Need someone to talk to bout living here similar to me

I had enough to get me through around 3 months. The easiest way for me to do it was to simply make a budget. For example; I’ll need this for rent and utilities each month, this much for gas, this much for groceries/other necessities, etc...Also include the cost to drive yourself out here. Once I figured out approx. how much each month I would be spending, I just made sure to have enough savings to cover that for at least 3 months. Obviously, the more money saved, the better. It just allowed me to not feel so stressed about the move, and I was able to get settled without too much worry of finding work immediately. In all honesty my first apartment left a lot to be desired; it was clean, in a decent area, just not my ideal living situation. I had roommates the first year and they were all nice, the biggest problem I ran into is that it was never a stable living situation with roommates. My first one moved to Arizona and within a month was moving to Cali. I came from the northeastern part of the US, so it was a huge change in not only climate, but just the overall vibe.

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