Ask HN: How to survive as a homeless engineer?

Re:Ask HN: How to survive as a homeless engineer? by mrleiter on Friday June 15, 2018 @04:18AM (#17318280)

So many things could have happened, not everyone is able to save up. Also, it's irrelevant - either you want to help or not. Discussing the "impossibility" of his situation is not yours to judge, seriously.

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Re:Ask HN: How to survive as a homeless engineer? by IanDrake on Friday June 15, 2018 @07:34AM (#17318986)

I’m not judging.

A cautionary tail could do a lot of good here.

Why not let something good come out of the discussion that could prevent others from ending up in this situation?

A postmortem of sorts.

I could have ended up like this guy, but I found personal finance religion when I was 28. After making six figures for six years all I had was monthly payments equal to my paycheck and not much to show for it.

It’s pathetic how many people here leap to pity. The OP wasn’t asking for it.

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Re:Ask HN: How to survive as a homeless engineer? by mrleiter on Friday June 15, 2018 @10:32AM (#17320034)

Yes, a cautionary tale would be good. It's just the way you phrased it that was bugging me.

Also, I was not gunning for pity, nor was OP, true. Still, in such moments kind strangers on the internet who wish you well still feel good I believe.

Thanks for clearing it up!

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