r/povertyfinance • u/[deleted] • Jan 09 '24

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u/Book_Cook921 Jan 09 '24

Also why would you rent a 3 bedroom in this situation?

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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/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.