Tag: renting
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No, I’m Not Embarrassed to Be ‘Still Renting’
Get Pregnant Fast I truly cannot stand popcorn ceilings. That lumpy, outdated texture that screams, “The 1980s were a design disaster!” has haunted me throughout my adult life. Every rental I’ve considered—within my budget and in my preferred neighborhoods—has been plagued by those awful ceilings. As I lie in bed each night, gazing at the…
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Letting Go of My Homeownership Aspirations
Get Pregnant Fast Back in 2006, when I was expecting my first child, my partner and I made the decision to leave Brooklyn for a suburban town on the border of Queens and Long Island. Armed with some money I had inherited, we thought it was the perfect opportunity to invest in a small co-op…