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mnhtnbb

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12. Do you have space in your home for a live in Yale (or other nearby college) student?

Reply to CTyankee (Reply #8)

Sat Sep 20, 2025, 12:10 PM

Sep 20

to whom you could give free rent in exchange for x hours of help to you? Grocery shopping, meal preparation, drive you to doc appointments?

When my oldest boy was a baby, we had a live in college student--a girl--who gave us x hours babysitting in exchange for her free room and meals while she went to summer school. Her en suite room was separate from the rest of the house. Worked out very well for us. We didn't feel like we gave up any privacy.

It might be worth trying something like that--if you find the right student--for awhile so you'd have regular help and still be able to stay in your own home.

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It looks like we'll be going into a "retirement community" pretty soon...two of my kids took me to a Masonicare Communit [View all] CTyankee Sep 18 OP

My mother lived in one for almost 20 years spinbaby Sep 18 #1

We're taking the tour also OutNow Sep 18 #2

choose a place that has staff that cannot be deported en masse by u know who nt msongs Sep 18 #3

I have relatives who moved to assisted living about 2 years ago Marthe48 Sep 18 #4

My Aunt Lived In One ProfessorGAC Sep 18 #5

just curious but Skittles Sep 18 #6

They are worried about us and how much of a toll it is taking on me to live independently. CTyankee Sep 19 #8

Do you have space in your home for a live in Yale (or other nearby college) student? mnhtnbb Sep 20 #12

No, at our advanced age that would be just putting off the inevitable andmight cause more problems than it's worth. CTyankee Sep 20 #14

Are there any nice ones in California? flamingdem Sep 18 #7

My mom lived in one in Napa Tree Lady Sep 19 #9

This message was self-deleted by its author Skittles Sep 19 #10

My husband hates the idea. Meanwhile, I hope to be able to afford it Phentex Sep 20 #11

Actually, my daughter crunched the numbers and found out that we pay more for living in our house than we will CTyankee Sep 20 #15

My aunt and uncle loved theirs TexasBushwhacker Sep 20 #13

We have a nice senior living care center BlueKota Sep 20 #16

I think the facility I am considering has a provision about pets. I will see it again tomorro and will report back here. CTyankee Sep 21 #17

That sounds wonderful about the BlueKota Sep 21 #18

Well, as I tell my kids and grandkids, "we're not dead yet." CTyankee Sep 21 #19