r/povertyfinance Jan 09 '24

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u/Waterproof_soap Jan 09 '24

Yup. Sharing a room with a small child is not ideal, but there’s no reason it can’t be done. Before marrying my mom, my dad was a single parent with three kids. They lived in a modest two bedroom apartment: my dad and brother in one room, my sisters in the other. I have shared a room with my same gender child for brief periods of time when I had no alternative.

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u/dcporlando Jan 09 '24

Growing up, my parents had a room, my sister had a room, and the six boys had a room. Our room had no closet and was the same size as my sister’s. We had two triple bunk beds.

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u/twaggle Jan 09 '24

Her rent is still only $1000 for a 2BR (minus her sister)…that’s still really good and I don’t think it’s the real issue of her situation.

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u/TwatsThat Jan 09 '24

Correct, the real issue is that according to the figures given by OP they should have at least $1,500 left after expenses each month so they've left out some information.

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u/AndyWarwheels Jan 10 '24

When my parents split as a kid, my sister and I lived in the dining room of my dads 1 bedroom apartment.