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Move back home or stick it out here?
A good friend and I moved to California on sort of a life changing whim 4-5 months ago and love it here. It's gorgeous, people are nice (at least they seem to be) and the weather is unbeatable. We'd visited before, planned and researched extensively over the course of a year, saved up as much money as possible and made the jump. Back in MA I left all of my friends and family, a decent paying job, my 2 dogs that I'd had for 10 years (they're living with my former roommates), and a ridiculously nice and fairly cheap apartment in a good location. I knew I had it great when I lived there but I needed a change so badly in my life and loved it here so much that I decided to go ahead and make the move while I was still in a spot in my life where I could make it happen (in my mid-late 20's). Well here we are months later and things are starting to come apart. Even with the fairly realistic expectations (or so I thought) that we had based upon all of the research we'd done on the city prior to moving out here, the job market has proven a lot worse than I'd imagined. I've applied to at least one job a day for the last few months and I've only received 3 call-backs, and nothing that will pay me anything more than about 60% of what I was making back east.. shitty. With that said, my friend informed me the other day that he's decided to move in with family up north since he doesn't think he'll be able to find a decent job out here and will probably run out of money within a few months. This means that in a few months he'll be gone, and here I will be - alone, 3,200 miles away from my family,friends and dogs, and jobless or working but just scraping by if things keep going the way they've been going. To save a little bit of money I could move into a 1-bed apartment, but that in itself is going to prove difficult as I probably wont be able to make as much as I used to and my credit isn't necessarily the greatest. Just the thought of all of this is making me really depressed and the only logical thing I can think to do at this point would be to sell the car that I bought and most of my belongings and just move back to MA. I know I could move right back into my old apartment with my old roommates so that wouldn't be an issue, and the job market is considerably better. I feel pretty awful about the whole situation because I do love it out here and if I move back that will mean that I've basically wasted around $6K over the course of both moves that I could have had sitting in my savings account. On top of that, I'll probably have to explain 50+ times why I moved back so soon after saying I probably never would. The real issue I guess is that although I love it here and don't really want to leave, it doesn't seem like I have any reason to stay. It would also be a lot easier and better financially for me to transition back into my old life than to keep on an entirely new one out here completely by myself. Sorry for the length.. I'm feeling a bit lost right now and I guess I just need a few outsider opinions.

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I really need help! PLEASE!?
8. Use the following information to answer the question. Trish is trying to decide which apartment would be cheapest to rent. An unfurnished apartment rents for $365 a month, with all utilities paid, except electricity (estimated to cost $65/month). A furnished apartment rents for $320 a month, no utilities paid (estimated to cost $145/month). If Trish must finance the cost of furniture of $25 per month, she will find the cheapest apartment to rent is which? (Points : 1) furnished apartment unfurnished apartment they are both the same 9. Use the following information to answer the question. Trish is trying to decide which apartment would be cheapest to rent. An unfurnished apartment rents for $365 a month, with all utilities paid, except electricity (estimated to cost $90/month). A furnished apartment rents for $320 a month, no utilities paid (estimated to cost $145/month). Just before deciding on the unfurnished apartment, Trish found out a damage deposit of $440 was also required. If the damage deposit on the furnished apartment is $320, which apartment will now be the cheapest to rent for a year? (Points : 1) furnished apartment unfurnished apartment they are both the same 10. Use the following information to answer the question. Manny Huffs, a fitness club owner, has decided to expand his growing business. He has narrowed his possibilities for a new location down to two areas: Area A is a gigantic 2,800-square-foot building. Rent is $295 per week, with a three-year lease and a $1,000 security deposit required. Manny has the landlord's permission to remodel some of the rougher areas. The landlord will pay for 75 percent of the remodeling expenses. Area B is a nearly-new, 2,200-square-foot building. Rent is $1,300 a month, with a one-year lease and $500 security deposit required. If remodeling Area A costs a total of $9,000, how much will Mr. Huffs have paid for rent, remodeling costs, and deposit after the first year? $________ (Points : 1) 11. Use the following information to answer the question. Manny Huffs, a fitness club owner, has decided to expand his growing business. He has narrowed his possibilities for a new location down to two areas: Area A is a gigantic 2,800-square-foot building. Rent is $295 per week, with a three-year lease and a $1,000 security deposit required. Manny has the landlord's permission to remodel some of the rougher areas. The landlord will pay for 75 percent of the remodeling expenses. Area B is a nearly-new, 2,200-square-foot building. Rent is $1,300 a month, with a one-year lease and $500 security deposit required. How much less will Mr. Huffs have paid in a year for rent, deposits, and remodeling costs if he chose Area B over Area A? $________ (Points : 1) 12. Use the following information to answer the question. Manny Huffs, a fitness club owner, has decided to expand his growing business. He has narrowed his possibilities for a new location down to two areas: Area A is a gigantic 2,800-square-foot building. Rent is $295 per week, with a three-year lease and a $1,000 security deposit required. Manny has the landlord's permission to remodel some of the rougher areas. The landlord will pay for 75 percent of the remodeling expenses. Area B is a nearly-new, 2,200-square-foot building. Rent is $1,300 a month, with a one-year lease and $500 security deposit required. Between Area A and Area B, which location offers the greatest amount of space per dollar of rent? (Points : 1) Area A Area B 13. Use the following information to answer the question. Manny Huffs, a fitness club owner, has decided to expand his growing business. He has narrowed his possibilities for a new location down to two areas: Area A is a gigantic 2,800-square-foot building. Rent is $295 per week, with a three-year lease and a $1,000 security deposit required. Manny has the landlord's permission to remodel some of the rougher areas. The landlord will pay for 75 percent of the remodeling expenses. Area B is a nearly-new, 2,200-square-foot building. Rent is $1,300 a month, with a one-year lease and $500 security deposit required. Between Area A and Area B, which location offers the greatest amount of space per dollar of rent, deposits, and remodeling costs? (Remodeling Area A costs a total of $187.50 per month.) (Points : 1) Area A Area B 14. Use the following information to answer the question. Veronica Fuentes can rent an apartment for $375 a month. She can buy a home with the same space for $42,000. If she buys the home, she must withdraw $8,400 from savings, where it is earni

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Do I have the right to get a tattoo?
I already have two tattoos (both small). Now I want to get something a little bigger but I'm honestly afraid of my parents reactions. I'm 21, but I still live with my mom because where I live it's hard to get a cheaper apartment that isn't in the ghetto. I have an associates degree, maybe going to work on a bachelor's degree. I have a job and do the chores my mom asks me to do. I guess what I'm asking is that even though I live in my mom's house, I should be able to do what I want as long as it doesn't affect my mom or her house, right? I never drink have never done drugs or hung out with "bad people". I just love tattoos but my mom has screamed at me like a psycho when I was a few years younger about getting them. She said she'd kick me out, but I just think that will make her look bad to the rest of our family and friends considering I've only been easy to raise. I also think the whole "kicking-out" thing is a lie. So shouldn't I be able to get tattoos? I mean I can drink, have a kid, get married, move wherever (if I wanted and could afford it). So why can't I get a tattoo without being screamed at? LOL. Opinions go!

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Cheap cities to live in? Rent?
I would like a fresh start somewhere, I am 19 and have made bad financial decisions in the past and would like to get away from my hometown of Spokane, Washington and just make a fresh start somewhere on the East Coast or Southwest like Arizona or California. I have been looking all over online for apartments in different cities all over the nation but have not been able to find anything very reasonable, I would like to find a city about Spokane size 400,000-900,000 people. Heres the strange part is in Washington State we have the highest minimum wage which is calculated based on cost of living, however here in Spokane i can find a very nice sized and good neighborhood apartment for about $500-$750. However if i look for an apartment elsewhere I'm finding studio apartments with like 300 sq ft for $500-$700 where that would get you a 1 bedroom or even a 2 bedroom in Spokane. Are there any other cities where i could find cheap apartments that are nice looking and in a good neighborhood? I would like to find a Studio apartment, maybe 1 bed max, thats at least 500 sq feet for no more that $600. Please help ive been looking for days and have not been able to find anything good. I don't need specific apartments if you could name a city that you know for sure would fit my match that would be great, please no answers like "MAYBE buffalo". Thank you very much and any help will be appreciated.

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Where is rent cheap? What cities?
I would like a fresh start somewhere, I am 19 and have made bad financial decisions in the past and would like to get away from my hometown of Spokane, Washington and just make a fresh start somewhere on the East Coast or Southwest like Arizona or California. I have been looking all over online for apartments in different cities all over the nation but have not been able to find anything very reasonable, I would like to find a city about Spokane size 400,000-900,000 people. Heres the strange part is in Washington State we have the highest minimum wage which is calculated based on cost of living, however here in Spokane i can find a very nice sized and good neighborhood apartment for about $500-$750. However if i look for an apartment elsewhere I'm finding studio apartments with like 300 sq ft for $500-$700 where that would get you a 1 bedroom or even a 2 bedroom in Spokane. Are there any other cities where i could find cheap apartments that are nice looking and in a good neighborhood? I would like to find a Studio apartment, maybe 1 bed max, thats at least 500 sq feet for no more that $600. Please help ive been looking for days and have not been able to find anything good. I don't need specific apartments if you could name a city that you know for sure would fit my match that would be great, please no answers like "MAYBE buffalo". Thank you very much and any help will be appreciated.

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