Crack the Crunch with the Crunch Breaker
Another post recession trend; Monday to Friday lodgers.
December 20th, 2009
It started when a friend told me down the pub about a great way to earn some extra income without a big hassle. She had taken on a lodger.
So, what’s so different about that, you may ask?
This is a ‘Monday to Friday’ lodger, who only stays with you during the working week. So the weekends revert back to normal.
My interest was tweaked.
Monday to Friday (www.mondaytofriday.com) have been going for a while, but have come into their own during this recession. And it makes sense all round.
Many professionals work in London from other parts of the UK and beyond but can’t afford (or don’t want) to rent a flat for the full month. Plus there are many employees who have to pay for expensive hotels each week for consultants to work in the capital.
Monday to Friday theoretically makes sense.
So I took the plunge.
We now have a Monday to Friday lodger who’s from Dublin but has to be in London each week. She spends 3 nights a week with us – her company are ‘over the moon’ because we are much cheaper than a hotel and our lodger has her own room and bathroom and tells us it’s ‘home from home’.
Monday to Friday are on a growth surge and so they should. Like ZipCar, it’s a simple idea that makes sense.
Another successful post recession trend.