And they're all screwing you because they can. Because they know people will pay it to have a place to live if they have the money. Me? I'd have to go back home and want to kill myself.

I'm stuck here for the rest of my life then. And there is a security deposit D:

No you're nto stuck there're plenty of cheaper areas, and it's not so much that the rent people are screwing us, just everywhere costs different amounts based off "costs of living" depending on what is in the area, ro similar factors.

And they're making the cost of living go up. Being a landlord should not be someone's only source of income. Houses and apartments can burn...or not be rented for periods of time.

And I'm not living in a hell hole to just get away form here. If I was that desperate...I would've just ended it all by now.

Not every cheap area is a hell hole... ;) I've lived in a few good, cheap places and some crappy high end places, like the condos in California which even ahd a swimming pool, among other stuff (shared, but still) and a guy got shot in the arm outside of it o_o

Oh man... I hated the rent prices in Los Angeles. D: I loved living there and it was nice, but waaaay too expensive. @o@

What were the average prices? xD

Plus, part of cost of living is usually jobs in higher rent areas do pay a bit higher, too.

People can get shot and killed anywhere. Just look back at the crimes committed in the past.

-now goes back to watching the mario cartoons-

luci! *hugs crushingly*

I'm not entirely sure but where I lived I had split the rent between 4 people in a 2 bedroom apartment and it was $350 per person. So that makes $1400 a month, for an apartment! D8

I wouldn't say that it's entirely true that the pay is high enough to compensate for the higher cost of living. The minimum wage was only like a $1.50 more than where I live now and everything seemed to cost almost twice as much. @o@

That's how it rolls. They want you to be broke.

The economy could get better if rent wasn't so high. People would be able to spend money on things other than necessities only.

Very true. D: Though if I didn't have student loans then I could afford a ton more stuff. xD;

Student loans also hurt that buying ability.

Luckily, I don't need to take any out. THIS IS MY LAST YEAR!

Then I'll probably work at Wal-Mart.

I wasn't saying it would cover it, .just be a little higher, at least.

But if it doesn't really cover the difference, it's screwing people over then. Which is why I still live at home....our job market sucks and our biggest employer in the area just closed down about 2 weeks ago.

Hey, sleep is a great thing. I love it :3

Sleep is usually goods~ :3

D:

I know how you feel. I couldn't go to the doctor when I thought I had one...so my kidneys could be damaged now .-.

D; even if it costs an arm and a leg it is always good to go to the doctors when those happen :C

Mother couldn't afford it. So I felt like I had to pee constantly until I retrained my body to go every four hours.

I also sat with one leg under me the entire time pretty much and it would go numb .-.

:C *huggles softly*

-huggles-

But I think it went away. My sister in law got me some of those pills from Wal-Mart....that's supposed to like hold it off until you can go to the doctor. So it went away after awhile :3

Well be carefuls, okies? ^//^;

UTIs suck.. All I'm saying is drink lots of water and cranberry juice, and definitely get some monistat or something.. I hope you feel better.

I will be.

I'm fine now though....but I am still looking for signs of kidney problems just in case. I hope it just happened to go away on it's own/my body killed it.

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Where did you find those onigiri?

They're cute :3

I just redid my avatar :D

It looks cool .-.

GUESS WHAT IS ON RIGHT NOW! HELL'S KITCHEN! YAAAAAAAAAAAAAY!

xD That show is interesting.. and I am onlineee ;D

I'm online too, but my stomach is acting up.

and I FRIGGIN LOVE THE SHOW!

I made a post in the TV forum....no one posted in it that I know of .-.

I like his other show better where he goes to failing kitchens and tries to help em out.

Kitchen Nightmares.

And people are already doing some stupid shit.

Always some of them make me wanna smack em over the head

Oh, I already feel like hitting some of them.

This one dude made perfect wellingtons TWICE in a row. Wanna know why they didn't get to the customer EITHER time? A dumbass on garnish couldn't get it done before the wellington got cold. IT IS FRIGGIN GARNISH! IT ISN'T THAT HARD!

xD Freaking garnish? Jeez

OMG yes >w<

And now to masterchef! <3