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Homesitter Jane Fitzgerald Scares Off Burglars in Chicago
Jane Fitzgerald, 37, a former teacher and social worker, lives in other people's homes by choice as a house sitter. She travels light, carrying a backpack, a Navy flight bag, and a metal case, and works for a bed and roof. Her duties include feeding pets, watering plants, and deterring burglars. She has house-sat across Chicago since 1976, hitchhiking between assignments and rejecting consumer excess.
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