After 6 years of living with someone who was not blood related to me, I was done with that. I know I eventually will have to go back to it once I move somewhere else more expensive than where I live. Which is going to be everywhere else.
When I decided to take a break from all the hassle with roommates, I came to the realization that living alone is costly. Which means that I will be making unhealthy financial decisions. In order to compensate for this, I looked for one of the cheapest places in a safe area. Then it was time for me to find and buy things I didn't have anymore because there was no roommate who had all those things. Microwaves, vacuums, and all the condiments for food.
For now, I'm putting off buying a lot of things since my amazing boyfriend is letting me borrow his cleaning supplies and donating to me his condiments. However, how have I not thought about this? Well, I did. But like I mentioned above, I needed a break from living with someone.
So here is a list of a few things that are costing me extra, whereas if I had been living with someone else, wouldn't be costing me too much.
-buying things you don't own: like the things I wrote above.
-paying for your utilities on your own: water, electricity, internet, etc.
-all the stuff you want to buy for decorating your place! (I've been going nuts with pinning home decorating items on Pinterest)
These things add up! I have to say this cost me an extra $300 compared to when I was living with other people. This will cost me an extra $3,600 per year with ONLY regular payments. But I am okay with this because I really needed my own space and I calculated this before making my decision. Sometimes we have to make some sacrifices. And I decided that I would take that cost for my personal space.
So if you guys are in the same situation as I was (being tired of roommates), please consider all these costs before you make any decisions! Because once you make a decision, there is no going back.
Cheers to going through a pros and cons list and making a decision like an adult (although mine was not the right financial decision but sometimes we all need to make sacrifices for our sanity).
