but maybe having decent meals is one of the things she does to try to feel like a real human.

    • @smitty4shizzles925
      @smitty4shizzles925 5 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      She can’t cook!! She had no home so she and her daughter are more than likely eating out a lot.

  • @ESLinsider
    @ESLinsider 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1399

    $900 in food is crazy. Think she could cut that way down. Eating in restaurants is way too expensive.

    • @mtntime1
      @mtntime1 5 ปีที่แล้ว +378

      Buy a loaf of bread and a jar of peanut butter: $5.00 total. No cooking or refrigeration required. For variety, get some apples, a box of granola, a tin of sardines.
      But if money's that tight, don't go to restaurants. And who pays $225 for two phones? That's crazy. I still have a flip, people laugh at it, I don't care (it's cheap).
      If you've got to have a smart phone, you can find them MUCH cheaper than what they're paying, if you shop around. Pick up daily necessities at your local $1 store.
      This is mainly just poor budgeting.

    • @youresostupid1
      @youresostupid1 5 ปีที่แล้ว +52

      They fat yes scale back food but in California she couldn't afford a place still you can't rent for 1100$ there

    • @ESLinsider
      @ESLinsider 5 ปีที่แล้ว +15

      @@youresostupid1 Not usually but I pay $170 a week for a single room in San Fran and no it's not nice.

    • @youresostupid1
      @youresostupid1 5 ปีที่แล้ว +15

      @@ESLinsider ghetto part or a friend giving you a deal.

    • @mtntime1
      @mtntime1 5 ปีที่แล้ว +10

      Need to increase income, then. Either a better job, or a second job. I know how that goes.

  • @damn671
    @damn671 3 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    Hidden? It's not really "hidden".
    You see them everywhere in Cali

  • @Tetris521
    @Tetris521 3 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    90% of their spending is prob for keeping up their 5k calories a day

  • @gregslingerland7292
    @gregslingerland7292 5 ปีที่แล้ว +175

    900 on food? cmon, Buy a cooler and a Coleman grill

    • @nhmooytis7058
      @nhmooytis7058 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Greg Slingerland i pay about $25 US for food in Australia and eat well and healthily!

    • @misspapayausa
      @misspapayausa 4 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      yeah the food thing is ridiculous. lmfao

    • @wifeonline8467
      @wifeonline8467 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      That’s a lot for a month budget for food! That’s good for 5
      Months already!

    • @MsXaadiyaPrincesChronicles
      @MsXaadiyaPrincesChronicles 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      th-cam.com/video/eNK39d7eMcc/w-d-xo.html

  • @angelafarris7266
    @angelafarris7266 5 ปีที่แล้ว +46

    California is expensive as heck. It was ridiculous i moved back to texas really quick.

    • @palehorse7377
      @palehorse7377 5 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Not really. Its same as everywhere else. Rent is higher and so is pay.

    • @tooblessedtobestressed1538
      @tooblessedtobestressed1538 5 ปีที่แล้ว

      Y not move to south or northcarolina or las vegas

  • @shanechandler1018
    @shanechandler1018 3 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    So good living in a van 😜 no bills 😜 just food, registration and fuel !I live like a king 👑

  • @pinguino187
    @pinguino187 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    I think lady in the car would be saving about 500$ if she stopped eating fast food and eating more fruits and veggies

    • @rein3684
      @rein3684 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Where would she store it? It would spoil so fast in a car without a fridge

    • @pinguino187
      @pinguino187 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@rein3684 takes about 4 days or so to spoil. Enough time to go get more fruits

  • @johnnybegoode2374
    @johnnybegoode2374 5 ปีที่แล้ว +441

    Step one. the dogs got to go, find a good home for the dogs, that's an unnecessary mouth to feed and expenses also much more challenging to rent a space with animals
    step two. get better phone plans even if that means going old school and buying flip phones.
    step three. curb the restaurant spending, buying simple groceries can curb this drastically invest in a small coleman stove and a foreman grill, eat vegetables and fruits, make salads it would be at least 2/3rds cheaper to buy groceries than to eat out. Wifi can be found just about anywhere; most libraries have it, also good places to study.
    step four. sock the savings away put it towards a down payment on an apartment, look for roommates or others in a similar situations to further reduce cost of living; lots of students go this route.
    I get it being broke sucks lived poor myself, the only way that you can really get out of it is realize you can not maintain the same lifestyle you had when wealthier, sacrifice luxuries, and be thrifty.
    When I lost my job I had to settle for one that had a significantly lower pay, to compensate I did the following
    - Public transit, save on gas, save on insurance, save on maintenance cost. Actually started cycling too, I often still do it made me very fit and also was a good form of free recreation.
    -make my own lunches brew my own coffee ( actually still do the savings are fucking crazy) 2 dollars going to coffee shop minimum over 30 days 60 dollars minimum that's if I did not buy a pastry, brew at home less than 50 cents a cup. same with lunch, what I would spend for a store bought sandwich could buy me the ingredients to make 3-4 of those meals myself.
    - bought everything budget rather than premium it is actually not that bad a lot of people pay unnecessarily for branding, the no name coffee as good as folgers, store brand bread is just as good as wonder.
    - Found local free sources of entertainment.
    - bought second hand.
    - learned to fix and maintain my own stuff.
    I am not saying it was easy, but it did make up the difference in wage loss I had a roof over my head, a full belly, and ability to save money for bigger and better things, life is not easy sometimes we have to adapt our expectations to the situation we find ourselves, bigger and better things can come your way if you simply learn to adapt and being pragmatic about the situation your in. School is a good start I hope this person has taken a useful course you need more than school to be employable. Take the time to focus on self improvement, improve your health getting sick while poor is the worst eat better and exercise, improve your education maybe you cant go to the movies but you can read a book, develop yourself. It actually reflects in the overall demeanor people pick up on it and are by far more willing to lend a hand recommend you to their boss help you network your way to a job.

    • @kritikasampleone7457
      @kritikasampleone7457 5 ปีที่แล้ว +14

      She should read this.. although i may not agree with the dogs in case she does really do this list

    • @smithy5270
      @smithy5270 5 ปีที่แล้ว +14

      Yeah dogs are fam through thick and thin

    • @johnnybegoode2374
      @johnnybegoode2374 5 ปีที่แล้ว +41

      @@smithy5270 I would not subject my dogs to living in a crate inside of a van for an extended period of time. It would be far more loving for the animals to be given to a family with a yard and kids to play with them.

    • @dustinhiggins4752
      @dustinhiggins4752 5 ปีที่แล้ว +24

      @@johnnybegoode2374 And she lost her job 5 years ago! Dogs are definitely family but damn. There's no way they can sit inside all day, especially in the summer? They both work and what not. Just crazy.

    • @marcusweathers5867
      @marcusweathers5867 4 ปีที่แล้ว +14

      You should be in a homeless counseling awareness program!
      All those suggestions were point" on you could even "Draft Documentation" to show where to save this kind of money and help other people like her!!!! Great read!!

  • @InTheMourning421
    @InTheMourning421 5 ปีที่แล้ว +20

    $900 on food is ridiculous. Get you some canned food. You absolutely do not have to eat out in order to use the WiFi. In fact, the school they go to should have free WiFi for students and usually schools have ways to help their homeless students. She has many options, she just isn't looking for them.

  • @josecarranza7555
    @josecarranza7555 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    I would like to see an update on them.

  • @nunyabuziness8421
    @nunyabuziness8421 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    Leasing or making car payments on a vehicle you live in is never a good idea your home could literally be repossessed

  • @mr.jimbusiness6326
    @mr.jimbusiness6326 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1126

    step 1) get rid of the dog
    Steo 2) change cheaper phone plans
    step 3) planet fitness membership $10 free showers... you can afford to exercise

    • @theothistledon6935
      @theothistledon6935 5 ปีที่แล้ว +144

      Thats right. Their priorites are nuts.

    • @alilahsutton6888
      @alilahsutton6888 5 ปีที่แล้ว +13

      Yes , yes and yes

    • @alilahsutton6888
      @alilahsutton6888 5 ปีที่แล้ว +145

      Wait so are the two dogs in the car all day crated while they’re working, so cruel just give them to a good home

    • @jbracetti
      @jbracetti 5 ปีที่แล้ว +25

      @Say What? that's exactly what I'm saying if you come here illegally you get very well taken care of all the while the American people are all forgotten about it's truly disgusting all these Democrats are

    • @theothistledon6935
      @theothistledon6935 5 ปีที่แล้ว +27

      @Say What? Two wings one bird. Voting is rigged. The two party system is rigged. If you still think politicians are working for you then sadly your hopelessly deluded.
      Politicians are working for the elite, the top 2% that have most of the money.
      If you haven't worked that out then you have so much to learn.
      Unless your a bot or you represent the elite.

  • @cjc5478
    @cjc5478 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    the work Vice news has been doing is so good ... it is one of the best youtube channels

  • @yourfriendlyneighbourhoodvue
    @yourfriendlyneighbourhoodvue 5 ปีที่แล้ว +107

    I am thankful i am not homeless but 900 on food and 225 on phone bills a month?!?

    • @peachbun
      @peachbun 5 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      They live in a car, no fridge. 900 divided by 30 days between two people is 5 dollars per meal. I dunno about the phone bill though, sounds like a lot. Maybe it's for extra internet service to do school work, who knows.

    • @jonathantan2469
      @jonathantan2469 5 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Chris P. I dunno man, but I've been in between jobs before... and getting the latest smartphone was the last thing on my mind.
      I'm still using a secondhand S3 Galaxy... it works well for what I need it for..

    • @Shawnsrobloxworld
      @Shawnsrobloxworld 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@jonathantan2469 If you are homeless you should be able to get a gov.phone.Only 300 minutes a month but hey why do you need to talk on the phone for long?

    • @emanuelnazon493
      @emanuelnazon493 5 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@peachbun CHECK YOUR MATH!!!

    • @heroxx5888
      @heroxx5888 5 ปีที่แล้ว

      They prolly got bad credit. Credit is everything guys. Thats why its prolly hard for her to find somewhere to live and her phone bills high

  • @corninyourpoop
    @corninyourpoop 5 ปีที่แล้ว +237

    I am 2 years free of being homeless (in California!) I lived in hotels at first. Then my car. For a long long time.. Walmart parking lots. My last months homeless, I had my car stolen from me and only had the clothes on my back. I was too scared and ashamed to report it, so I never did 😢 I am still feeling the repurcussions of my being homeless. Would never wish the stress on anyone.

    • @johnwatkins2804
      @johnwatkins2804 5 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      heather zirkle god bless you

    • @Love-qv9nl
      @Love-qv9nl 5 ปีที่แล้ว +10

      It touched my heart ❤️ when you stated that someone stoled your car and to embarrassed to report it 😢.

    • @corninyourpoop
      @corninyourpoop 5 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      @@johnwatkins2804 thank you John! Blessings to you too 😊 my fiance and I just moved into our first place since this all happened!

    • @corninyourpoop
      @corninyourpoop 5 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      @@Love-qv9nl I'm not really sure at this point what to do and it's been so long, that I feel it would be stupid of me. But I'm afraid the people that did it will commit a crime or something and it would come back on me? But I have my own car now! It's not fancy, but it's paid off and it's MINE! 😃 Happy Holidays and hope your 2019 is awesome Lovie Love!

    • @Love-qv9nl
      @Love-qv9nl 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      heather zirkle, I’m happy to hear things are turning around for you, and you got a car and is paid for. It did sounded a little scary what you said about your prior car. Maybe you can phone report it, especially if the car is registered to you. Good luck & God bless, thanks for the well wishes!

  • @richardmarks9256
    @richardmarks9256 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    thank you for this video

  • @michaelbritton2331
    @michaelbritton2331 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    God bless and provide for these great people that need a break.praying for your change 🙏

  • @detroit2africaradio631
    @detroit2africaradio631 5 ปีที่แล้ว +117

    I'm glad California started this safe parking for the homeless so they don't get harassed by police. The cost living is very high in California that's why i left and moved back to the mid west.

    • @rich2583
      @rich2583 5 ปีที่แล้ว +8

      Safe parking= drug dens on wheels. Most of the time

    • @topdawg2003
      @topdawg2003 5 ปีที่แล้ว

      They get harassed anyway.

    • @sirswag100
      @sirswag100 5 ปีที่แล้ว

      It doesn't even make sense living there tbh. I make decent money but I like living good not spending $3000/month rent that's just fcking insane.

    • @x...CrankyOldMan...x
      @x...CrankyOldMan...x 5 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      You have to be willing to move to a place where you can afford to live. yes it may not be california, but at least you will have a place to live. living in a car for 5 years. sounds completely absurd.

    • @i-never-look-at-replies-lol
      @i-never-look-at-replies-lol 5 ปีที่แล้ว

      Holy shit you actually left. How smart.

  • @Brandon-sr2bl
    @Brandon-sr2bl 5 ปีที่แล้ว +153

    I doubt she is an "accountant". She doesn't have a college degree. She probably does accounts payable and goes around saying she is an accountant. I'm a CPA and I can tell you accountants are in heavy demand everywhere

    • @vickieclark5931
      @vickieclark5931 5 ปีที่แล้ว +20

      Yeah, I had a little bit of trouble understanding the part of her not being able to find a job as an accountant. It doesn't matter if your in your 40's. I have an accountant I go to every year when I do my taxes that is around 70. I tell you what, I would rather have an accountant up in the 70's then a 25 year old that just got out of school. I don't want to risk any bad taxes with a wet behind the ear accountant so to me the older they are, the better they are. And that goes for most jobs also. So not finding an accountant job in her 40's is bull.

    • @rickross7259
      @rickross7259 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      ya she could change some things shes doing wrong but the idiots that take the time to post
      comments talking shit about a homeless women are the real dirt bags that should be on the street

    • @randymoran67
      @randymoran67 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      @Gary McMichael Still smoking meth greggy !

    • @sct4040
      @sct4040 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Brandon
      I also wouldn't trust her, since she even can't budget properly.

  • @Starlight-sc4bp
    @Starlight-sc4bp 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    A lot of places in California are $1000 every month for rent. It depends on the city that you live in as well. A small town that I used to live in the rent was about $500-$700 a month.

    • @flanagamer
      @flanagamer 7 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Rent is WAY higher than that in Cali now - my rent in rural TX is $1700/month. Can’t imagine what the average rents are in San Diego/L.A. rn 😬

  • @mdlim24
    @mdlim24 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    I rather use the $900 on food to find a room to rent. Then just live on rice and beans.

  • @curiositea258
    @curiositea258 5 ปีที่แล้ว +125

    CA laws and taxes are ridiculous no doubt, resulting in insane cost of living, but this particular case is just a serious lack of creativity. I was in a similar situation, and here's what I did.
    1. Gave away our pets to good homes, and sold pretty much everything - *NO STORAGE.* You will end up paying more to save your shit then the shit is worth. Leave any keepsakes with a family member or friend. Sensitive documents can be stored in a bank vault.
    2. Bought a small RV for $1,000 with working stove and refrigerator that ran on propane. Other then that, it was a piece of crap.
    3. MOVED to a cheaper location. In our case - AZ. Most of AZ is pretty RV friendly, I wouldn't recommend Phoenix though, I didn't feel safe there.
    4. Worked. And saved like hell.
    5. Bought a better RV.
    6. Got a position as a park host with lot and full hook up included in the deal.
    7. Researching what kind of work will be in high demand in the near future, and am now looking over my options.
    8. I own a used truck, so no payments. I take good care of it so I shouldn't loose very much when I resell it.
    9. We own our phones. I pay $15 a month for phone service with TING. My wife pays $3.75 a month for unlimited calling text and data with a crazy deal that she got through a Sprint promotion last year.
    10. We buy all Organic and Non GMO foods, so our food bill is pretty high, but we notice a huge difference in our health which is invaluable. Our food runs $500 - $600 a month and we very very rarely eat out. - Almost never.
    11. We have no debt whatsoever in any way shape or form, so though we may appear poor on the outside we are actually much richer then the majority of Americans.
    We are actually much happier now, enjoying more time together, and a healthier life style then when we were trying to make it in modern society.

    • @JoseLopez-yq3eq
      @JoseLopez-yq3eq 5 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      @Twiggula T The whole state isn't like that lol sure AZ has its few trashy towns like Coolidge but a lot of places are real nice like Gilbert, Queen Creek, Flagstaff, Glendale, etc

    • @az_roadtech
      @az_roadtech 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Twiggula T yes stay away from az move to Colorado or something. No vacancy here

    • @timothymartino4716
      @timothymartino4716 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      That's liberalism for you

    • @lcross796
      @lcross796 5 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@az_roadtech Colorado? For a time I've thought that I would move there for some time. But thinking about it, it has already put protection laws on genderfluid/pseudo-gender bullshit. So, it is following California's footsteps on that matter. I don't know much about how they compare, but if I were to live in California back when a law about misgendering someone can take you to jail, I would have moved out ASAP.

    • @jessicathompson236
      @jessicathompson236 5 ปีที่แล้ว

      Curiosi Tea, for your smaller family keepsakes get a small waterproof/fireproof safe for your RV.
      I would also keep my pets and find a way.
      I do however agree on the organic non GMO foods though.

  • @circularwaves7585
    @circularwaves7585 5 ปีที่แล้ว +137

    You manage others money but yet you’re homeless. That’s a damn good comical skit

    • @kendavid891
      @kendavid891 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Lost her job

    • @Deanzphx
      @Deanzphx 5 ปีที่แล้ว

      Ken, that was her skill though

    • @gwenhwyfarrising7269
      @gwenhwyfarrising7269 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Zkream You comment is insensitive but hilarious!

    • @alilahsutton6888
      @alilahsutton6888 5 ปีที่แล้ว

      🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔

  • @sk8punk318
    @sk8punk318 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    $900 for food and $225 for phones? 🤦🏻‍♂️

  • @ckysusanliu
    @ckysusanliu 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    She can get a "Car Roof Bag Rooftop Cargo Carrier" to put most of her belongings in. That way her daughter and she can both sleep in the back and the dog can sleep in the front.

  • @danhayes4941
    @danhayes4941 5 ปีที่แล้ว +159

    2 Dogs? Maybe move? Santa Barbara is very expensive

    • @jusayenso8186
      @jusayenso8186 5 ปีที่แล้ว

      Ya...she should have cut her losses early on the wisest animals among human competition. She sure as heck knew she could save money, just like every huge company knows, by downsizing living animals. Go find a website where your comments will expose your ignorance. But you won't. "What websites is he talkin' 'bout?". The joke's on you(tubers) again. Zippo business knowledge leads to exploitation. "Huh?"...

    • @jacobstaten2366
      @jacobstaten2366 5 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      I was waiting for someone to say, "Eat the dogs!"

    • @brianster1234
      @brianster1234 5 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      @@jacobstaten2366 she clearly has plenty to eat already

    • @mansharker8
      @mansharker8 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      she lives up in a high class community when its cheaper to get food down south of her, here in Ventura.

  • @manymoonstraveled
    @manymoonstraveled 5 ปีที่แล้ว +27

    $900 on food?? Does she keep her dogs in the van all day while she works?? Something wrong here.

  • @beethat3193
    @beethat3193 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    That food bill needs to be cut down some

  • @MichaelTPDPetersen
    @MichaelTPDPetersen 3 ปีที่แล้ว +8

    2k $ , Sounds like a dream for budget.. I live on 950 atm in a 2 bed room apartment, 900 on food is mad overkill , I use like 250 on food a month :/

  • @elijahmeadows68
    @elijahmeadows68 4 ปีที่แล้ว +215

    $225 for 2 phones?!? 🤦🏾‍♂️ METRO. $40. Unlimited .

    • @WhitneyDahlin
      @WhitneyDahlin 3 ปีที่แล้ว +36

      I guarantee you they both got the most expensive phones and so they are making monthly payments on the phone on top of the amount for a plan.

    • @Rt_domingo
      @Rt_domingo 3 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      I only pay 6$ a year for my phone plam

    • @Apman99
      @Apman99 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      @@Rt_domingo that's on them people bro your living or Your phone come on

    • @geekchic8798
      @geekchic8798 2 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      I thought spending around £20 - £60 a month was a tad steep for a mobile phone plan, but spending 112.50 for one mobile phone plan and doubling that is pretty damn steep.

    • @maceyvaughan3498
      @maceyvaughan3498 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      221$ is my payment for 2 phones. Yes they are the most expensive ones.

  • @1235awesomeperson
    @1235awesomeperson 4 ปีที่แล้ว +40

    I’m 19, my mom recently went homeless in California. Living in a minivan. Bless her

    • @cjboac9864
      @cjboac9864 4 ปีที่แล้ว +16

      Emma L And where are you living? Can you not help your Mom? Get her out of ridiculous California now! If you don’t help your Mom with everything you’ve got then you’ll be large partly to blame if any harm comes to her! Think about that, but not to long, help her!

    • @yayaluv2be691
      @yayaluv2be691 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Hope everything works out for her.

    • @lohst1672
      @lohst1672 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      I’ve been homeless since 17, it’s been difficult to say the least. Almost 26 now, slowly giving up

    • @ismt101
      @ismt101 4 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      @@lohst1672 what happened??? Would be glad to hear your story. And please don't give up

    • @DidMikeMakeThis
      @DidMikeMakeThis 3 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      Hope she ain't spending 900 on food

  • @adjusted-bunny
    @adjusted-bunny 4 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    I love how plump they are.

  • @coc_champs
    @coc_champs 3 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    I am more concerned about their health they have to work on their fitness.

    • @nihilisticbarbie
      @nihilisticbarbie 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      What a weird thing to fixate on instead of the fact that, you know, they have no fucking home

  • @chocolatemounds7758
    @chocolatemounds7758 5 ปีที่แล้ว +216

    To anyone planning on living here in California please make sure before you arrive that you have a career or job already set up, I see countless people coming here with just a dream which is not good enough. A one bedroom in a crappy neighborhood will run you $1800 per month a two bedroom will cost you $2400 per month, it’s overpriced and depressing. Landlords are getting away with overcharging for rent and no one is doing anything about it, I am thinking about leaving in 1 to 2 years to avoid increasing rent and becoming homeless myself.

    • @rob4814
      @rob4814 5 ปีที่แล้ว +16

      Two types of people live in commifornia
      Liberal rich & homeless.

    • @KS-xo3zb
      @KS-xo3zb 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      well this person just smashed my dreams....

    • @BigMisterApple
      @BigMisterApple 5 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      Don't worry, California will eat itself within a few years.

    • @nayoxd
      @nayoxd 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      chocolate mounds yeah. The rent has gone up A LOT. About 7 years ago, there would be apartments with 1 room for over $700-$900 and now thats alnost impossible to find here in California

    • @bom21h
      @bom21h 5 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      You do understand why it is expensive? its called supply and demand. a lot of ppl want to live there, so housing becomes scarcer. also what they say in the video about it not being profitable to build cheap housing is false. if they were allowed to build big multifamily buildings, it would be worth it, but the building codes in CA are crazy. the time it takes just to get the aproval to do so can take years and thats before they start to build anything.

  • @gotmama2
    @gotmama2 5 ปีที่แล้ว +38

    $225 for two phones? I pay $40 each a month for my daughter and my brother's phones... so $80/month, with data plans. If you are that broke, you need to shop around. I know she is probably overwhelmed by her life, so it's hard to take care of details like that sometimes.

    • @arispemissy5500
      @arispemissy5500 5 ปีที่แล้ว

      Marion Reid I pay$33dollars a month.I can relate lol.Groceries are getting over the roof.I am learning to cook cheaper.Any left over meat I make casseroles with the next day.meat these days is outrageous.

    • @patriciag1476
      @patriciag1476 5 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      I pay $22 a month for basic service no data because I cant afford an expensive plan my income is very limited. People need to learn to live below their means; I am sorry no sympathy from me because if you cant afford something you shouldn’t have it ex: car , insurance, gym & expensive phone plan, sell what you have in storage , sometimes keeping things in storage is not worth it. Just saying

    • @shaikbaji3298
      @shaikbaji3298 5 ปีที่แล้ว

      In india we pay 2 dollars for 42 gb of 4g data with unlimited calls for one month

    • @jasonspringer2983
      @jasonspringer2983 5 ปีที่แล้ว

      I know I pay $40 a month for unlimited everything including internet. I also spend less than $200 a week on food where she spends 225 a week and you can tell

  • @jcee2259
    @jcee2259 ปีที่แล้ว

    It was not hidden in 1983 when there were upwards of 40k in Santa Cruz County.
    I departed to live beside the Salish Sea. When I visited using Interstate-5 I saw
    the central coast region was rapidly in-filling their hills and pastures with people.
    BUILDRING allowed me to locate illicit rooftop campers in downtown area, over
    waterways in nets hung under bridges, and tree housing amid dense groves.
    I have used Google Earth to determine where kayak camping is possible and
    so my 15.5 hull can be beached in easy walk distance of shopping needs.
    I'd visit the south side of Red Island to get away from San Francisco Bay noise. .

  • @patriotic_12v85
    @patriotic_12v85 3 ปีที่แล้ว +11

    Move out of liberal California and you won’t be homeless lmao

  • @DjGhost718
    @DjGhost718 5 ปีที่แล้ว +401

    225 for 2 phones??

    • @TriniLush7
      @TriniLush7 5 ปีที่แล้ว +63

      DjGhost718 sounds like they have Verizon.

    • @leroy92TX
      @leroy92TX 5 ปีที่แล้ว +43

      I got unlimited for 45 a month

    • @maxmarx2
      @maxmarx2 5 ปีที่แล้ว +19

      I’m betting Sprint with 2 phone leases such as an iPhone or Galaxy plus insurance.

    • @leroy92TX
      @leroy92TX 5 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      @Fintan lol those obama phones?

    • @leroy92TX
      @leroy92TX 5 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      @Fintan lol its the street name for welfare phones. Its a joke