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Dhiana
4-16-16, 5:08pm
Downsizing!!

YAY!! We have been here in Hawaii long enough to have a good idea of how we are living and the cost of this life. We are currently in a 2Bdrm/2Prkg apartment. We chose not to get a car and still do not have one.

I found a great little studio in an area with some really great artists at a really amazing price. So that eliminates the need for the second bdrm.

We sign today on a lease for a 1bdrm/1pkg in our same bldg. The savings with the smaller apartment covers the cost of the outside studio. Maybe it's not so much downsizing as rightsizing, but I like that our essential overhead is much lower.

When we first started looking for smaller apartments in our building in January, they were going for as much as $2000/mo which is more than we are paying for our 2bdrm =0 Glad sanity has returned and we have one for $1650.

Living simple one step at a time. And it's great that my husband is on board with all these changes, too :)

razz
4-16-16, 6:03pm
Sounds like success to know what you want & then actually it! Yay!

Lainey
4-17-16, 10:08am
That's great, Dhiana. I'm considering the same after retirement next year; however, apt. prices have increased beyond what I'm paying for my house. Plus the shared walls are something that could be an issue depending on neighbors.
But I know housing is such a big part of everyone's budget that if they did what you did, and just paid for "enough", it would make a big difference.

freshstart
4-17-16, 12:38pm
wonderful news! I like the idea of "rightsizing"

Ultralight
4-18-16, 8:43am
Downsizing!!

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