The $175 Apartment (Missing Wall, Half His Income)
1993  College town  first apartment
Master Registry #23 | Humble Beginnings, Why $5 Matters
Setting: Post-expulsion, first apartment
“I rented a one bedroom with a missing wall (covered with a taped tarp) since the landlord, a professor at the school, was still working on the house. It was $175 per month, which was about half of the money I made.”
Key Details:
- One bedroom apartment
- Missing wall covered with taped tarp
- Landlord was a professor, still renovating
- $175/month = approximately half of income
- First real housing after sleeping in Jeep
Key Lesson: A roof with a tarp wall is still a roof. Start somewhere.
Best Used For: Humble beginnings, empathy with struggling members, why $5 matters