Just can’t catch a break. Finally have a career where I’m making a decent amount. Not rich by any means but I’m now making enough to at least live comfortably and actually get to enjoy the money I make. Or so I thought. We were recently notified that starting next year our rent will be increasing by around $500 a month. It’s not just my complex either. Landlords in general are price gouging charging luxury prices for basic floor plans and charging exorbitant prices for luxury. I wanna buy a house but the market is so fucked right now and how is one supposed to come up with a down payment when every Penny I have is being spent just to survive. So I guess just as I thought I had made it passed struggling to keep up with bills and living expenses I’ll only get to enjoy it for about a year before I’m right back to scraping together what I can to eat.