am not sure about moving... I certainly WANT to... but it's $1500 a month -
granted, the place is great, 2 bedrooms, first floor, I know the landlords
(used to work for 'em in my first web design gig in JC) and the guy on the 3rd
floor... and it's in the paulus hook section of jersey city... and is 3 blocks
from grove street PATH station. that station is like 20 minutes (no switching
trains) to 33rd
but it's $1500. yes. it's like a mortgage somewhere... and I still have to
hand over $800 a month to gigglemom ... and then my $150 phone (cell) - I
haven't factored in a landline at this juncture.... I applied for an extension
on my loan yesterday and I will hopefully find out today if it goes through... so
that'll be $400/month to pay off (right now it's like $386)... then there's
cable/internet... I could probably deal with basic cable for a while - I really
haven't been watching hbo lately, but I need the high speed for work.
I know I am boring the effing hell out of y'all with this talk but I am
trying to figure this out... I doubt seriously if I can talk them down on the
rent (it'd be nice... $1300 I could eke out okay... the $1500 will be ramen noodles time...
it's 2 bedrooms - which I would always have the option to get a roommate - so
that'd knock it down to $750... but have I ever discussed my track record
with roommates? yeah. not stellar. only brat here.
the place has a DISHWASHER though...
down side - I have to pay gas & electric.
upside- washer/dryer (coin-op) in basement.
downside- $1500
upside- no RRE... and I could stay late at work and kick web ass every night.
downside- will be living in jersey city with bennys again
upside- BACHELORETTE PAD BACK IN OPERATION
downside- 60 miles from gigglefamily and giggledog...
upside - I could totally do freelance web/illustration stuff at night and not
be dawg tired... hence, making extra cash... which would rock.
downside- would be shelling out an assload of cash.
upside- would not be putting job in jeopardy by being stuck on a train for 5
hours.
downside - (downsides aren't flowing all that freely at the moment)
upside- have I mentioned that i'd BE LIVING ALOOOOONE again but this time I
would know my neighbours/landlord and we get on quite well?
downside- would really have to become frugal which is not my forte (crap. I
totally haven't factored my website crap or storage fees into .my monthly
expenses....... crap)
upside- I could hang out in the city with friends (of course, at cheap places
now that I am frugal)
downside- crap I really have to figure out every penny that I lay out a
month... again... not my forte.
upside- there's a bbq/ping-pong table in the backyard that I can use...
downside- the money thing is making my tummy hurt
upside- the commute would be $3 a day... which works out to be around $70 a
month (if I count hanging out weekends.... rather than $291/month on nj transit
downside- medical expenses for my ulcer I am getting may be outrageous.
upside- I COULD feasibly start going to open mics and then perform stan-up
again....
upside- I hang out with more people up north than down the shore.
downside- I start referring to home as "down the shore" again and my jersey
city accent that I just got rid of comes back
upside- boys. own apartment. hoboken. did I mention boys? better chance of
dating up there.
downside- not too much commuter RRE blogging will be done
upside- writing about painting the town red, 90% chance of drunk posting
probability, more dating stories, more happy posts (except for the ramen noodle whine/rants)
downside- will really have to try to cut back on things... my website (the
gigglechick one) costs about $45 a a month to maintain with hosting, stat
tracking, etc... and then I have the portfolio site - which is about $15... I
have
to remember to cancel the match.com subscription (keep forgetting that....)
upside- sleep. dear sweet sleep.
downside- have to still pay car insurance/gas/etc - yes I need the car up
here.
upside- I will be walking more... more of a chance to lose weight.
downside- money issues may cause me to get slightly depressed.
upside- I would know friends in the building and up north and it'd be easier
to snap out of depression than before when I lived up there. (plus I have a
prescription plan with work)
downside- what happens if something happens at work? I am still skittish from
losing my job in 97, 2000 & 2001 & 2004 (layoffs for 2 of 'em...)
upside- no nail-clipping riff-raff or popcorn shovelers to contend with for 2
hours.
downside- what if an unexpected $$$ emergency comes up?
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yes, this is effing long, this post. my apologies...
WHAT DO YOU THINK??????
