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[quote=Anonymous]For me, a low earner, it's the rent. My studio already went up $220 a year in 2022. So did electric. It was hardly ever over $30 in 2021/22. Mid 2023 my studio is going up another $330. I was also told that my electricity, which is metered separately, is going up another $100. This is per leasing company, not per pepco. So, not sure whose electric I need to pay. If you are poor, you don't ask questions, but pay or move. I decided to move, because I should be able to get a 1-bedroom in NW (my kid's school is here) for less than the $2350 I have to pay for the studio in total. Moving is not easy or cheap, but the raise is just too high. 1-bedroom I looked at requires $81k income. I have never made that much. Not easy to be low income. I absolutely feel the rent increase. I need 5 week months to pay for it.[/quote]
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