Category: renters

Keep Your Nose Clean

Posted in college, house, housing, law, lawlessness, looters, memoir, middle class, Nebraska, Omaha, renters, rules, societal rules, student, student loans, young adultLeave a comment

(re-run from 2021) When I was a young adult, this expression was a warning to us to straighten up and fly right – to stay out of trouble. It was said to young men more than it was said to young women, but it meant that things would come our way if we followed the… Continue reading Keep Your Nose Clean

No More Renters

Posted in divorce, dogs, family, friends, friends of friends, memoir, Monterey Bay, Monterey county, paying it forward, renters, vacationLeave a comment

I own a very old house in Monterey County, where everybody wants to go on vacation. For ten years I rented it out to friends, way under market value, although the price has been creeping up these last few years. During the pandemic, I rented it one time, and my mom, sis, and brother-in-law spent… Continue reading No More Renters