[mdittmar]

LOL!

Here's an old song I like;)

Engelbert Humperdinck - the Last Waltz

[Sooth2222]

No mention of how much the professor's husband earns?

[Slyfox]

There is a two-year waiting list to park an RV at a trailer park in Silicon Valley.

[RetiredTexasVet]

Should have gotten a Master in Writing in Spanish not English ... much more demand in Ca.

[Jan_Sobieski]

Owe no man anything but to love one another...

[Yo-Yo]

She simply does not earn enough money as an adjunct professor—that is a college educator who lacks tenure or job security, and typically is hired on a per-class basis—to afford the high cost of rents in Silicon Valley.

News flash for Ms and Mr. James-Penny: There is much more to this country than Silicon Valley.

Move.

[blueplum]

This story appeared on FR some time ago and in spite of numerous suggestions, she appears not to have accomplished much since. There are many ways to live on $29K a year in the bay area - a second job is one, roomies are another. The main problem is she is using dogs as an excuse not to move on. Finding an inexpensive place for one person to live is pretty easy; a couple is harder; with 2 dogs is near impossible because they require a yard, where they can bark and run around.

there are more than a few places like these for those looking to live in the city on the cheap:
https://sfbay.craigslist.org/sfc/roo/d/private-master-bedroom-in/6359867261.html
https://sfbay.craigslist.org/sfc/sub/d/sale-bunk-bed-in-shared-room/6364612518.html

[CincyRichieRich]

And how much do the university endowments have???

[Boomer]

Is there some reason she can’t relocate to a more affordable place where she might work full time? It seems self-defeating and frankly insane to keep doing the same thing over and over again expecting a different outcome. Just sayin’ yo.

[Rummyfan]

Trying to give a damn here. Nah, can’t....

[Milton Miteybad]

From the linked article:

“One thing about California, we have a union and it is the best union,” says James-Penny.

“But I still don’t have a place to live.”

How good could this union be, anyway? You're $140K in debt and making less than $30K/year while trying to live in a horrendously expensive area. You're sharing your Volvo living quarters with a dog. Frankly...it sounds like this union, which you seem to think is "the best," has pushed you down on the playground of life, ground your face into the mud, and is now sitting on the teeter-totter eating the sack lunch it stole from you. And you appear to completely oblivious to this reality.

[Varsity Flight]

28K used to buy a house outright, no loan scam. It could buy 4 new cars outright.

Government paychecks flood the system and drown paper currency value.

[Georgia Girl 2]

Obviously she needs to look for a different job.

[ViLaLuz]

So her husband has no income?