I've spent the majority of my adult years poor — only the past few not.
My current community is a dozen identical duplexes primarily housing working class singles. We all rent. It's fairly easy to "temporarily" tie in to other units' utilities, whether power or water... it was only this past summer that I've had to put a lock on our utility closet (various "misunderstandings").
Beginning summer 2024 a shanty-town started establishing itself just the next block over (just outside city limits)... which is worrysome but only for the winter fire risk (seem like mostly down-on-luck working-types).
The previous summer there were a couple months of heavy car repo activity... us commoners are still hanging on, but I fear we won't remain not poorer for too much longer.
I've spent the majority of my adult years poor — only the past few not.
My current community is a dozen identical duplexes primarily housing working class singles. We all rent. It's fairly easy to "temporarily" tie in to other units' utilities, whether power or water... it was only this past summer that I've had to put a lock on our utility closet (various "misunderstandings").
Beginning summer 2024 a shanty-town started establishing itself just the next block over (just outside city limits)... which is worrysome but only for the winter fire risk (seem like mostly down-on-luck working-types).
The previous summer there were a couple months of heavy car repo activity... us commoners are still hanging on, but I fear we won't remain not poorer for too much longer.