The childless pensioner couple August and Ida Bodendiek are not exactly blessed with wealth. They need a lodger who will regularly pay for board and lodging and thus supplement their rather meagre pension a little. While August is busy continuing his obligatory arguments with the spiteful neighbor, a flowerpot accidentally falls off the balcony in the heat of a loud argument and, as luck would have it, secretary Lisa is looking for a room. But Ida has not been idle in the meantime and has taken in the young truck driver Klaus as a lodger. The couple are all the more shocked when they discover that the good room has been rented out twice.
Economic prosperity does not automatically mean prosperity for everyone. The childless pensioner couple August and Ida Bodendiek are not blessed with a lot of money, there is simply no income. Instead of getting lost, they make a virtue of necessity: a new tenant is needed. One who pays for board and lodging every month. It is obvious that Ida wants a young guy and August always wants a young girl.
She places an advertisement in the paper, and in the second half of the day August pleads his case with the desired Naversch Sprott. A flower pot comes to harm and falls from the balcony. A short time later, a young girl reports to August, who usually has the pot on her head. As luck would have it, she is looking for a companion. At the same time, Ida takes on the young truck driver Klaus as a lodger. The shock is great when the couple realize that they have given up their home...