Anybody else having trouble with being alone?

[TheBlackAdder]

79. I watched a Social Security tax guy say how when saving for a house, his family moved in with elder.

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He and his wife were a few years out of college with two kids and were trying to save for a home, so they placed a newspaper ad and received six calls to provide senior care in exchange for a place to live and a small stipend. They got a furnished basement, and provided company for the 90+ year old man, who they referred to as grandpop or something like that. They not only had living space, but utilities and she got $600 a month to cook meals, food shop and do laundry.

In effect it was like an au pair or live in maid service. A lot of people would just be happy for a roof, in exchange for company and maid service or other labor.

A person I took my small dog to would always have folks come by to groom their pets. It was a side business she ran in a room in her basement. She would only deal in small dogs. The funny thing is, you would schedule an appointment and walk up to a basement window. She would open it and we'd pass the dog through the window. She would get regulars and customers every 45 mins or hour, so that kept her busy. The grooming was anywhere from $35-45 cash, which is half charged at pet stores.

I had some other thought the other day, as I'm approaching retirement age, as to how I would keep the house if Social Security is trashed by Republicans and my retirement savings takes even more another economic hits and merging resources would not only provide an offset for taxes and utilities, but companionship. In NJ, a bunch of seniors would join resources and live in the same house. Not getting married, but more like friends with benefits too.

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