you're an inspiration Glen! Truly survival.... FANTASTIC! It would be more difficult for a 'young' woman though. We have certain 'curses' to deal with... UGGG!! But the American Natives did it somehow.... : /

I'm a veteran too... of DIVORCE! There was a time when sleeping in my car was my only option. (Now, homelessness is more of a fun lifestyle choice.)

Dang, Glenn, you a soldier! Well, slang for, "You have endurance regarding the topic in question."

I like hostels, they're very economical. Based on my experience, alot of europeans stay at hostels when seeing the U.S.

There will have to be a change of some kind when I lose my flight benefits (at a future date I haven't revealed).

You can still USE public libraries and read books while you're there. (Why would you want to "check out" a book if you have no home to take it to?) You may also be restricted on use of the library's fixed computers, although most libraries have unrestricted Wifi and allow visitors to use the fixed computers for a day or two.

I rarely read books. ... See MoreThey're just too time consuming. (Who has 15+ hours to devote to one book?) The only book I've read in the past year was @RhodiHawk's "Twisted Ladder", in part because I was shipwrecked on an island in Maine at the time: http://bit.ly/1553ad