After I turned 18, I decided to find a place of my own.
I had a job that was part-time. When school was finished, I went to full-time work and the boss let me work as many hours as I wanted. Some weeks I was working 60 hours and making a ton of money with all of the overtime shifts. I looked at a lot of apartments in the area when I had saved some money. Most of the apartments were around $500 every month for one bedroom. The $500 monthly fee included trash, sewer, and heat. It was important that the fees for the apartment included heat, because it can cost a fortune to heat up an apartment in this part of the country. I found one apartment that was only $350 a month. It was a couple of blocks away from my job so I went to look at the place. I was surprised that it was furnished. There was a small bed inside of the bedroom as well as a desk and a lamp. The kitchen had a table with two chairs and inside of the living room there was a television with a small stand and a small sofa. I was surprised that everything was available for only $350 a month. I knew there must be a catch, so I tried to ask a lot of questions. I didn’t notice any radiator heaters or anything else in the apartment. I asked if he was included and that’s when I found out about the catch. There was absolutely no heat in the apartment. The only way that I could heat up the place was going to be with space heaters.