I'm a grad student and I make around $2300 a month.
Apartment 1 is $695 and 366 sq. ft. Deposit is $150. It includes refrigerator, dishwasher, and stove. Has a decent bathroom and walk-in closet. It's older but still decent. The laundromat of the apartment complex looks pretty jank and not well maintained. However, I've overlooked things like that as there are still machines that work. I just wish they were kept better.
Apartment 2 is $800 and is roughly 600 sq. ft. It is brand new and deposit is $400. It includes refrigerator, dishwasher, stove, microwave and laundry machines.
I want to save money, but I'm wondering if it would just be worth it to go with the newer apartment. Someone told me to keep in mind that laundry machines can jack up your bills if you do multiple loads (I do two loads per week). But someone else said they didn't think laundry machines would jack it up by a lot. Where I currently live I spend $24 a month on laundry in the laundromat.
Just looking for second opinions and rational perceptions to help me decide. Thanks!
Submitted October 20, 2019 at 04:25PM by ToughDot https://ift.tt/2MxtQvb
