One Reddit user writes about living in their car, running out of money for gas. Another says they’re going to be evicted in 48 hours and will have to give up their dog. Many are waiting on federal disability insurance payments that seem as if they will never come.

The subreddit r/almosthomeless is a place where people share tips and moral support, facing the prospect of living on the street without judgment. As economic inequality in the US soars, such situations are more common than ever. The wealthiest 1 percent control $55 trillion in assets, roughly equivalent to the net worth of the bottom 90 percent.

Shaun, 41, is ‘cowboy camping’ in Arizona after being involuntarily discharged from a sober residency. He visits r/almosthomeless because it helps him put his difficulties in perspective and be grateful for help he does receive. Scotty, 39, lives in a decommissioned ambulance he got from a friend who was formerly homeless. He uses it to travel around New England, occasionally picking up seasonal work on farms.

Dana, 46, and Calista, 43, turned to the subreddit as they reckoned with the possibility of being evicted due to prolonged unemployment. Many people are in similar situations; this is contrary to the stigmatization of poverty that Dana feels in her own city. Keith, 35, in South Carolina, attempted suicide after a long battle with alcoholism and finally wound up homeless.