May 2025
Archive (3)
Budget & Paychecks
Paying my parents $300 a month: what it covers
May 27, 2025
My parents didn't ask for rent. I insisted. What the $300 covers, what it doesn't and how we settled on the nu…
First Apartment
The Rogers Park apartment I left, and what it really cost
May 18, 2025
My $925 share of a two-bedroom near the lake, plus everything nobody puts in the listing. The real monthly tot…
Paying Off Debt
Paid off: the $2,350 credit card from my Rogers Park year
May 9, 2025
Takeout, a couch and a few too many rideshares, at 27.24% interest. How I cleared the balance in three months …