<human>: Hi Reddit, Recent addition, and already wanting to tap into the hivemind.  For the last few years, my life has been coasting, always holding back from doing anything for fear of failure, Lost my job a year ago and have been living on the parent's sofa looking for employment in the area, but finding none. I feel like that if i don't do something soon, i'm going to end up living on that sofa for the remainder of my life, waiting for my chance.  I've been looking into alternative housing options for a while now, Apartments in my area ( 08059 for those interested) are absurdly priced, cheapest i found was a hole-in-the-wall was 750 a month, without utilities. Trailers in the area are cheap, but also in a bad area. Recently, i found a listing for a 1960s fishing boat for cheap, like sub thousand dollar cheap. The Hull is intact, and the engines have less than 500 hours on them from their last rebuild (and are also diesels to boot), and the local marinas are cheaper than the apartments. My friends and family are divided between telling me i'm nuts for wanting a "Hole in the water you fill with money" on one side and supportive "That's awesome, second best idea ever" on the other. I don't have much in the way of boating knowledge, and few practical skills besides computer-related and hydraulic crane operation. 

Thanks to not going to college and my parental foresight, i have a minor amount of "Get your life started" funds, nothing spectacular, but enough. Thanks again, Reddit

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<bot>: Stupid newbie with no skills or job wants to get a boat to live on, trying to start life but failing miserably