I think I've bounced back now. Bounced anyways, all around the East Coast looking at apartments... And they are all crappy. Major breakdown on Tuesday night about the crappiness of our choices and feeling trapped by all the crap going on right now. But Wednesday came around, another day of looking at crap only to realize that our situation is fine. Sure, we cant afford anything fancy but considering that we are in the top .33% of all life on this planet, we should be pretty grateful we aren't stuck in a slum in Bangladesh. Just need to be realistic and happy with what we have.
So back to the one we had picked on Sunday and if the owner accepts our terms, we'll be moving to a place that has no pool, no playground, no tennis court, no balcony AND no oven or hot water in the kitchen! How fabulous! But for the same price as we would pay to stay where we are, we will be getting 25% more space. Which also means we'll be able to get a car and live a little.
Ran into a school mum today who accidentally got pregnant and is delivering in March. She is horrified at the cost of having the baby and it was a gentle reminder to myself that we would be righteously screwed financially if the pregnancy had continued. And ironic as it is, perhaps it has all transpired for a reason. (Though the $6k total we spent on this misadventure pisses me off now and again.)
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