If you’re living in a place where renting a pod with less space than a prison cell costs nearly as much as a studio somewhere else… move.
I don’t know. If I were young and single and fresh out of college with a six figure job offer at a San Francisco company, I would consider this, at least until I got my footing.
Sure, it might suck, but I could put up with a lot of suck in order to be able to pocket that much spare cash.
I’m very far away from “young,” but I was once. Even in my early 20s, this would have seemed terrible. Sure, you have access to an interesting city, but you have no space for anything you can call your own. Even a rented studio anywhere else gives you somewhere to have a home you can call yours.
The post you are responding to is not judging the people that resort to this, but the housing market that leads to this. At least, I hope.
The final word of their post was move.
My response addresses a reason why you would choose not to move.
Besides, I have family that live in a low cost of living area and the downside of living in a low cost of living area is that the jobs aren’t there.
Sure, a family of three can live on 45,000 a year in rural Alabama, with a stay-at-home parent, but it’s not going to be a fun time.
with a privacy curtain
Sheesh what a deal
My mortgage is $20 more. That’s insane.
What’s stopping someone else from coming into your pod and accosting you?
I don’t support this, but I could definitely have sex in one of those.