Just moved from a relatively new and renovated apartment to a 150 year old brownstone which was like going from an Audi A4 to a 2001 toyota corolla. Has anyone else realized that their homeenvironment effects their state of mind signifigantly? When do you say fuck it and cough up the money for a nice place to come home to?
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not really black and white, all depends on your life goals. i for one will always pay a premium for quality of life, even if i'm working 70+ hours/week. my girlfriend and i live together too, and she has the same opinion + works normal hours, so she wouldn't wanna give up what we're used to as well. important points are that we're not planning on buying a home for a while and want to enjoy our time in our new city, so saving a fuckton of money isn't in our cards and we are very comfortable with that
Will depend on what you prioritize and makes you happy. While I enjoy going out, I spend a fair bit of time at home and if my apt feels messy/dirty/etc it impacts my general state of being. So except for my first ~2yrs I’ve always paid up for a nice place, but I never maxed out my budget. The first few years I was just trying to survive and not go broke, so a nice apt was hard to imagine. After that I started getting nicer places, and it took me a while to figure out what I liked (especially in nyc where there is a huge range of apts). Realized that amenities weren’t really what I needed, I ended up really wanting: natural light and high ceilings, big kitchen/entertaining space, upgraded appliances (just nice finishes in general), not a giant building (those 150+ unit places), separate office and some outdoor space (shared or private). So by the time I was making ~$250-300k I had started getting “nicer” places and gradually got nicer places until I bought a condo.
To contextualize, how much were you paying in rent at ~$250-300k?
In the $4.5-5.5k/month range.
I just bought an apt in London (w/ out door swimming pool which isn't common here) and I cant explain enough how much it has increased my well being. because ive lived in shitholes with random people in the past and it definitely affects your mental. I just didnt realise it until I bought this place.
Any chance this is in that Canning Town peninsula development? It's the only place I've seen an apt block with outdoor swimming in London. Obviously don't have to dox yourself if you don't want to.
it isn't. slightly further out than that.
Pay for a shitty apartment first and save up for a nice house/condo.
I’ve lived in a lot of places. Location trumps all.
This past summer I lived in Brooklyn, in a place that looked like a trap house. I lived with about 9 illegal immigrants while I did an internship. We shared two bathrooms and no one ever took out the trash, just piled it up in the hallways so it smelled terrible during the summer. I payed 800 a month for a that shitty place and 40min to 1hr commute everyday. I’m going back up after graduation and will gladly pay more for a decent place. I didn’t realize how much a clean place means to your state of mind until last summer.
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