India, March 26 -- A couple in the US has claimed that they cut their housing costs significantly by moving out of a rented home and into a hotel, saving around $12,000 (approximately Rs.11 lakh) annually.

According to a report by The New York Post, Maranda Bowers, 47, and her husband, John, 40, earlier lived in a two-storey, three-bedroom house in Pensacola, Florida, where they paid $2,300 in monthly rent. Their financial situation changed in 2023 after John suffered a workplace accident that left his right hand crushed, making him unable to work.

With Maranda, who runs a cleaning company, becoming a solo earner, managing rent became difficult. So she lived with her family for two weeks before moving into a hotel in November 2023.

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