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Woman lives in workplace toilet to save money on rent

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A young Chinese woman went viral on social media after showing off her unusual home – a 6-square-foot toilet at her workplace for which she pays just 50 yuan ($7).

Everyone tries to save money on rent, but how many of us would be willing to sleep in an actual toilet to do it? One young woman from Hunan, China, recently shocked the world after posting photos of her unconventional living quarters – a small, unused toilet located inside the furniture factory where she works. The 19-year-old woman explained that she comes from a poor family and couldn’t afford to pay upwards of 800 yuan ($110) for a proper home, so she asked her boss if she could live there instead.

Her post went viral, but most people commented that she was only sharing photos and videos to attract attention because no one could live in such conditions. However, the woman’s boss took to social media to confirm that she was indeed sleeping in a 6-square-foot toilet at his factory.

“She insisted on paying me an extra 50 yuan for water and electricity every month, but I didn’t want to take her money,” the woman’s boss said, adding that the wholesale furniture factory was located in a remote industrial park that didn’t leave her many options for affordable rent.

The woman said that her boss tried helping her find more normal accommodations close to the factory, but the rent was between 800 ($110) and 1,000 yuan ($140). She currently earns a monthly salary of under 3,000 yuan ($415), and she is trying to save as much money as possible for a down payment on a home, so she didn’t think it was worth it. He even offered to let her live in an office at the factory, but she decided that the unused toilet offered more privacy.

“For me now, having a place to live is enough,” the young woman posted online. “I don’t want to spend a lot of money to rent a house. I definitely can’t bear to spend 800 yuan to rent a house.”

After her post went viral, the woman revealed that she had dropped out of school at the age of 16 to help her family with the finances, which makes this job that much more important to her. She has been living in the small toilet for about a month, but her boss is currently making modifications to an office, and she hopes to move there soon.

The 19-year-old woman’s unusual living conditions got mixed reactions on Chinese social media, with some people admiring her determination to save money and others saying that her health is more important than money and that no one should live in those conditions unless they had no other alternative.

 

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