Counting the cost

As the final day of moving draws near, I began to question my judgements and wonder whether I made the right decision to move out. I hate to admit this but I started to miss my current flat a lot.

Cheap rental and fully furnished were the reasons I managed to hang on to this flat for 3 long years. I am Mr Scrooge and my motto is to keep the costs down as much as I can. I'll do whatever it takes to save every penny even if I need to sacrifice my own comfort. Now I would be leaving for a new place, I cringed every time when I think about the costs of moving.

So far I had already pay all these in advance:-
- 3 weeks bond
- 2 weeks rent in advance
- 1 week letting fee
- Mail redirection fee

I had already seen some costs are piling up in the near horizon and makes me shudder with disgust. For the basics I need at least the following:-
- a bed
- sofa
- dining table and chair
- a fridge
- cutleries and kitchen utensils
- phone reconnection fee
- power reconnection fee
- broadband reconnection fee

Also my petrol consumption will skyrocket as well because I would be travelling a longer distance (4 times longer than the current one) to work.

I have been surveying the old furnitures around town for the past few weekends particularly around places like Salvation Army and Hospice Charity stores. I would pay extra attention on items like beds, sofas, dining sets and I would take time to scrutinize every detail. But the mere sight of those second hand furnitures repulse me because they are very old, torn, mouldy and comes with a foetid stench. The old electrical appliances do not sound that appealing as well because they are not worth paying for the price they advertised. So in the end, I just decided to put all these things at the back of my head and tackle about them later. As I am very particular about cleanliness I guess I just have to buy new furnitures and appliances instead.

As the days gone by, I really wonder is it really worth it to fork out so much simoleons to pay for my own comfort? Oh well, I just have to keep moving forward as it's too late to turn back now...