Remember the old Boarding Houses..

GeorgiaXplant said:
Mrs. Robinson...that house is sweet sweet sweet! Her heart must be broken to lose it. Gosh. There are so many people who are circling the financial drain. I get tired of working and working so hard, but I'm grateful that I still can and doubly grateful that even if I couldn't, I wouldn't be begging change on a street corner.

Denise, I think your idea is definitely a do-able thing whether you get a job or not. Heck, with a job, you might even have that elusive thing, "extra" money. Without a job, you'd have a roof over your head and friends to share it. Friends? Yeah. Finding the right people might not even be as difficult as you might think. Word of mouth is a good way to start...after you've researched the ins and outs of boarding house laws.

I think you should go for it.

Oh, and good luck with the job possibility. I've got my fingers crossed.

As for the lottery and Mr. Wonderful...wish in one hand, sh!t in the other and see which one gets full first:D
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LOL, oh my mom used to say that all the time, my sis still does sometimes, ain't it the truth, ain't it the truth, hugs lady, and see you tomorrow!! Denise
 
Kaya said:
There is an online place called Caretaker Gazette. It lists all jobs that involve caretaking.
But, it is 40 bucks a year.

Meanwhile...what about front desk clerk, Denise? You are very energetic and friendly..perfect as a motel clerk. And some motels might even offer housing for such a person as yourself. You know pc's, and learning the software to book guests is pretty easy once you are trained. AND, they prefer to train because someone not familiar with their policies and how they do things is fresh to them..they train them THEIR way.

Or...manage an apartment complex. There are management companies in your town...call them and as if they are looking for an ON SITE manager.
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I am on top of the jobs in the area for sure Kaya. I have some help now because I do have some limitations, doesn't everyone, lol, but I think I'll have something soon. I have to do "non-lifting" jobs, not too strenuous because of a hand that was injured on a job in 2010. That's how I ended up back in school. I can still use a computer, which office work is my thing, always done it except for few odd-jobs I took while traveling.

Anyway, I know of the Gazette as well. There is another website too that is free for the job-seeker. I think it's caretakers something. But I can't leave Oregon, and there is not much here. I have my health insurance here and cannot leave due to an upcoming surgery. Also, once I am through that, and get my SS I could move, I just don't know how far I would want to move from Oregon, or this area. Necessity may be my "decision maker", we'll see;)
 
Mrs. Robinson said:
Haha-I was laughing when I was reading the occupancy limits for Meridian,Idaho. They allow 10 unrelated people to live in one dwelling there and I know why. My son and son in law went to Lineman School there. The college is pretty much the town`s #1 moneymaker. The boys (young men) who go to the school rent places and fit as many as possible into one dwelling. School only lasts for a little less than four months,then a whole new group comes in. Obviously,people in the town have gotten the rules relaxed to allow them to rent to the lineman students at affordable prices.
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Oh cool, LOL! I think I have actually been through that little place? I'll have to check Google Earth;)
 
Mrs. Robinson said:
Well,sadly she has lost everything due to alcoholism. That`s why she has lost her kids as well. Less than four years ago,I went to work for her and she was earning over $600,000 a year! But she started drinking heavily and then just went totally out of control. She has been arrested more than numerous times in the past year and is just a mess. She has walked out of rehab many times. All of her vehicles have been taken as well. Hubby was just now telling me that she just posted on FB that she was on the city bus and her best friend-who has semi stood by her through everything,responded "This is the life you have chosen for yourself,Jen." It`s very sad but there is nothing anyone can do.
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Oh, I see this now HFL, Ok, yeah, this is very sad. Something similar happened to my mom. She hated AA meetings they sent her too etc. She wouldn't give anything a chance, I'm rebellious, but nothing like my mom was. She was the neatest person sober, her life was sad, and not everything was her fault, but yes, lots of choices didn't make things better for her. It's the same for me, most of the predicaments I am in are from bad choices. I am trying to make wise choices now, straighten out my life. Fortunately I am not addicted to alcohol or drugs. But a person doesn't have to be to make bad choices for sure. I hope she'll hit bottom and be ready to get straightened out. I've seen tons of people, people that no one though ever would, come around, and get their life back, it can happen.
 
Are there motels in your town? You said you wanted to move to the coastal area of Oregon...and that is touristy. Bet they would love to have a decent front desk clerk. Check out rentals in that area too. Maybe you can find a small house with even one bedroom and split the rent with another lady.
 
Kaya said:
Are there motels in your town? You said you wanted to move to the coastal area of Oregon...and that is touristy. Bet they would love to have a decent front desk clerk. Check out rentals in that area too. Maybe you can find a small house with even one bedroom and split the rent with another lady.
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It's an idea, I will keep it in mind Kaya. It all depends on what I may get here for a job. If I can land something I am truly qualified for, which I would like to have especially since I took those 6 terms of school, that would be my dream. Then I could wait awhile on my SS. Or if it turns out I am working part-time, I can still draw it as well as work. I need to be busy, and have a schedule. But I will take what I can find, and can handle;) Thanks for all your input today! Thanks to everyone!!
 
I think the "old time" boarding houses were basically a large family home where the owners (for some reason it seems like it was always a woman) would rent out rooms to people and it seems that that included meals. All dined together,just like a family. Of course,the woman did all of the cooking,serving and,I`m sure,the cleaning up. Most likely the shopping as well. Often she was a widow who did this to make ends meet.
 
Kaya, I woul;d enjoy that sitting area for the library! You might have to put a limit on how long I could stay there reading books and enjoying the breeze coming from the window. I love the brightness of the rooms.
 
I'm with you Mira:) I still love books, even though I read most of mine now, on a Nook Reader. It's not, quite the same as sitting in a comfy chair with books lining the shelves, and definitely, a warm, Summer breeze coming through the window;) Denise

PS You could stay as long as you want, and I would bring you food & water, LOL!!
 
I like the possibility of living on a lake (nothing huge) and kayaking into my "sunset" years;)
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Denise, I think a boarding house is a positively capital idea! It would help others in straightened circumstances, provide company for people who would otherwise be alone and be a pleasant home for all the residents. Everybody wins.

NOT ghastly! Great idea and not a wild notion at all. What would be ghastly would be to be alone and not have enough money to have a decent place to live. That sounds ghastly.

I really hope you'll investigate it further and ignore the naysayers.
 
Kaya, there were and likely still are boarding houses in the UK. Perhaps there are no boarding houses in Justme's particular corner of the UK and having lived a sheltered life, she never encountered one? Still, even if that's the case, one would have to have been living in a cave not to have ever heard of them. Just sayin...
 
GeorgiaXplant said:
Denise, I think a boarding house is a positively capital idea! It would help others in straightened circumstances, provide company for people who would otherwise be alone and be a pleasant home for all the residents. Everybody wins.

NOT ghastly! Great idea and not a wild notion at all. What would be ghastly would be to be alone and not have enough money to have a decent place to live. That sounds ghastly.

I really hope you'll investigate it further and ignore the naysayers.
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I will Georgia, I don't pay much attention to what I call "non-contributors". I think our world is in a place that something like a "boarding house" would be a real blessing to some. I think of the many people that are so alone, they have a darling place, a kitty, or dog, but they are horribly lonely, and fear is the worst of it. It is an idea I have had for many years, and wondered how it might work givin the right group of folks. But people really have to be willing to accept others idiosyncrisies and that is hard. But it is doable, and an alternative for people that would be up for trying. I would be, so I will not give up on the idea.

I think I mentioned how opposed I was to living with 4-5 other people that would be sharing the kitchen. Ick, was my first reaction, but I have to tell you Georgia, I have felt so secure here, and got used to the silly, little things that I can drive me crazy if I allow it. If I have to live alone, I can, maybe I'll prefer it eventually, and maybe not. I will just have to see what the future holds. One thing for sure, I do NOT begrudge someone elses idea, or living arrangements. I respect others right to live as they please and I don't make rude comments about what others find a good idea, just because I may not agree.
 
My new roomie is perfect. He moved in on Saturday and I have seen him TWICE. That's it. He stays in his room when he is not at work, watching tv or playing his playstation.

I need to clone him, lol.
 
Mrs. Robinson said:
I think the "old time" boarding houses were basically a large family home where the owners (for some reason it seems like it was always a woman) would rent out rooms to people and it seems that that included meals. All dined together,just like a family. Of course,the woman did all of the cooking,serving and,I`m sure,the cleaning up. Most likely the shopping as well. Often she was a widow who did this to make ends meet.
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Or to make ends "meat"! I just love it when I get an opportunity to say something funny. I don't usually think of the good stuff until it's too late.

Well. Okay. I thought it was funny.
 
Actually, I would love to run a boarding house. And I think there is a big need for them nowadays. Those who don't have to pet the sweaty stuff might think it ghastly, but karma might bite them in the butt someday and a boarding house will sound mighty fine.
 
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