return day errands

Back in Phoenix with a day off from work.

To-do list:

1. pay rent
2. buy perishables
3. get a new bike
4. get a new apartment
5. recover from sore throat.

maybe I'll flip that over.

month-to-month

Is it just me, or have apartment complexes started to be a bit more demanding when it comes to lease agreements?

In 2000, when I went month-to-month, it cost me an extra $25 a month.  Piece of cake.

In 2001, I spent a little time on a month-to-month lease too.  That was an extra $50 a month.

In 2007, I'm paying for October outside of a lease agreement, and it's costing me an extra $100.  That's peanuts compared to what they'd charge me if I broke my lease.

I'm hearing reports that some apartments' month-to-month rates are $250 higher.

I suppose if we're taking this sort of abuse from our cell phone companies, why should landlords miss out?

Damn decisions.

Hey, know what?  Turns out it's not too late for me to sign another six months at my current Brookstone apartment.  And I get six weeks free rent if I do so, and that takes the edge off the rent hike.

So it turns out I now have five hours to decide whether to stay or go.  Instead of relaxing.

Incidentally, moving companies don't even give you a hint on their websites. You have to give them your name and phone number and vitals, and they call you with an estimate.

decidron

remember when I went to Europe?

When I went there, I got all my stuff moved into storage, and knew exactly where I was moving into when I got back.  It was a bold, decisive move.

Why don't I feel like that now?