What to Know
Even if you have your head buried in the sand right now, simply out of self preservation, you really cannot escape how difficult it is financially for couples, families, and pretty much everyone. If you’re someone who has always hoped to buy a house, a lot of people are finding those dreams very slowly slipping away because it seems downright impossible. Even rent prices are super steep for most at the moment, which is exactly why some people are resorting to living in hotels. One Florida couple has gone viral for showing how they’ve ventured to living in hotels for two years now and have ended up saving $12,000 a year in rent. In this economy, that’s not nothing!
A couple showcases how they’ve been living in hotels for a couple of years now and are saving a ton of money along the way.
Remember MTV’s uber popular show from Cribs that aired in the early 2000s? If you used to get a kick out of seeing celebrities often ridiculous but swanky homes on that show, you’re sure to get the same sort of feeling from watching this video!
According to the New York Post, Maranda Bowers and her husband, John, found themselves going through a difficult financial period when John had an accident at work and was unable to work. Maranda runs a cleaning company, and after living with family for a couple of weeks, they decided to move into a Florida hotel to see if they could save some money. It turns out, they could!
At the beginning of the hotel tour video, Maranda shares that they pay just $307 weekly, which equals less than $1230 per month, which, when you consider just how much rent costs have soared over the past several years, it’s quite a savings. In fact, Maranda shares that by doing things this way, they’ve been saving approximately $12,000 on rent per year. Pretty incredible, right?
Honestly, there are certainly some perks and amenities that come along with living in a hotel.
If you’re someone who is consistently worried about extra costs when it comes to paying your monthly bills, there is certainly some savings to be found in hotel life. For instance, in the video Maranda divulges that all your utilities are included, which includes power, water, trash service, free parking, and internet.
Also, if you’re someone who routinely has a lot of laundry to do, Maranda shows how the hotel’s clean laundry facilities are just steps away from her door. Bonus! She also explains that the kitchen area comes equipped with a microwave, a full-size fridge, and a double-burner cooktop, which comes in handy for cooking daily meals.
According to the Post, Maranda and her husband were paying $2,300 per month to rent a three-bedroom house, so in terms of physical space, this couple did cut down quite a bit, but it’s what they’re saving each month that seems to be most appealing to them.
The thing to remember is that you might have to get a bit creative with making a livable home space within a compact hotel room.
While Maranda explains that living this type of lifestyle definitely has its perks, because she doesn’t need to pay a month’s rent in advance, go through a stressful credit check, or fork over a hefty security deposit, you may notice in the video that there is quite a lot of stuff everywhere. Which makes sense when you’re thinking about trying to cram a house’s worth of possessions into a single room!
She put up a couple of those room separator screens to create a makeshift closet area on one side and a small office area on the other, which is really just a desk and a chair. If you’re someone who struggles with supreme organization, you may want to steer clear of checking out their bathroom, because just looking inside that tiny cluttered room gave us anxiety!
When it’s time to move hotels, Maranda also shows how she’s able to give the hotel most of their furniture back and replace it with her items, which can help make the space feel more like home.
If you’re someone who has been considering your living options lately, living in a hotel is certainly something to consider, especially when thinking about the savings!
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