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[-] Kookie215@lemmy.world 3 points 2 days ago

You described exactly why I am so thankful to never have experienced apartment life and pray I never will. Don't get me wrong, I've definitely been in worse places than a shitty apartment, like homeless or living with my mom, but at least I still get to say I never had to share a space with strangers that can hear me getting it on. Now I live in a single-wide trailer, my rent is only $450 a month ( I make $25/h working from home, so rent to income is insanely low) and I have 3 bedrooms, fenced-in front and back yards, a dedicated laundry room, and I can't even see my closest neighbor's house.

Funny how one persons nightmare could be another persons dream. People use "ending up" in a trailer as a warning, and I literally could not imagine a better place to live.

[-] Mothra@mander.xyz 2 points 2 days ago

I presume you are in the US. Out of curiosity - how does bathroom work with trailer life? Do you have a shower and toilet in the trailer or do you go somewhere else for that? I'm a complete stranger to trailer life, I suppose it's just like camping but perhaps over there you have some differences when it's a permanent full time lifestyle. I don't know

[-] davel@lemmy.ml 5 points 2 days ago

single-wide trailer

Such mobile homes are fully plumbed. They’re functionally equivalent to an apartment/flat. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mobile_home#Construction_and_sizes

Single-wides are 18 feet (5.5 m) or less in width and 90 feet (27 m) or less in length and can be towed to their site as a single unit.

[-] Mothra@mander.xyz 3 points 1 day ago

That was informative, thank you

[-] Kookie215@lemmy.world 5 points 2 days ago

This is not my house but close to what it looks like, much bigger than what you are picturing. Mine has an extension built onto it and I have 3 bedrooms.

[-] Mothra@mander.xyz 2 points 1 day ago

That looks amazing, why do you say something like that would be average Joe's nightmare? LOL TIL trailer isn't at all like a campervan and I'm really confused now haha

[-] Kookie215@lemmy.world 3 points 1 day ago

Because thats how people in the USA act, like ending up in a trailer park is the worst thing that could happen to them. They would rather pay $2,000 for a 1 bedroom apartment than $450 for a 3 bedroom trailer simply because they don't want to be thought of as "trailer trash". Its very stupid and irresponsible, but any time I bring it up to anyone irl, that I am not paying a million dollars for rent the way they are, which is why I can work part time and still afford more than them, they have 45,000 excuses and reasons why that couldn't possibly be true, even when I actively show them my rent receipts and paychecks.

[-] Kookie215@lemmy.world 4 points 2 days ago* (last edited 1 day ago)

LOL A single wide trailer has a full bathroom with a full shower and a working toilet. I am not in a camper, a trailer is something completely different. I have full indoor plumbing and a full sit-in kitchen, laundry room, all that jazz.

[-] eezeebee@lemmy.ca 1 points 2 days ago

Sounds like you are a couple steps ahead of where I'm trying to be. I don't need many amenities or anything, just some peace and fucking quiet. Outdoor space for a garden would be a dream come true.

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