Oh, for heavens sake, get a roommate.
Yep I thought of that too.
I can’t believe she sees no alternatives. Living with roommates is one solution. Many of us have done that. Not our first choice, but a choice if you can’t afford to live alone.
Also, they note how she can’t afford rent in the “South Bay”. I’m not familiar with the Bay Area, but is that an upscale area?
I bet there’s more to their story, but also, seems to me, there are alternatives such as the roommate concept, which they could look into. They prefer to live in their car rather than share rent with a roommate?
Yes, get a roommate or four roommates. Then move to Morgan Hill, Gilroy or even out to Hollister where it is a LOT cheaper to live. I’ve known many people commuting out that way. You can carpool with other people living down that way (and be a super good liberal by carpooling to save the planet).
OR, go back to school and learn something that pays well. She’s an adjunct professor in her 50s — I’m guessing she doesn’t do research and publish, so she doesn’t get recognition and advancement.
Life is rough, petunia. Deal with it. Sheesh. What a whiner (but she’s a democrat, no doubt, so it’s to be expected).
And why isn’t your husband working? The economy is absolutely booming right now and anybody with a pulse can get hired.
I often wonder how in the world these stories get written. How did the author even find this person?
She has one-—her unemployed husband. :-)
The first thing she needs to do is find a job in a low cost (yes, with cold winters) area when apartments can be had for a quarter of the cost.
“Oh, for heavens sake, get a roommate.”
Yeah, and where exactly are the husband and dogs living? Are they in the car too?
Look, I feel for this lady, I’m in that age range too and nobody wants anything to do with you once you’re past 30 it seems these days. But I agree, there’s more to this story.