Cost of Living

It's really sad when the cost of living rises faster than you pay increases. Case in point, my lease is up soon and I got a letter stuck to my door that if I sign a lease by Sunday, they'll give me $250 off. So, I did a little research. The rent has gone up $100 per month. That's outrageous. I looked around to see if there was anywhere I wanted to live with similar amenities that was less. Well, I could live in a 638 sq. ft. hovel for less than my new rent. So I dutifully made an appointment to talk to them. Rent for renewal is only $75 more than I'm currently paying, which is a scant comfort. The reason it's so irritating, it cuts into my shoe and yarn budget. Ugghhh! Don't they realize in the real world, salaries are only going up 3% per year??? Raising the rent 17% is not realistic. Well that's my rant for the evening.

In other news, I found out my sister is having a baby girl. It's a good thing since the Baby Einstein sweater I just finished is this pale girlie green. I made it with fairly expensive yarn for a child who's going to wear it maybe 4 months. What was I thinking? Probably the same thing I was thinking as I've been buying baby clothes on sale everywhere. I could outfit her child for the first 9 months of it's life...