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I just got in from filling out an application and putting down a deposit for an apartment in December. I know December is a ways off but I wanted to get it taken care of now so it's one less thing I have to worry about.
I'll be living in Traver Knoll on the north side of town - less than 3 miles from where I work. It's going to be nice not to have to screw with US-23 and 94 traffic on a daily basis. I knew this past winter when one day it took me one hour and 10 minutes to get to work that I was done living where I am now.
Of course as with everything there are pros and cons to the place I'm going to be living.
The new place will be a one bedroom versus the two bedroom I have now. This will save me $88 a month and is based on my current rent. My rent next year at the place I am now was going to go up $37 so that represents more savings. On the flip side I'm going to be losing 250 sq ft and a washer and dryer. As far as the space goes while it is nice in some ways to have the extra room, two bathrooms etc. I have to admit that a lot of the space is empty except for the closets that I stuff with shit. So I obviously need to throw some of that shit out.
Not having a washer and dryer will suck and I think its like 1.25 or 1.75 per load so that's an extra expense. I did see online though that there are these new washer and dryer combos (its all one unit) and the dryer doesn't need a vent so you just hook it into your kitchen sink and there you go. So that's always an option.
The new place includes heat so that could be a savings of up to about 60.00 a month in winter. I think some of the apartements (I know the one I looked at) had gas cooking as well so that's more savings. On the flip side my current apartment just rolled out free wi-fi.
The savings in gas though, when I last calculated would be close to a thousand dollars a year though and that is significant.
So anyway, I'm glad to have gotten that out of the way.
M.
I'll be living in Traver Knoll on the north side of town - less than 3 miles from where I work. It's going to be nice not to have to screw with US-23 and 94 traffic on a daily basis. I knew this past winter when one day it took me one hour and 10 minutes to get to work that I was done living where I am now.
Of course as with everything there are pros and cons to the place I'm going to be living.
The new place will be a one bedroom versus the two bedroom I have now. This will save me $88 a month and is based on my current rent. My rent next year at the place I am now was going to go up $37 so that represents more savings. On the flip side I'm going to be losing 250 sq ft and a washer and dryer. As far as the space goes while it is nice in some ways to have the extra room, two bathrooms etc. I have to admit that a lot of the space is empty except for the closets that I stuff with shit. So I obviously need to throw some of that shit out.
Not having a washer and dryer will suck and I think its like 1.25 or 1.75 per load so that's an extra expense. I did see online though that there are these new washer and dryer combos (its all one unit) and the dryer doesn't need a vent so you just hook it into your kitchen sink and there you go. So that's always an option.
The new place includes heat so that could be a savings of up to about 60.00 a month in winter. I think some of the apartements (I know the one I looked at) had gas cooking as well so that's more savings. On the flip side my current apartment just rolled out free wi-fi.
The savings in gas though, when I last calculated would be close to a thousand dollars a year though and that is significant.
So anyway, I'm glad to have gotten that out of the way.
M.