LISA TIMMONS

I spend so much time lamenting the fact that I can’t afford to be a homeowner out here in Los Angeles, I forget that there are certain benefits I enjoy as a renter. When my kitchen faucet inexplicably sprang a leak, it was so comforting to be able to just submit a work order request and know that not only was someone else going to fix it, but that I wouldn’t have to pay for it.

Now that I’m working from home, I get to supervise all repairs taking place in my apartment when the repair guys pop on over. And I figured that it was only a matter of time before this perplexing situation would finally push the guys to ask, “What do you do?” I replied, “Well, I work from home, as you can see, writing for a website.”

A moment of contemplation ensued. After that, he asked, “Do you trade? You know, trade stocks online?”

I was so amused by the fact that my answer was clearly not an acceptable one to explain how I’m paying my rent and bills every month without a roommate in sight that I almost told him, “Why yes. I do.”

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