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In response to "Granted I pay rent, but when I moved into DC it saved me $330-350/month on metro." by MDH

I don't know about DC, but living not near a metro in Arlington saves me a few hundred in rent. -- nm

Posted by loosilu (aka loosilu2) Mar 10 '11, 08:23

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Does Maxine count as "near metro"? Because I am trying to figure out how buying in your neighborhood is so much more costly than in his. - miss amanda phones Mar 10, 08:35 10
- he bought years ago before the bubble. Also, I would appreciate if you would stop judging the minutiae of my living choices. -- nm - loosilu Mar 10, 08:42 9
  - "Trying to figure out" indicates wondering about something out of curiosity rather than judging, IMO. -- nm - mara Mar 10, 08:44 8
    - I believe she is insinuating that I lie about housing prices, buses, and god knows what else. -- nm - loosilu Mar 10, 08:45 7
      - There's no reason to read that much into it, and several good reasons *not* to (or at least not to post that you are). -- nm - mara Mar 10, 08:46 6
        
        And let me sympathize here: I read stuff into ST posts *all* the time, and I've learned it's almost never a good idea to post about it. It makes me - mara Mar 10, 08:48 1
        
        my mistake was responding. I thought a polite response would do the trick. I did not intend to cause even more discord. -- nm - loosilu Mar 10, 08:51
        
        Since I have been asked these questions frequently, I would say there is a basis. I don't imagine mandy is genuinely - loosilu Mar 10, 08:47 3
        
        Girls, Girls, You're both pretty! -- nm - JD Mar 10, 08:50
        
        So give her the benefit of the doubt! And give yourself the benefit of not looking like an argumentative paranoid! And give ST the benefit of not - mara Mar 10, 08:49 1
        
        fair enough. My hope was to be left in peace for a few hours. -- nm - loosilu Mar 10, 08:52
It's definitely a tradeoff. I love where I live and pay for the location. - MDH Mar 10, 08:26 1
- my place is walking distance from my previous job, which was awesome. no driving. -- nm - loosilu Mar 10, 08:29

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