The paper under the door

It was a paper that had been slid under our front door.  We picked it up and took a look.

It was an invitation to renew the lease on our apartment.  We get those every once in a while.  The rules have changed over the years, though.  Now we have the option of going month to month, or signing a 1 year or 6 month lease.

The problem is, the shorter the period of time, the more expensive it gets.  Shari and I kinda gave each other that “look” that says,”Well, what can we do?”

It’s a common problem really.  We have just enough of this to last until our move to Mexico.  We hope our van will last just long enough.  We won’t bother buying one of these because we’ll just have to get rid of it again…

The problem is that sometimes things get expensive.  As is the case with leases.  Do you sign a lease and save a considerable amount a month, but then get stuck paying extra at the end to try to get out of it?  Or do you go month to month, pay a considerably higher rent, in hopes that in a few more weeks we’ll be on our way to Mexico?

The good news is that we still have a while to figure it out.  Hopefully we won’t have to sign a lease until the fall, and hopefully by that time we’ll be a lot closer to moving.  Keep praying!  We’re trying to save money, not spend it.

The bad news?  Either way, our rent has gone up.  The sooner we can stop paying rent here and start paying it in pesos, the better.  Meanwhile, this paper will sit ominously on the “to do” stack…