I came home tonight to really aggravating news.
When I signed the lease for my apartment I set it to end about a month before
my contract at Microsoft did. My contract ends in December and my lease runs
out in October.
So I came home to a demand letter, requiring me to either sign a new 11-12 month lease or start paying an extra $300/month in rent.
But I don't know where I'll end up.. I may or may not end up at Microsoft. If I don't, I hardly want to encumber myself with a new lease and be unemployed. I imagine I'll just swallow hard and pay the extra $300/month. It's not a lot in the grand scheme of things, it just that I hate being extorted.
I had pretty much resolved to move anyway. The apartment is very nice but I'm not sure the in-floor heating and gas stove are worth the noisy neighbors over my head and the 1/2 hr commute to work every day.
On the plus side, I'm taking vacations in October (Shenandoah Valley for the fall colors with a dear friend) and November (Guadalajara and Puerto Vallarta).
Both vacations are already paid for, so life could be a lot worse.