Personal infrastructure is the fundamental tools, services and systems serving an individual that are necessary for that individual's function. For example, if a person has built up a great personal infrastructure, say, having a

cell phone A mobile phone or cell phone is a portable telephone that allows users to make and receive calls over a radio frequency link while moving within a designated telephone service area, unlike fixed-location phones ( landline phones). This radio ...

, he/she would be able to make long-distance calls. A person that has learned how to drive and has a

driver license A driver's license, driving licence, or driving permit is a legal authorization, or the official document confirming such an authorization, for a specific individual to operate one or more types of motorized vehicles—such as motorcycles, car ...

would be able to use this to travel more effectively to work. Some aspects of personal infrastructure can take years to build up, such as

education Education is the transmission of knowledge and skills and the development of character traits. Formal education occurs within a structured institutional framework, such as public schools, following a curriculum. Non-formal education als ...

, programming skills and

management Management (or managing) is the administration of organizations, whether businesses, nonprofit organizations, or a Government agency, government bodies through business administration, Nonprofit studies, nonprofit management, or the political s ...

skills. On the other hand, some aspects of personal infrastructure will take a comparatively shorter amount of time. For example, a

can be bought quickly. To a certain extent, a home is also an aspect of personal infrastructure.

Homeless Homelessness, also known as houselessness or being unhoused or unsheltered, is the condition of lacking stable, safe, and functional housing. It includes living on the streets, moving between temporary accommodation with family or friends, liv ...

people cannot perform many daily functions due to lack of a strong and solid personal infrastructure. For example, a home with a

washing machine A washing machine (laundry machine, clothes washer, washer, or simply wash) is a machine designed to laundry, launder clothing. The term is mostly applied to machines that use water. Other ways of doing laundry include dry cleaning (which uses ...

would be easier than a home that has no

. But both are easier than the tasks a homeless person faces.

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