They See It. They Like It. They Want It. They Rent It(nytimes.com)
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They See It. They Like It. They Want It. They Rent It
https://www.nytimes.com/2019/06/08/style/rent-subscription-clothing-furniture.html
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This kind of lifestyle seems amazing, but also incredibly risky. Any kind of financial volatility could leave you in the position of having your kitchen table or the clothes on your back repossessed.
Fundamentally, this is a sign of the times: creative schemes in order to make it possible for people to over-leverage themselves into living an amazing life well beyond their means. It's not going to pan out well for the people who do this, I fear, but there will be no articles on them, no warning to people on the behalf of the New York Times, because fundamentally few people have pity for someone who spends lavishly and then finds themselves a pauper.
Fundamentally, this is a sign of the times: creative schemes in order to make it possible for people to over-leverage themselves into living an amazing life well beyond their means. It's not going to pan out well for the people who do this, I fear, but there will be no articles on them, no warning to people on the behalf of the New York Times, because fundamentally few people have pity for someone who spends lavishly and then finds themselves a pauper.
This is functionally impossible for anyone with smaller children, pets or other dependents that can't be expected to treat the rented equipment with the care necessary to avoid big damage-charges. I leased a car with kids, and the amount of cleaning/repairs I had to do to return the car at the end of the lease was prohibitive.
I have children and a large dog, and my car is vacuumed regularly (by me, not a service), has no food in the carpet, and no stickers on the window. Teach your little ones to respect your tools.
All fair, and all possible with school-age children. Try to teach a 1-year old not to draw with crayons on the floor, or to eat their car-trip snack cleanly. Sure, you can do it by not serving food ever in that car, or by not having kid-safe drawing tools available to your kids, but that's a different kind of trade-off.
You still will probably run into trouble with those older kids if you ever go to the beach. Yes, you can minimize the impact of the sand, and vacuum the car afterwards, but those are all costs, and they incur to your time.
YMMV.
You still will probably run into trouble with those older kids if you ever go to the beach. Yes, you can minimize the impact of the sand, and vacuum the car afterwards, but those are all costs, and they incur to your time.
YMMV.
Your statement is absurd. The vast majority of those with children and pets do not damage rental property. Come on.
Absurd is putting it strongly, perhaps overly so. Small children damage a lot of stuff, I've seen it myself! Kids pull or trip on charging cables, spill juice in the car, get their grubby/sticky hands on stuff.
Dogs track mud into and stink up cars. I once lived with a dog that liked to drink seawater when taken to the beach and would have diarrhea 15 minutes later like clockwork. The first time the owner took him home from the beach in his leased car, he was in for a big surprise.
Dogs track mud into and stink up cars. I once lived with a dog that liked to drink seawater when taken to the beach and would have diarrhea 15 minutes later like clockwork. The first time the owner took him home from the beach in his leased car, he was in for a big surprise.
And the fur. The undercoat gets everywhere. Super fine white fur that sticks in carpet / upholstery.
All of these seem preventable to me. Especially the juice, don’t give your kids sweet drinks in the car.
Also, juice is basically just soda. All sugar with very little redeeming value.
Also, juice is basically just soda. All sugar with very little redeeming value.
The juice problem is easily preventable as long as you don't have a spouse who disagrees with a no-juice policy.
You'd also have to diaper kids for years after you'd normally consider them potty trained. Small ones don't plan ahead, don't tell you in advance, and aren't as determined to hold it as you might be.
You'd also need to have something to clean dirty hands.
You'd also have to diaper kids for years after you'd normally consider them potty trained. Small ones don't plan ahead, don't tell you in advance, and aren't as determined to hold it as you might be.
You'd also need to have something to clean dirty hands.
In the end, you can probably get away with keeping your car clean by making it your thing. "No food, sit quietly in this car!" It's not a battle I'd choose to fight with my kids, but to each their own. It would be even harder with a couch, or other furniture that lives in your home.
In the car only water and dry food, is not that onerous a rule.
I remain shocked at how many people eat in their cars, especially messy or aromatic Foods. I love in ‘n out, but I sure as heck don’t want the inside of my car to smell like it.
Me too. What am I supposed to do about it, divorce my wife or take away her car keys? This is not a battle I can win without major collateral damage.
My car is nasty. The seats are brown with aftermarket goo. This is how it is when you must cooperate and compromise with other people.
My car is nasty. The seats are brown with aftermarket goo. This is how it is when you must cooperate and compromise with other people.
This is a strong argument for a second car, which would be much cheaper than a divorce.
Some of us like our spouses enough to be in the same car with them on trips...
Not to mention that avoiding trash hardly seems like "a strong argument for a second car."
Not to mention that avoiding trash hardly seems like "a strong argument for a second car."
What a strange thing to get angry at me for.
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