Father Nathan Monk, author of Chasing The Mouse, describes in his memoir what it was like growing up in poverty. Most of his childhood was spent living in cars, abandoned homes, or rundown motels.
He went on to become a Roman Catholic Priest whose ministry is homelessness, saving people from the streets and prison. I just finished his book and highly recommend it.
Here is his interview with Max Keiser of the Keiser Report. Is homelessness a racket in America? Is it big business? When the rich are getting richer, and the poor are getting poorer, I surmise Nathan Monk is on to something, from someone who experienced poverty and homelessness first hand.
Interesting. I have a friend who built a tiny house. So far she uses it as a BnB. Sometimes she rents out her houses and takes a vacation. She is a substitute teacher so she works when she is home. She also worked for the airlines and now has benefits of being able to fly where ever she wants. She is single. I admire her planning.
The tiny home movement is awesome!! I often dream of living in one!!
Hey Kate, thanks for sharing this and raising a very good point. Who does profi from all this misery? As I’m in the UK, this prompts me to look closer to home at the same issue. Money does indeed seem to be the root of all evil 🙁
Hi Holly-I just read your blog post about homelessness. Indeed–there for the grace of god go I.