This is a free for all...make you're opinion count and give me some advice on my dilema!
I live in this apartment, this very nice studio in a great location, semi-close to downtown. I live by myself, therefore rent is not cheap, neither is the utilities (I have electric heat....come winter this will be spendy). Ok, so I have this apartment which I love, but it is expensive. Right now i'm doing fine financially, definitely watching my spending, but I'm still making more than I'm spending. However, come winter I have to start paying that heating bill and I have to start paying back my school loans. Neither one will be cheap, and this makes me a little worried about my future finances.
So, I've been praying about it...for quite a while, and I think God has presented me with an option.
I met three girls at church. All three went to Northwestern in Orange City, and they live together in a four bedroom apartment quite a ways north of where I live. Well, they've offered/suggested that I move into the 4th bedroom in their apartment. So yeah, that would save me for sure $400 a month on rent alone. Pretty insane.
So now I have to decide if I want to move again....making that my 3rd move in 4 months. The room I'd be moving into is pretty small and doesn't have a closet. Plus there is only 1 bathroom for 4 girls. I don't think it'd be such a huge deal, cuz the girls seem pretty laid back. But it's been a while since I've had roomates. I've always liked having my own space, especially if I don't know the other girls so well. So the idea of having roomates again doesn't excite me too much. Plus, it's pretty far from my job, so the commute would be even longer than it is now. Another factor is that their lease is up at the end of April. I don't know if they're planning on staying longer than that, but I for sure have to stay in the city til the end of May for my job. I don't know what I'm going to do after that...
But yeah, I'd be saving a lot of money.
So things are up in the air right now. If anyone has any thoughts, I'd love to hear them. Give me some wisdom.
4 comments:
Eek, that's a tough decision. I would definetely miss having you be right downtown, but saving that much money would be beautiful. I think that Dani's advice sounds pretty good, so I will agree with her for now. Good luck with the decision making!
Thanks for the comforting words. And don't worry, the jealousy issue has crossed my mind before too. I just try to ignore it so I don't sound too confident.
Hey....i don't mean to sound like a record, but i agree too. See ya soon!!!!!!
move it baby!!! trust and obey for there's no better way.
Ok, so I'm going to be the odd ball and go against everyone else. I guess you could figure out what these girls are like and so on, but no closet, one batheroom, far from downtown. I guess if you want roommates and don't mind being farther away then go for it. But personally if you can get by financially and want to stay in your apartment, then do it. I had a tough decision too. I could stay living at my parents house and save a ton of money or find my own apartment that would be closer to work. Even though I would have to pay a lot more for rent it was worth it. I don't have loads of money, but I'm managing and that's good enough for now. Money shouldn't always be the deciding factor. But yeah, that's just me. Sorry if that doesn't help.
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