Frame of reference: I am from a deep suburban, almost rural area. I am used to privacy, a lower cost of living, no congestion, and easily traveling large distances. I've lived most of
I moved to a city due to circumstances largely beyond my control and I really hate it. I feel like the city is trying to kill me every moment I am awake. I am probably going to leave in a 3-5 month timeframe but I feel like I am going to snap in the meantime.
Public transportation is subpar in my part of town, so I am constantly driving on aging roads and paying a fortune for parking. I even have to pay for parking on my own darn street! (City anti-gridlock program that you need a permit to park before 6pm.) My car insurance has more than doubled because I hit some stupid metal piece of scrap in the road and it did a couple thousand dollars damage several months ago. This has tipped the scale where I went from being in the red financially a little every month but basically straggling along to possibly sinking into oblivion if an emergency came up.
I am renting a room from somebody and it eats half my income (around $1300.) I do not have a kitchen or a mailbox to call my own- I pick up my mail at Mom's house for now (nearly 100 miles away) because I simply don't get that much. I have a microwave- I also have a crockpot but have never used I ini this place because my quarters are so tight, I think it'd be too big. I could maybe bring in a rice cooker and that would fit on a little counter I have by my bed. It's still going to be a little grimey because I don't have a sink (I used to wash an old rice cooker out in a bathtub at the last room rental but this one the bathroom just has a shower.)
My company has refused raises to anyone for nearly 2 years and I keep searching around. They don't provide parking, so that's like $150 a month. If I need to bail and I have savings, I wouldn't mind plain dropping them and quitting. For now, my applications haven't amounted to much, I got a second interview somewhere this week but it was a bait and switch- he was looking for a lower paying job and the job he advertised was a potential "future position."
I do not really even understand how people have fun in a big city without it costing a fortune. I'm used to doing outdoor activities, like hiking or sports with friends. I enjoy the library and that translates over but even that feels like such a haul to get there, versus in my hometown I'd just... park at the library and walk in. It's like everything in the city has extra hurdles and a toll collector attached.
Submitted July 11, 2018 at 07:22PM by MyEscapeAcct https://ift.tt/2usrVOe
