David: May I ask how you found this great situation? Did you know the property manager? I’m moving south to be near family and the myrtle beach area is not out of the question. But, sounds like one could find a similar way of living anywhere.

I’m jealous :)

It is not true that most people living in hotels are drug addicts. While traveling. Ive noticed alot of senior citizens living in older hotel motels…..of course they do do drugs. Blood thinners, blood pressure, diabetic meds ect. So i geuss im wrong most are drug addicts.

I think you’d be crazy to leave where you are lol. I wish i could find something like you have! I’m in a “queen suite” in a lower class extended stay hotel. I love my rooms ( I have a bedroom and living/kitchenette/dining room which has a 2 burner stovetop,an apartment size fridge, microwave and a sink that is about a foot square) The only 2 things i would change are I would like an oven and a ground floor unit (my 4 yr old grandson stays sometimes and downstairs neighbors complain about him running around) My rent now that i dont have to pay taxes runs $900 for 4 weeks but $250 more on months with 5 weeks. It’s also in a very bad area-not safe outside after dark

I’m noticing that the Extended Stay America website never actually reveals the correct total rate when you put in the approximate dates of your stay. For example, for a 2-week stay it’s giving me a rate of $2,532.01. Lol. The website says that the shown price reflects the applied discount, but we know that ESA absolutely does not charge that much for only 2 weeks.

Don’t kid yourself! There are many reasons your kids can be removed; you don’t have to do anything wrong if you have an ex spouse or someone who is willing to go to any length. My son was removed when he was 14 because “I wanted to be his friend and not his mother” Anyone with a teen knows that’s when they want to act out; first his thing was I wasn’t working so I couldn’t support him (was temp disabled)so I went back to work; then it was I was working and couldn’t watch him. Finally he was removed when he was told he had 3 months to get his grades up (he would go to school and air and flirt with girls and do no schoolwork in class). I had him in counseling and tutoring; he didn’t believe they would take him so he continued not turning in his homework or doing schoolwork.When this problem began I tried pretty much everything I could think of short of going and sitting in his classes finally said”OK, you don’t want to do your work, I’ll let you suffer the consequences and fail 9th grade. Imagine my horror when he was passed anyway with D’s and F’s!! So he learns there are no consequences for not doing anything. .. Then I’m blamed for him not getting his grades up. Sorry for the rant just saying I’d always been told you had to do something bad to have a child removed; NOT TRUE!

I am looking to go back to living in a motel but they have gone up so much! I loved in one for about 2 years until 2012 then moved with a friend. I haven’t been able to find less than $40/night which works out to around 1350/mo! How can I get that lowered? They add tax which brings it to 1600/mo. I can’t afford that on SS!

Not sure who this comment is geared towards, but a) Awesome use of “nipple head!” haha… and b) I hope your situation does get better over there. Sounds like an incredibly tough spot to be in :(