Quote - "or even in New Orleans, who are STILL waiting for government help."

Ambitious people from New Orleans, the ones who fended for themselves, had jobs and new homes within weeks of the hurricane in New Orleans.

Take a lesson from them, if you can get on a computer to type about comic book collections then you have the means to create an account on Guru.com or getafreelancer or rentacoder to find projects in writing, 3D design, or other things you can easily manage.

Don't even go there! You watch too much BS news. There are many people like me who lost thier homes and jobs for trying to do the right thing and not take advantage. You really have no clue. The truth is most decent hard working people got the shaft end of story. Unfortunately that's not the story that's told because the media would rather prey on negativity for ratings.

Joe keep a positive attitude. Do you have any distant relatives or friends you could stay with for a while? You could look into finding a homeless shelter http://www.homelessshelterdirectory.org/  or some kind of faith based organization in your area You may be able to collect unemployment atleast until you can get back on your feet again. I was going to suggest government assistance but when I googled it I saw this.  http://www.lahomelessblog.org/2008/06/keep-your-car-or-receive-government.html  I doubt it applys to all states but I would be wary of asking the gov for help.