Ways Spending More Now Saves You Money Later
A locked-in lease
You could go for the place where the rent is so cheap it seems too good to be true, but it’s month to month. The issue there is that, at any given moment (or month) the landlord could increase your rent drastically, sending you out on the apartment hunt again and moving (which is expensive). Or, you could go for the place that has slightly higher rent, but is offering a three-year lease. Translation: you’re guaranteed that price for three years.