| well i finally got off my lazy ass and went to look at that apartment i saw online. since i live alone, i really didnt care about what nice area i will be living in. i just wanted to move to a smaller place so that i can save some money. i have signed 3 six month leases at my old apartment already. every 6 months they raise the price by $10-$20 which i think is bullcrap cause i always pay my rent ontime or early. the new place is kinda ghetto but it was on the upper floor like the way i like for security reasons and is also located at a very convenient area of town. since i already plan on having my car in the shop often for repairs, there is an auto repair shop right across the street. right next door is a little asian mall where i can walk to buy groceries or eat out when i dont feel like cooking. in front is a pizza hut. down the road is a laundry mat and convenience stores. the bus stops right in front and the main bus terminal is a few blocks away. a big advantage is that they have a huge pool. i've called around and high speed internet will actually cost me $10 less than what i'm currently paying. they pay for water, gas, and trash which saves me another $23. all in all i will be saving $85 per month by moving. not too bad. the drawback is that i have to come up with $185 up front for deposit and application fee. i was able to talk the manager into letting me move in 3 days early so that was pretty cool. the bad part is that i wont get paid until aug. 1 and i have to come up with rent money by july 29. trying to sell some stuff online to see if i can get the money by then. if not then i'm gonna have to borrow some money from my homeboy. oh yeah... gonna sign a 1 year lease so i guess i'm gonna be stuck in texas for at least that long again. bleh!
wish me luck and have a good day everyone! |