awfulpetowner

The 1400-1600 per month studio is cat friendly (though I'll have to pay an extra 40$ per month, per cat on top of the base rent). Most of the 2/2 apartments scale with the price of the studio, so I wouldn't end up saving too much money going with a roommate, so I'll likely just stick with a studio.

Also, I wanted to comment on this specifically. Yes, I understand it was irresponsible, but they were both originally shelter cats that no one wanted. Maddie is polydactyl which scared people off for some reason, and I couldn't just leave her there. I never had any intention of making a less than 15 year commitment, I just had no idea the discrepancy between a cat free apartment and cat friendly apartment would be 1200 dollars more a month. It was a bit shocking, to say the least.

Hey everyone, Thank you for the advice. I've decided to keep them with me, as I don't have any friends or family members that could foster them. I'll be paying 1400-1600 a month instead of <600, but that's just something I'll have to take into stride and get loans to deal with.

I'll be moving across the country to a not so cheap Master's program that offers very little in the way of funding. All the studio apartments that I can find are 1.4k a month. There is one that's income restricted that costs 600 a month or less. The caveat is that you can't have pets. It kills me because I love my two cats and while I can afford the 1.4k a month, it's going to put a strain on my finances and I feel like an awful pet owner for even considering finding them new homes when they've been with me for two years. I don't know what to do. I was so happy over being accepted. This is just stressful.