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[quote=Anonymous][quote=sarah1513][quote=Anonymous][quote=sarah1513][quote=Anonymous][quote=sarah1513][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]You don't need to tell him but you also shouldn't expect a break simply because you are having twins.  If the rent is too expensive for you then you should move to a different place. [/quote]

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you live on the hill - you could move to, say, rockville and rent for less money. welcome to the commute/size/schools/budget dilemma.[/quote]

We're fine with the schools--big supporters of public schools--[b]and not able to move at this time, especially not so far out. The fact of moving in and of itself is an expense[/b] we couldn't take on now for one thing.

I'm not EXPECTING the landlord not to raise our rent, just expressing a hope. The current rent is not too expensive (other than by the standard that ALL rent in DC is too expensive) but the longer we can go without a rent increase the better off we will be. (Duh.)

We have had money saved toward potentially buying a place at some point, but that will now all be spent down as we supplement our monthly income to cover daycare and other child expenses. [/quote]

i see - you simply must keep living in one of the most expensive neighborhoods, it's the only way?[/quote]

I know this was sarcastic but: basically. We can't afford the actual moving expenses and the decreased quality of life from the length of that commute for each of us (my husband works in Suitland and I work on the Hill) would outweigh any potential savings in rent.[/quote]

you don't seem to understand the meaning of "afford"
"we can not afford unpleasant life" is the same as saying "I can not afford not to be a genius" or "I can not afford not to be a Victoria secret model"
reality not your desires dictates what you can afford 
if you don't have enough money to move from a place you are overspending on your housing 
with your income you should not have rented a 2 bedroom to begin with - there were only two of you; it was a luxury [/quote]

[b]You don't know our income, and we rented a 2 bedroom home knowing we wanted to start a family and wouldn't want to move right away.[/b] The twins part was a surprise, obviously.

OF COURSE we're overspending on our housing, that is life in a city like DC. There is almost no way to spend only the % suggested on the generic real estate guidelines. And if we were not expecting twins we would be able to afford a move, but we aren't able to spend that extra money at this time when we're trying to save toward that.

I was just looking for advice based on others' experiences. I'll look elsewhere for helpful nonjudgmental advice.[/quote]

one bedroom would do with one child for a while. also, when you were childless you could have afforded much longer commutes. all of that would have allowed you to have a nest egg that you now need.

i don't know your income, obviously, but if <10k you would need for a move is a big deal to you then it can be all that big. you seem to think that you are facing big costs now but reality is that your costs are going to go up up up. your only chance to save was before kids.[/quote]

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