I recently had to come to grips with the fact that our living expenses are higher than they should be. I have been told for years to never rent a condo or home if the biweekly cost of rent is more than a third of your income—recommend that I have since disregarded. I was stubborn about wanting a condo despite it seeming like more space than what was practical for our needs. After a few cutbacks at task pushed our hours down, I just couldn’t afford to rent that condo anymore. It felt daunting downsizing to an apartment, especially during the initial internet search. I found a nice 1 living room home with a master’s suite and separate dining room and dining room closed off from the dining room. So but I no longer have a spacious condo to lounge around in, I didn’t have to scale back so much that I had to cram myself into a tiny studio apartment. But potentially best of all, our utility bills are amazingly affordable in our modern locale. I was told that the adjacent units, identifiable ly the 1s in the floors above and below me, act as natural insulation from heat or cold air loss. I don’t have an attic for our ductwork to leak into either since our ventilation method runs along a single wall that each room shares simply out of convenience and simplicity. All of the adjacent units complete this effect by acting as thermal barriers from the elements. When I received our first electric bill, I couldn’t guess the difference from our old house. To assume of the sheer quantities of money and income I wasted over the years just to have a detached condo to go house to every night is a agitated thought