Nobody is immune from the possibility of homelessness, a sad fact in a modern society full of pomp and circumstance. In fact, in today's society with 30-year mortgages and most people living paycheck-to-paycheck, we are all closer to homelesness than the old pioneer struggling to eek out an existence in the wilderness. At least he has a roof over his head that is his and nobody can take it away. It would take a natural disaster to make him homeless, but would only take a couple of months of unemployment to make the average modern citizen homeless.

As for handling homelessness, that is a different story. Everyone handles it differently. Personally, upon finding out I will soon be homeless (because it wouldn't just come all at once, but you would see it coming from a distance and just wouldn't be able to stop it), I would try very hard to procure some kind of vehicle with which to live in, like a van, maybe trading your newer vehicle that you still owe on for an older vehicle someone has that's paid off. I would also try to procure some kind of RV. Some people have RVs rotting on their property that they can't get rid of (can't even junk em) because they have no title to them. Some of them can be easily fixed up to be inhabitable with very little, maybe some scrap wood you can get at a construction site (as they have to pay to haul that stuff off). If I couldn't get the above accomplished in time, I would start making preparations immediately for having to live outdoors. I would gather things I would need like tents, sleeping bags, airmattresses, outdoor cooking equipment, and a weapon of sorts (even something as simple as a baseball bat). I would get in shape as quickly as I possibly can as well because you just don't know how much walking you will be having to do. I would scout out places to go, places to sleep, bridges, parks, homeless shelters, Salvation Army facilities, churches, etc.

My husband, incidentally, has been homeless before for a short time. He said he was living out of a tent and eating beans from a can. He did, however, have a car. If you are homeless, you are basically camping, he said. So prepare to be homeless as you would prepare to go on a very long camping trip. He said it is a rough lifestyle, but on the other hand the positive aspect of being homeless is you find out things about yourself you never knew, like how tough and resilient you really are, and find yourself having a lot of fun being with family a much larger portion of the time and feeling a freedom from debt and possessions weighing you down. He said even though it's uncomfortable without heat and AC and your own bathroom, you actually find yourself healthier and happier once you get used to it, but only as long as you are prepared adequately for the experience of it.