Why bundling your rent and work makes more sense

Nobody really prepares you for the housing situation before college. You figure it out fast and the options are… okay at best.

Most students end up splitting an apartment, commuting from home, or staying in the dorms on a meal plan they did not ask for, paying full price for a tiny room and never seeing that money again. It works. But there is a better way.

It is called being a Joey. You pay below-market rent to live in a private room in a real home. In exchange, you help your host out a few hours a week. Grocery runs, dog walking, errands, light tasks. The more you help, the lower your rent. Being a joey gives you an opportunity to earn some of that money back that traditionally you’d never see again. With Joey, affordable housing and flexible income are under one roof. 

I have been living this for over 600 days. My host family showed up to nearly every one of my college basketball home games. That was not in any contract. That is just what the relationship became when both sides actually showed up for each other.

If you are trying to figure out how to afford California while actually focusing on school, then being a Joey is worth looking into.

Apply free at withjoey.com/joey-app or reach out to me directly at nanik@withjoey.com