So much for the start of 2006...
Jan. 1st, 2006 12:25 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
judecorpOn our way out the door to go to Shani's New Year's Eve game night, we spotted a letter from our landlords that said that they would be raising our rent $75/month beginning Feb 1st.
This leaves us with quite a dilemma, as neither of us is terribly keen on packing and moving (especially with my weekends still kind of locked up doing Dad Stuff), we love our apartment, and we were planning to blow this pop stand (aka, Boston) as soon as we possibly could (but not February soon). We have the following options:
It's definitely appealing to stay and not have to do any work - except for the cost. We have a month-to-month lease with no obligations, all of our stuff is already here, and it's 3 minutes from my job. At the same time, we've seen some postings for places that are $200-$250/month less than we're paying right now (without the increase), and that is incredibly appealing as well.
Moving is a drag for many reasons, not the least of which is coming up with first, last and security... as well as packing and moving and all of that. But we'd also probably have to sign a one-year lease, which kind of cramps my style in terms of hoping to get out of here in the summer. (We could probably find a subletter if we had to, I suppose.)
Just for shits, we have calls into two places, one in Andrew Square and one across from the Forest Hills T. We'll probably drive by the Andrew Square place tonight after Grandpa's birthday dinner, as it's ridiculously cheap and still close to my job. However, Andrew Square isn't really where I want to live and isn't the greatest area. Aah well.
Happy New Year to us, I suppose. Thanks, landlords!
This leaves us with quite a dilemma, as neither of us is terribly keen on packing and moving (especially with my weekends still kind of locked up doing Dad Stuff), we love our apartment, and we were planning to blow this pop stand (aka, Boston) as soon as we possibly could (but not February soon). We have the following options:
- Stay in our apartment and pay the extra $75/month even though the current rent was our max affordability. This would require considerable juggling with how to come up with the extra money during the hellish Home Heating Season.
- Give notice and move. There are definitely apartments out there that are considerably less than we pay now, as the occupancy rates continue to plummet as more and more people buy condos. These cheaper places are likely not as nice as what we have now, but might be okay.
- Pack up and ditch Boston ASAP, without jobs and without everything being settled in RI.
It's definitely appealing to stay and not have to do any work - except for the cost. We have a month-to-month lease with no obligations, all of our stuff is already here, and it's 3 minutes from my job. At the same time, we've seen some postings for places that are $200-$250/month less than we're paying right now (without the increase), and that is incredibly appealing as well.
Moving is a drag for many reasons, not the least of which is coming up with first, last and security... as well as packing and moving and all of that. But we'd also probably have to sign a one-year lease, which kind of cramps my style in terms of hoping to get out of here in the summer. (We could probably find a subletter if we had to, I suppose.)
Just for shits, we have calls into two places, one in Andrew Square and one across from the Forest Hills T. We'll probably drive by the Andrew Square place tonight after Grandpa's birthday dinner, as it's ridiculously cheap and still close to my job. However, Andrew Square isn't really where I want to live and isn't the greatest area. Aah well.
Happy New Year to us, I suppose. Thanks, landlords!
