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“I used to be homeless” too

Brandi NoBarExam West
2 min readMar 15, 2023

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I don’t know YouTube star Anthony O’neal’s story, but I guess I’m about to inadvertently learn since I signed up for his email list. I then got about 5 emails so far. The email with subject “I used to be homeless” stuck out to me. Same, I used to be homeless after law school. I lost everything — furniture, clothes, shoes, jewelry, books, electronics, kitchen dishes. I had to start over. I didn’t replace everything. I’ve learned to be a minimalist. In addition, it’ll take alot of money to replace everything. Most people try to avoid homelessness. The government saved people during the pandemic. People wouldn’t be able to go through homelessness mentally. I don’t judge nobody standing outside begging because they are homeless. Some say, “get a job to them”. I say that is their job. Holding a sign outside begging for money is a j o b. Would you do it!? Be glad you have a career. Some don’t. I have a lot to say about homelessness because I’ve experienced it from Jan 2017 to May 2020. My pandemic was before the pandemic. I’m not homeless now, but still struggle and not successful like many YouTube gurus who try to make money off people using their former homeless stories or where I want to be. Life is lifeing and I can’t worry about things I have no control over.

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