so today wasn't too bad... two friends ditched me which is ok i guess cause now i can make a point with my mom.  it is much easier to teach your mom a lesson when you don't want to do anything.  so another problem has arisen. i have to figure out how to make it through the rest of this month with 9 dollars.... this will be difficult but i'm an expert bum.  which leads me to this.  i figured out a way to live comfortably without a job.  first, after graduating highschool you drive somewhere south with 5 sets of clothing (one nice set) and something warm to wear and toiletries. this should all be able to be held in a backpacking backpack or something similar.  once you get somewhere far enough south that it is pretty warm all year around you sell your car and keep that cash.  now you also need to be living in a fairly good sized city.  now you use your cash for food as long as that will last.  this should be able to keep you going for a long time because you must eat at fast food.  with a drink and something small you can eat for less than a dollar at most places.  you only eat two meals a day so that is 2 dollars a day.  as soon as you get there though you must start scouting out places to sleep.  this won't be a big deal because it will be warm enough at night you won't have a problem sleeping on the streets and cops rarely arrest people for that, just tell them to leave or move.  so once you have that figured out you need to start meeting people.  scout out local places that "well off" people eat or meet.  begin introducing yourself but mention that you are traveling right now and mention how you work for something that has a lot of integrity but practically no pay.  (like a habitat for humanity volunteer) start asking for phone numbers.  after getting the phone numbers of about 10 people you can begin calling and asking to stay with them cause you are in town for business and don't have anyone else to stay with.  don't ask anyone person to stay with them more than twice a year.  and make sure you do lots of chores and are a good house guest while staying.  this will get you off the street and they will probably feed you.  i would say ideally only stay with them for 2 or 3 nights at a time.  so eventually you will keep adding to your list of people to stay with until you have enough people to stay with for all year.  now any time that you aren't stay with someone you need to find get togethers or parties (funerals, weddings, graduations etc).  eat the food there.  also begging will win you food sometimes or money.  there are more deatails but i've already written so much.