So it’s pretty safe to say we have our shit sorted now. The Well (our last house) is a done deal. Sorted everyone out and everything paid or being paid for. Having said that a few things I’ve learnt – Always have a nest egg and always have a plan B. You see we were on easy street living with 5 people then it was MOVE OUT as if overnight! And with no chance to get our bond back any time soon it was hard. And the expenses just grew from there. For those budget conscious you may want to look away.

So lets just take a quick look due the short notice (we sorta figured the shit storm was coming about 2 weeks beforehand) we had around $2000 dollars set a side.

So we got a place YAY!

Within 24 hours pay first months rent! $1717
bond (6 weeks rent) $2575
plus pet bond (2 weeks rent $860
Removalist (I can’t move house up to the 3rd floor by my self) $300
Rubbish removal (housemates left a mess and we had a broken couch) $250
Cleaners to get bond back (because everyone left no-one was left to clean) $550

Because we no longer live we 5 people, we can no longer use their stuff so

Need new couch (w/fold out bed for drunks) $1150
Need new dining chair (broke all ours) $450
Picture hooks, Mats, power boards, cooking stuff etc.
(cheap thanks to my work) $400

That’s just off the top of my head. Total: $8,252.00 in one month.

Needless to say we are feeling a little poor at the moment. But it should be okay. With our bond from the old place coming soon, and tax returned and the extra moneys I’ll earn on my eBay sell-a-thon. We will cut into that debt no problems.

Having said that. We are kinda avoiding going out too much (not that hard seeing it so bloody cold) to save money so instead of going out and spending money we will just invite people round. I may even cook. Lol.

Despite being poor. On a side note. We to see the titanic exhibit at Melbourne museum it was amazing to see things from the ship and to learn in great detail about the people on the ship and their fate.

Despite everything… We are slowly getting our shit sorted!