Moving Expenses
Think moving is cheap and easy?
Think again.
I am moving this next week on the cheap, and it is still expensive.
Factor in a few expenses and it really starts to add up. For example, my security deposit was $400. Next, add in my first month’s rent of $735, plus a partial month as well. Also take into consideration that I have to pay August’s rent for the place that I am currently in. There goes another $400. You can also add in your standard application fee. This one went for $40. So just to get in, it is costing me $1075 plus $400 in rent that I currently pay.
Other factors include gas spent driving around looking for places. I factor that at about $50. Time spent looking valued at 8 hours x $13/hour = $104. Luckily this is an in-city move, otherwise I would have had to get a rental truck, and those aren’t cheap. I also lucked out because I have a relatively low initial deposit, and I also don’t have to pay last month’s rent either. Thank goodness for that. Otherwise you could easily tack on an additional $1000. Just what I need.
Other things that I haven’t even got to include setup fees for utilities. These all seem to be random amounts that don’t really make a ton of sense, but there isn’t a whole lot that you can do about them either.