The rent or mortgage must be paid. Nobody wants to be homeless. Before you surrender and decide to check into a shelter take my advise. You can Share your room and cut expenses. But be prepared to give up your privacy and free access to the toilet and shower. The bills will be paid and you might love your new neighbors.
After been given two weeks notice you will soon be unemployed. The landlord wants to raise your rent. Waves of fear hover like dark clouds and there is no place to hide. Changing the cat litter has become too expensive. Drastically cutting your standard of living is the only answer.
Privacy is an expensive luxury. Sharing your home with a few roommates will cut expenses. But learning how to live with them is a big problem. Toilets and showers have to be shared. Removing the door will help solve the problem of a toilet hog. One toilet and shower must handle all your roommates. There is no reason that one person has to use the shower for more than 5 minutes. Toilet use is variable, but one bowl has the capacity to service at least one person a minute.
A king size air mattress costs around fifty dollars. Three people can squeeze into it. A few mattresses can easily fit into the smallest apartment. Three mattresses can accommodate over 8 roommates. The only thing lost is privacy. But privacy is not needed in hard times.
Refrigeration and lighting is expensive,but they are not needed for people living on a tight budget. Inexpensive sardines and fruit are nutritious and don't require costly refrigeration.The cavemen survived before artificial lighting or heating was known, and so can you. The Sun provides enough daytime lighting. A heated apartments is not necessary when heavy sweaters and close roommates will keep you warm.
Surviving in hard times takes common sense, the ancients called it wisdom. They dealt with a bitter reality and overcame it. Billions of people call a tiny space their home and thrive. The need for privacy is a tool of the Devil. Space guzzling is a sin. Welcome your new neighbors and show them love. We all need one another.