He can't afford to rent an apartment. So this man secretly sleeps in an office

I used to sleep in a office I worked in. I played in a band and I had to to play untill 2am, so I would sleep there and avoid the 30 minute drive back to the farm. If I remember I slept in a large closet and had a little floor heater to blow warm air on me. I had to get up and out of there by 7 when the boss arrived. He never found out, or he didn't care, I slept there many a night.
 
I don't find that strange at all. I know of two people who have lived at their work. They fabricated little efficency apartments tucked away inside the building and lived there full time, technically illegal but sure saves them money. The one guy is living that way right now, and has been since his divorce six/eight years ago.
 
Pepper said:
How about a storage bin?
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We know of a woman who actually bought land and made a home out of a storage bin. She’s probably close to my age. Unfortunately one can’t get electricity without having a septic system or a well.

About a week ago, after some fairly warm weather, an ambulance was at her lot. We aren’t sure what happened but I don’t think she’s there any more. We are guessing she may have had a heat stroke.

Living in a storage bin has its drawbacks. I can’t help feeling bad for her. Most likely social services were called. While living in a storage bin IS doable, it’s not healthy or practical with extreme weather conditions. I can’t imagine how hot her place got.

My husband often said if she has a fire in there for heat, she has no water to put the fire out in case it got out of hand. I feel really bad for her.
 
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I've told this story before but it applies here.

I have a 78 year old brother who has lived the past 25 years in a tiny camper parked inside of a barn, which he doesnt own. There's running water and electric but that's it, no hot water, no shower or laundry, heats with his stove, his septic runs out a pipe onto the ground. Another time in his life he lived in a single room shed behind a bar. He will blame you, me and the world for his misfortune but in truth it's all on him. I tried many times over the years to help him but he would never put any effort into what was needed.

When I read stories like the one posted I'm always a bit skeptical. The guy's an electrician and the story was based on those with full time employment. So $450 a month is all he can afford? What are his weekly wages? Spending habits? Other bills? Lifestyle habits? Does he work a 40 hour week? Extra hours? A second job? Looked for a roommate to share expenses? Considered any public assistance programs? Low income housing? Considered relocating?

My point is yes life can be hard, expensive, and full of unexpected set backs, but many, many times, like my brother, you reep what you sow.
 
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It's so sad that people have to resort to this! I was looking at an ad for apartments in Jersey City, N.J., just for the heck of it. My weird hobby is to sometimes check out apartment listings although I have no intention of moving. So many listings are classified as luxury apartments these days. A studio apartment went for around $3,300. A one bedroom was around the same (the studio was actually larger than the one bedroom). A two bedroom apartment went for about $5,500!! Granted, Jersey City is one of the most expensive places to live in this state but my goodness, that's just ridiculous. New York City is the same or in some cases, worse.

The high cost of renting and buying is causing some divorced couples to still live under the same roof and sparking multi generational family living. Worse case scenarios are those, who like the man in the article, become homeless. At least he has an office to sleep in. Some people don't even have that. :sneaky:
 
Average rent for around here starts at about $1,750 for a one bedroom apartment , $1,900 for a 2 bedroom and $2,200 for a 3 bedroom and this is on the low side.

Ocean view apartments and more upscale start at about $2, 500 for a one suite apartment ( bachelor)
One bedroom - $3,250
Two bedroom - $3,750
Three bedroom,$4,250

Really luxury apartments viewing the Atlantic Ocean are ridiculously priced.

Having said all that, apartments are very hard to come by. Most of them are in the south of the province, far from where people work.
 
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I did that for 8 days back in 1989 when my ex wife blindsided me with divorce papers and I had to wait till next payday to scrape up enough to get into a studio apartment. Slept on the floor and washed up in one of the sinks in the men's room because there wasn't a shower. It's something everyone should experiance at least once in their life. "That which does not kill us makes us stronger".
 
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Trade said:
I did that for 8 days back in 1989 when my ex wife blindsided me with divorce papers and I had to wait till next payday to scrape up enough to get into a studio apartment. Slept on the floor and washed up in one of the sinks in the men's room because there wasn't a shower. It's something everyone should experiance at least once in their life. "That which does not kill us makes us stronger".
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I did the same a few times at the end of my marriage, sometimes you just got to get away.
 
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The rental prices some of you have mentioned are staggering. Prices here in ND seem very high, too. I pay about $1,000/month for a studio—in North Dakota! It's not exactly a high-demand location.
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you should see some of the prices in London.. this is typical of a studio here....

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This is £1450 a month... and it's not even in a good area.. £1450 = $1850 US
 
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When I read stories like the one posted I'm always a bit skeptical. The guy's an electrician and the story was based on those with full time employment. So $450 a month is all he can afford? What are his weekly wages? Spending habits? Other bills? Lifestyle habits? Does he work a 40 hour week?
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It said he makes $20/hr and works 40 per/week. Often it’s not the amount of money you have, it’s the availability of anything to rent.

We have working poor here who live in beat up RVs, park on city streets and move on after a few days. Remember @Disgustedman. There’s nothing to rent and even places in nearby towns are usually one bedroom basement suites in old homes and these average $2000+.

The government brags about how many new comers we’ve taken in recently. We just don’t have the infrastructure.
 
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I've been hearing about people living in parked RVs. In some cases they are paying rent to RV owners. As far as I can tell these aren't old beat up inoperative vehicles. Probably not brand new unsold units but they might be used ones previously taken in trade on a new one.

 

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