when I worked at a grocery store (massive chain, who were horrible to their workers) I'd steal a lot of the food they would throw out at the end of the night. even if I myself couldn't use it I always knew someone who could.
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Can barely call that stealing. There should be a milder term for it.
Reducing waste?
Edit: or if you mean a word that still means stealing maybe "pilfering"?
Repurposing!
Dumpster diving and accepting handouts with grace are both skills anyone can have. They allow many to survive around the world and share such wisdoms.
Strife teaches humility. :)
The problem with dumpster diving is if the person isn't skilled enough at determining what's safe to eat or not. Or if they're inconsiderate and leave a mess after doing it.
Or if there's broken glass or needles
Yes, that too.
hobomaxxing
For me, this conjures a completely different mental image: people in the park chest pressing cinderblocks and using milk-crates full of bricks as improvised kettle-bells.
PSA: Seriously though, the calorie demands on the human body are too high to stay healthy when that impoverished, let alone do useless exercise. OP may or may not be homeless, but do consider helping folks where you can so people don't have to dumpster-dive to keep going. Thank you.
"Hobomaxxing" made me think about some pictures I saw of an abandoned caboose or boxcars somewhere. The guy that took them said he lived in it for a few weeks. We were surprised, then he said that he actually makes decent money, but for a few weeks each year he likes to go live like a hobo.
That sounds like a great way to appreciate what you have
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