3. TIL It Costs Less to House the Homeless, Than to Leave Them on the Street

TIL It Costs Less to House the Homeless, Than to Leave Them on the Street

There are solutions. I temporarily moved out of state for 3 years to a rural area to care for a relative. In a move to save money, since I still had mortgage payments to make on less wages, I bought an old 10'x40' mobile home for $1200, moved it on a lot I cleared in exchange for a year's free rent and spent $6000 over a year's time to make it more livable. Basic expenses were $200 or so a month for water, electric and internet service. No cable though. I used an antenna or the internet. As an older woman, I was so proud of myself--dug the water and sewer lines to the trailer myself, installed pipes with minimal help and did the underpinning using above ground swimming pool material I got for $80 at the junkyard. Found a discarded telephone pole to run electricity to the place. It wasn't fancy but by golly! I loved how cheap I was living. And how cheap alternative materials can cost! The small space did not bother me either.

My relative died and I quickly decided to get back home and sold it for $900 to a woman who bought it for her parents. They had lost their jobs and had been living with her. There are solutions if we think outside of the box.

I understand why the tiny house craze is popular because the expenses are so cheap. America should go that route. I saw a news article about Dallas making a small community for the homeless using this plan.

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