[FinallyRetired]

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Originally Posted by FinanceGeek In our neck of the woods, some motels indeed have long term guests. In fact we've got a few places whose repute is that they rent "by the hour or month, but nothing in between". Many of the long term folks are low income families who lack the first+last deposit on an apartment... Wouldn't be my cup of tea.

I read a book recently, can't recall the title, about an investigative reporter who went around living the life of a minimum wage employee with no assets. She wrote about the many who live in cheap motels, it's the only place they can afford that doesn't have a long term lease or deposit.

Just remembered the title: Nickled and Dimed by Barbara Ehrenreich. Good book, a bit depressing.

Amazon.com: Nickel and Dimed: On (Not) Getting By in America: Books: Barbara Ehrenreich