Is it a good idea to secretly live inside the pantry from my office?

Question

I want to move out of my parents' house so bad! !

I've been working as an English, Spanish, French, and Japanese teacher since I was 18. I'm 25, and for the last 3 years, I've actually started making more money translating. I rented a large apartment, bought deskchairs, whiteboards, and it's now my school. I set up my office to do my translation work.
I've had the place for 3 months, I haven't been able to gather enough people to teach groups of people, but people take me more seriously once they see the office and classrooms, so I get more translation work and students for private tutoring.

I can't afforrd to rent another place for me to live, or to pay for another phone and internet conexion. It would look unprofessional to live at my school/office. But if I put my bed in the pantry, and keep my clothes in the closet from my office. Eat out everyday like I always do. No one has to know.

Is it a good idea to secretly live in the pantry from my office?

Answer 1

Well, why the heck not. You have to realize that this was originally a place for you to reside and not as a classroom. So why not live there at least until your translating business gets big enough to where you can rent a real office. But, in the mean time get one of those convertable couches or hideaway beds where nobody will know the wiser and sleep there at night at least until you can lease real office space. It sounds like you are just sleeping at the place anyway and not actually living in it. You are working there and sleeping there. So I say by all means live and work there until you can afford another apartment to live in or to find office space to rent. Good luck and I hope my opinion helps with your decision.

Answer 2

Maybe you could invest in one of those fold away beds or maybe a sofa sleeper. How big is the pantry?

Answer 3

Yeah where would you bathe??

I mean its not unheard of, it could work...

Answer 4

Probably not. Where do you bathe?