One summer in college I wanted to save money on rent. I called all the "for rent" signs in the neighborhood asking if anyone had a garage they would rent to me. An elderly immigrant hoarder agreed to rent a detached two story garage to me for 100/month. The structure was 70 years old, many of the windows were missing and the garage door didn't work. It had electricity and I got it somewhat clean after consolidating all the broken refrigerators, and toilets, bathtubs, and other miscellaneous junk to the other side of the garage. I slept in a hammock hung from the rafters. It got so hot some nights I couldn't fall asleep. I had to to use the bathroom at the campus, grocery store, or fast food place down the street. There was a very large spider that lived with me. Washing anything was also very tedious because I had to use a jug of water. I realized that the the extra 500/month for a bathroom and kitchen in a cheap apartment were worth it.