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writes:I think I've made a pretty considerable error in judgement within the last few months in regards to my living situation, and I'm looking for some advice on how to deal with it all.I recently finished my undergrad studies and walked quite happily into a year of paid research through the same university. Due to the PhD student looking after me for the first few months being a moody, volatile sort and various other problems, I decided not to pursue further years of research at the same institution, which I now regret as I'll be unemployed in 5 weeks should nothing else come along. I have savings to get me by for a while, but blowing through my savings for a mediocre year seems pretty horrific.Anyway, I've shot myself in the foot because I've signed up to live in a flat with two friends for the next eleven months, which means I'm pretty much located exclusively in my city (I started the whole process of moving into the city when my current supervisor made it seem like I'd definitely get further funding through him, which fell through unexpectedly) and rent payments/council tax payments will burn through my money if I'm not careful. On top of this, I now think my reasons for living with these two people were deeply flawed... I spent years with no social life, so I guess people wanting to live with me played to my ego a bit, as did the idea of living with friends in the city, but now that I've sort of grown up a lot in a short period of time and thought about the finances and the real opportunities of life... Yeah, not my brightest moment. The landlord isn't particuarly helpful either, although I suppose very few of them are.Anyway, I can salvage life long term, getting a funded PhD for next year or finding a good job within a year or so isn't unlikely. It's more just this self-created limbo year of a flat I got into for the wrong reasons with no guaranteed income that's got me anxious and stressed out. Is it really such a bad situation, or is it something that will work out okay in the end as long as I grin, bear it and work hard for something better in the longer term?Thanks
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reader, Atsweet1  +, writes (28 August 2012):
 I know I did a move in the past and was like what is this where they do this. I'm not nasty nor raised that way my mom dad made mess and I clean a lot but when I moved I was in heaven like yes this is living. But based of where you live can affect productivity because unnecessary stress to which cause things to be off balanced with mostly every aspect in you life. Also too example when I were clothes its more about comfort next is expression look for comfort.
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