Am I incapable of independent living?

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I have lived in over 30 places and have spent a good period of my life being homeless. I prefer being in a state of constant travel to domestic living but recently settled down so I could get some new projects finished. I'm already afraid of being evicted and feel bored, annoyed, angry, depressed, and stagnated. I feel like I was meant to travel for the rest of my life and have considered getting an RV. Every time I move in with a significant other we end up breaking up because I need too much assistance. Every time I have a roommate they end up kicking me out because I have a lot of drama in my life. I am incapable of living alone financially and usually need assistance.

I do want to have a place that I can call home. I am almost 27 and I've never lived anywhere longer than 6 months. Am I doomed? If anybody else was in my situation what did they do to overcome it? All I want is to stop fearing eviction. Every day I expect to see a letter on my door. I am also Borderline.

I lived in a constant state of travel for about 15 years (including homeless). I think the constant desire to move was my dream to find someplace to live where I could fit in. After 15 years I realized such a place doesn't exist and the world is a piece of cr@p no matter where you go. So I stopped looking and moving.

You are soooooo Linnea Quigley in Return of the Living Dead!

I like it.

Kidding aside, living independently is something that requires a good bit of planning. Being able to cook your own food is a big plus since it can save you a ton of money. Not drinking or smoking (straight edge by any chance) helps too since you cut down your expenses. The fewer daily and monthly expenses you have, the better off you are.

As for your record label/modeling agency, you could set up a membership website and sell photo galleries for yourself or for others. If you are working with the models you are associated with, you need to get the royalty issue down with a lawyer.

If you set up a modeling site for yourself (better option), you'd be surprised how many loyal fans you can get and if you put together a wish list, they will send you stuff. You can do most of the photography yourself or with a friend.

Membership rates for most photo gallery sites is at about $30 a month.

Buy an RV. They have pre-owned C-Class models that cost only around $20,000 (USD) right now, about the same as the average new car. Come up with a good down payment or buy one from a private owner who's willing to take payments. That's what I'm going to do, mainly because I move around so much. I can't live anywhere for more than 2 years before I get sick of the surroundings and feel the need to move on to greener pastures. At least with an RV, "home" is wherever you are, not the other way around.

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If I may interrupt...I looked into buying an RV, but decided I couldn't afford the fuel to move around as much as I'd like. Even the diesel RVs get only 12 mpg, and the tank is usually 90 gallons, so you can only go 500 miles before needing to fill up again. I only get $927 a month in Social Security, so that's a problem. I talked to some folks on RVing forums, and I determined that either a) there is no market for my computer repair skills in the RV community or b) I would be unable to advertise my repair services at RV parks. Also, many RV parks are banning RVs over 10 years old from their parks, supposedly to keep out "riffraff". A lot of RVers are mad, because RVs can last 25-30 years if well maintained, and a lot of people have 1990s era RVs that are in danger of being excluded. I decided that as much as I'd love it, I simply can't. Keep in mind that any issues you have will follow you anywhere you go, you can't outrun something like BPD.