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> The unattractive rooms, complete with cockroaches start at
> rents of $420.00 usd per month in Toronto & sharing a
> bathroom and kitchen. The waiting list for these rooms can
> be over a year.
>
> "Tom Sherman" <
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> > Edward Dolan wrote:
> > > When I was young you could stay in a furnished room
> > > for about $25. a month. I suspect the prices have
> > > risen considerably from those days, but that is what I
> > > would recommend if you want to simplify your life....
> >
> > In the Upper Midwest, the least expensive rooms in
> > medium sized cities are about $200/month. Some of
> > these are rather unattractive, unless you like
> > cockroaches as pets.
> >
> > Tom Sherman - Quad Cities (Illinois Side)
OK, story time once again boys and girls! There is a small
town not too far from here in Iowa that has had a house for
sale for years at around $7,000. It looks to be a very nice
house, not small but not large either and fairly modern,
and is comparable to the other houses that exist in the
town. I was talking to a neighbor and he tells me that they
are going to have to drop the price on the house as they
can't sell it.
This small town has nothing in it except for a country
church. Nope, not even a grocery store. You would have to go
to a nearby town to get anything at all. Also, of course,
absolutely no jobs to be had either.
But has it ever occurred to anyone besides me that it may
not be all that desirable to be living in large cities and
metros when the good life can be had for pennies on the
dollar provided you don't have to live in an ant hill
overflowing with your fellow creatures.
I have always been able to live in small towns and other
sparsely populated places because I live in my own mind for
the most part. Therefore, the only reason for living in a
city is to gain a livelihood. But if you already have a
livelihood, then it seems you could live just about anywhere
and not have to pay exorbitant rents for just a place to
hang your hat.
The former dictator of Iraq ended up living in a hole in the
ground. Provided we are not reduced to that, I think we can
all surely do better than pay $420. a month for a miserable
room in a miserable city in southern Ontario. But will
Vancouver be any better, that is the question? I doubt it.
If we can arrange it, we should be thinking about small
towns in Iowa and North Dakota where the good life can be
had on the cheap.
Regards,
Ed Dolan - Minnesota
PS. Back in the 1960's when I was living in New York City, I
literally spent an entire year (in my spare time)
looking for a place to hang my hat. While I was looking,
I had a rather large furnished room in Brooklyn Heights
at $90. a month which I thought was exorbitant. I
finally got a very nice apartment connected with the
college where I was employed at $75. a month. There is
no one on this earth who hates high rents more than I
do. Trust me on this!
