How not to end up homeless?

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You can make it not suck.

What do you like to research on the Internet?

in the thick of suckiness, it is often very hard to see that just outside of one's attention, are situations even suckier that other people may be suffering through, and those people in turn can't see outside of their attention span that there even unluckier souls than themselves. this seems to be the concentric inner circles of hell that Dante wrote about. but remember, that suckiness eventually changes into something else, given enough time and patience. you are here on earth for a reason that might not be apparent to you now but in time it will become apparent. you may want to give it a chance to reveal itself to you, the meaning of your life. the billionaire Ted Turner made an especially poignant comment on this theme, he said "life is kind of like a b-grade movie, in that, while I wouldn't walk out on it before it ended, neither again would I wish to see it again."

I've heard Switzerland has a very different mindset of the welfare system than in the rest of Europe and in the US. The expectation is that family will take care of extended family members, including grown children, siblings, etc. and that if one tries to get welfare benefits, they will require the family members to reimburse it. The taxes in Switzerland are also much lower, with a top tax of like 5 to 10% on high incomes. I also know Switzerland operates totally on a private health system. If nobody in your extended family can support you, Switzerland does have some welfare, but its really strict and people not quickly becoming self sufficient typically end up institutionalized. My advice would be to try to help out your family some with chores around the house so you can be seen as useful, like do the laundry, vacuum the floors, do shopping trips for them if its possible, etc. so they see that you living in the house makes their lives easier, so they will want you to stay. You can still be yourself, but try to pick your battles so you aren't constantly ending up in arguments with them, as that could make them want to kick you out of the house.

the basic tier of swiss health insurance is partially subsidized for low-income people, above 8% of their net income the swiss gov't pays the rest with a cash subsidy.

Realistically, people like us are doomed to homelessness, especially if you add gay to the equation.

I was homeless for years; that's been well documented. I even wrote a book about surviving homelessness.

When I was working or living a "normal" life I barely ran into any autistic folks, but out on the streets, 1/3 of of all those homeless addicts are autistic to a certain extent.

Yeah, the adult Asperger's population is relatively invisible, but there sure were tons of us on the streets, in the parks, under the boardwalks, like lepers in a colony.

And why are you not homeless anymore?

He wrote books and got jobs.

uncle sam's army was a functional detour for my homelessness. YMMV. if I had to do it over, I would have tried harder for the coast guard.

Writing books if you're homeless?

I did it. He did it. Many do it. Therefor, it can be done.

RedRobin62 has had books published. I bought a few of his books. They’re very good and funny. And true.

He was homeless on the street for years.

Yes he was lucky. There are people who die on the streets, atleast in the us.

There are people who also die young and rich....

AFAIC, both are curses.