I have my head on straight (for the moment), and I've started up an apartment hunt here in the desert while I continue the search up north, too. I hate to split my efforts that way, but I need to do what's best for myself and my son. It's really a dilemma. There are way more jobs up north but rent is about double up there.
Down here I can get 2 beds, 900 sq ft and a carport for $900/month or 2 beds, den, 2 car garage and 1800 sf for $1250. Much as I don't like debt, I can do that on my student loan while I finish my dissertation.
Up there, $1250 gets you a studio with a mini-fridge and hotplate. Decent 2 bed apartments start at about $1800, and the 2 bed, den, garage set-up will run $2500 - $2800. If I tried to do that on temp wages, I'd have to take the student loan as well and I wouldn't have time to work on my dissertation.
The trouble with having an open mind is that people put things in it.
My sitch - Divorce Busted! http://www.divorcebusting.com/forums/ubbthreads.php?ubb=showflat&Number=1804137#Post1804137
