Landord raised the rent He gave me the notice yesterday it will increase by $85 starting May...

Adrift · 61-69, F

The problem is prices for everything are going up.
Property taxes increase, so does your rent.
No matter how you see it, It all trickles down to the consumer.

Jeephikelove · 46-50, F

Do you get support from the dad? Maybe he can help with some of that. What social programs do you have there for a single parent to reach out to. When you barely live paycheque to paycheque any increase is daunting. Hopefully they bring it down a little bit for you.

Quetzalcoatlus · 46-50, M

Anything under $1000 is unheard of these days. Here you can’t get a cardboard box for 1k much less a house or apartment..

Spoiledbrat · F

I think you should reconnect with family, move home and save your money so you can buy your own property. Otherwise you're always going to be at the will of property owners. Most of them want as much as they can possibly get for the property and don't care about you personally. Most of them figure if you won't or can't pay it, someone else will. They want to drive the market up because it's how they make money.