A real Bachelor's pad
Back when I was in college, many times I had to live with 3 other roommates in small 2 story houses. We had great times, since 2 of the friends I grew up with, so we were like brothers already. My problem was that my friends were rowdy and had a lot of parties, both on the week days and ends.
My solution to this problem was to start searching for a new place to live. I looked around, and after looking at too many places that were asking too much, at least for what I could afford, I stumbled upon a super cheap apartment that was only $200! The area was a good area, so at first, I thought it was a typo. Turns out it wasn’t though, but the catch was that it was a bachelor’s pad. After seeing it I understood way… But I took it! I even gave it a nickname: “My Shoebox”, and so this is where I lived for the next 2 years.
This place “My Shoebox” was basically 1 small room “12 x 15” with a walk in closet “4 x 6” and 1 refrigerator, and 1 small bathroom with a tight shower. The building had a very classy old look about it. In the lobby, there was a very old style small elevator, and the heating was done by and old radiator? It was great! I was able to get my studying done, and I would finally have privacy for the first time ever!
Now, this might now sounds like such a great deal to most of you, to me it was fantastic! If you’re willing to settle for a little less space, you really can find some spectacular deals out there!
I watched this thing at Oprah a while ago about a New York City woman living in a shoebox and she won a makeover prize. The shoebox had never looked so appealing.
I think I would love living in a small apartment like that with my husband (only) provided that it’s located in a quieter corner of CBD area. We rarely entertain people and our families live at least 1000 miles away. So, bring it on!
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It was a great feeling, living at the “My Shoebox”…
The location was great, everybody was nice, and it was cool to live in such an old classy building.
I confess, I miss it!
Awesome! $200? that is a great deal. Now does that include utility and everything?
I guess that you don’t have a kitchen though. But $200 is still a good deal.
Now is that your place in the pic?
Especially being in college – that is totally striking gold! Just as Bytta, I have seen some beautiful interiors done with extremely small spaces. One can make it work.
A lobby? Sounds like it definitely was a good score.
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Yep it included both water and heating.
Granted it was over 10 years ago… I’m sure the price is at least $300 by now…
But it was great at the time!
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My taste in decor back then wasn’t quite what it is now, but it still looked pretty good.
My apartment building had 4 floors and lots and lots of rooms. It was neat, with tiled floors and bathrooms (although a bit dated)…
Living in London in the UK, where the average price of any property is about £300,000 ($500K+) I’ve seen very clever solutions to making use of space.
Usually though rental stuff is a bit crummy. You need to own your own place to really exploit the space you have.
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London seems like such a fascinating place! Someday, if my finances permit it, I’ll have to check it out!
I can imagine how it would be expensive though!
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