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A sobering story, from a link by

mitchwagner, under the "but for the grace of God" division:
How a regular guy gets homeless: Former 'Wall Street Journal' reporter shares his story

I could be one of many vacationers or weekend campers traveling in my clean, red, 5-year-old truck with pickup shell. But this has been my daily routine for 15 months now. On June 2, 2002, I gave up my $750-a-month apartment in Palm Springs, Calif., and put most of my belongings in storage to save money by living out of my truck. I thought it would be for the summer until the economy rebounded and I got public relations consulting and freelance writing work or a full-time job in the field. I never realized then that summer camping would go into fall and then the chill of winter, even in Southern California, then spring, then summer again.

I'm off to the wilds of New Hampster (okay, Nashua, isn't that wild...) to see friends and be Social today. Probably no carrying of furniture up and down stairs will be involved....