i am again moving into a basement. this will be my third basement in windsor. my basement stays have been lengthy - 08-2013-12-2017, 10-2018-04-2025 - while my two apartment stays have both been less than a year.

this basement is about $200 more than the previous basement (when i left). it's smaller than the first one, but bigger than the second one.

however, i didn't have my rent increased for five+ years in the previous space. how much would i be paying if i paid the rent increases?

750*1.025^7 = ~$900. it would be a little less than that, probably around $850.

however, i'm getting an extra $200/month from the cdb, which balances that out.

in the previous basement, i had around $400-600 left for groceries and disposable income together, after paying bills. it fluctuated, but generally went up. now, i'm going to have $700/month to start, and that's going to go up.

so, this has taken a while to sort itself out, but in comparison to the previous basement i was in from 2018-2025, i'm going to end up with a bigger space and with more money in my pocket per month, and also with more in the bank to start with. my material conditions have consequently evened out.

because i'm even steven. things always work out for me

now, i just need compensation for the wrongful eviction, and i'm working on it.

i don't want to mislead you or mischaracterize this. this has sucked. i've had years of my life stolen. but i came out in the same place, in the end.