As paychecks and jobs disappear due to the economic aftershocks of the coronavirus, a looming question for Americans is, increasingly, how am I going to pay for the place I live" | Natalie Nelson

The profound economic fallout from efforts to stop the spread have made paying for housing a matter of national importance Denver photographer Lucy Beaugard has struggled with tears and sleepless nights this week.
The 32-year-old works as a freelancer, booking mostly editorial and commercial work related to the restaurant industry (she?s shot photos for Curbed sister site Eater). On Wednesday, March 11, she lost half her business as clients called to cancel work. That figure rose to 75 percent the next day. By Friday, all her work for the next two months was gone. March was originally going to be her busiest month in her 12-year career as a photographer; now, she?s desperately trying to fill her days with running, puzzles, and Netflix. ?It?ll take a while to rebuild my business,? Beaugard says. ?I?ll be seen as a luxury for a long time.?
Like many workers coping with new economic realities brought on by the coronavirus, Beaugard worries about how she?ll pay the bills?especially her share of rent for an apartment she splits with two other roommates, which comes to $612 a month.
?I probably have enough money to get through March or April, maybe just enough to pay rent, but few funds to take care of all the other bills and expenses I need to get by,? she says. ?...