Bumping this. Ironically blew the rest of my funds on groceries last week.

Housing co-ops can very well be a thing and in rare cases they are. Rent would also be cheaper that way all considered.

I used to bike everywhere because my job didn’t pay enough to save up for a car and its associated upkeep, and the busses were just slower than biking. I really hate carbrains.

I think a lot of urbanists in general forget to leave room for nuance and material conditions in general. Not everything has to be a blocky apartment (even though I quite like those provided the walls are soundproofed and they’re tenant-owned.

Pokemon: best I can do is a duck with a juicy ass.

When I worked closer to a lake I fantasized about feeding the gulls on my way to work to slowly build up an army of loyal trash birds.