- "I Lost My Life to Airbnb" - 1 Update
- Boeing 737: Would you book a flight on it? - 1 Update
| lenona321@yahoo.com: Dec 17 11:20AM -0800 "Obsessively renting out my home was the only way I could make it in the gig economy. When I found myself sleeping on the subway, I realized I'd gone too far." https://getpocket.com/explore/item/i-lost-my-life-to-airbnb?utm_source=pocket-newtab By Rebecca Holland. Last three paragraphs: "...It was strange to leave. My apartment didn't feel like a home, but it did serve me well. It made me tens of thousands of dollars, which helped create some of the best memories of my life, and my career. There is no way I could have started freelancing without Airbnb. I would have had to take too many low-paying writing gigs and would never have had the time or money to travel and work on the stories I actually wanted to write. This vicious cycle is the bane of freelance writers everywhere, and I feel it more acutely now without the Airbnb deposits than I ever did then. "Airbnb also showed me the lengths I might go for money, and that sleeping on the "L" is not worth $150 if you can help it. But it was back then, and I wouldn't change that part of my life. Sometimes I miss it. Partly for the easy money, partly for the stories it gave me, and partly for the thrill of living alone, traveling the world, and having a side hustle that made it all work. "Now, Nathan and I live in a two-bedroom apartment that would do well on Airbnb, thanks to limited hotel options in Ann Arbor and a steady stream of visiting parents and professors. I've thought about renting it out, especially during graduation or other big events, but I can't bring myself to do it. To all those people who asked if I felt weird about people taking over my apartment: I get it now. Our apartment isn't just an apartment: It's home. The refrigerator is full of homemade leftovers. We've printed photos and invested in artwork. I'm currently knitting a blanket for our bed. I still travel often, but much less — and looking back, I realize I spent so much of the last five years exhausted. It's nice to just be. It's especially nice to be home." Lenona. |
| ggggg9271@gmail.com: Dec 16 10:03PM -0800 > https://news.google.com/search?q=boeing%20737&hl=en-US&gl=US&ceid=US%3Aen https://www.pbs.org/newshour/show/news-wrap-boeing-to-ground-production-of-737-max-in-january |
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