Should I move out?
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If yes / no why?
Background. I currently live with a grandparent while working and being a part time student. I live about 15 mins from work (without traffic) and more or less have two rooms (bed room plus a computer like room). I could move out and if so move into an apartment that's literally a 2 min drive from where I work (from my parking spot at work to parking spot infront of my apartment [only 90 seconds from parking spot at work to gate {It's gated at night}]). There is of course pro's and con's with the decision:
Money: It will cost about 700 bucks a month for a 2 bedroom apartment compared to living rent free (I pay half the bills / food). I might save money other ways? Right now I eat out alot because I have to pass every fucking fast food place on the way to and from work. Therefore I generally will grab lunch like every day. If I lived close to home I might would just buy food and cook it or make sammiches more. I don't know.
Socialness: You can't really invite friends over that often when you live with a grandparent, or I wouldn't but if you live by yourself you could easily. However, living alone you would be less social (or I would) except maybe if you had good neighbors. The only real social interaction I get currently is at work (which will stay) and the little bit I get from talking to my grandfather.
Time: I have an hour for lunch. If I want to go home for lunch (which I do sometimes) it's 15 mins there, then I have 30 mins, then 15 mins back. If I moved it would be 2 mins there, 55 mins there, 2 mins back (with a spare minute inbetween for walking to and from). Also, wake up later and get home earlier.
Alone: This kind of goes with socialness. I'm not very social so I'm not going to be going out of my way to do things. No one (as of right now) is going to be moving in with me. I feel like I'm not getting enough social activity, so I'd basically be trading very little social activity for none, but with the possibility of more. I feel like it's a change, I might could use some change.
Location: Currently I live out of town on an acre or two so I have plenty of room around me, can go outside easily, etc... The apartments would be in the city (very small city) right next to a middle school (as Special Mike pointed out every so eagerly. Yes Jorost will beg to come visit). Anyway that's just for saying whats around. On the direct opposite side of the school is some pretty bad apartments (alot less) that have been known to have drug dealers and an adult assisted living facility. There is always half crazy people (not talking bad about them) walking around, digging through trash, asking for money, around the school / my work. The apartments are gated at night and look like they would keep most people out. There are ALOT of apartments. They have a center door at each one you go in, and then you can go to the 4 apartments from in there (one to left/one to right, other two upstairs). They are the newest apartments in the city, and most of the other ones are getting kind of run down. There's another that's subsidized (second newest [those are interesting to visit....]). But they need pressured washed I rode through the other day and there were some people sitting outside and some kids playing (only saw 4 groups of people total, but I was mainly looking at the apartments and not the people).
A former co-worker lives there and I wouldn't mind being neighbors with him, I would actually prefer it.
So thoughts, questions, etc...?
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Chancellor Gunn
, Mar 26 2013 05:14 PM
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Posted 26 March 2013 - 05:14 PM