Becky, 72, Drained Her IRA After Housing Costs Ate Half Her Income. Then She Got a Roommate: “I Have Room in My Heart for Another Person”
In 2022, PBS NewsHour correspondent Paul Solman met Becky Miller, a 72-year-old retired receptionist in Longmont, Colorado. For years, her main companion at home had been her bird, Maxi. The bird, Solman noted, does not pay rent. Miller was having trouble making ends meet. … Read more
By Curtis Jones ·
November 11, 2026