If I got B, it would save me about $1000 per year, and it would be a nicer place to live. Eventually, it would save me more . . . when I get the Section 8 voucher. A big good discovery is that B will accept the voucher when I get it, so I don't lose the voucher option by taking this apt under its affordable housing program. That just made the decision much easier.

Going to B would require a year's lease. However, once I get the voucher, I would be able to revisit my decision every year. I could always leave B to go to C, if I found a C that I thought was better than B.

I can't move stuff I want to sell into my boyfriend's place. Where he lives is too small for that. Also, I am reliant on professional movers. I have no family near me. Last time I moved was 6 years ago. At that time, I was quite surprised at the move costing less than I had expected. It was less than $300 for the movers. Professional movers do an amazing job of taking care of what they move.

Apartment B is on the second floor. I'm worried that they might charge more for having to carry heavy furniture up a flight of stairs. I suppose I could call and ask if that's true. Maybe it won't be.

Choice D does not seem like an option for me to consider. When I was young, I had roommates. I lived in a series of shared living situations. There is potential for huge problems with that. It was a good experience to have when I was young. I would not want to be dependent on someone else like that a this stage of my life. Rent is fairly cheap in my part of the country (SouthWest), so I think it would be best for me to get to a situation where I am in a place of my own. I would not want to adopt a nomadic life style. I need to get settled in a place that will accommodate me as I am getting older and having more and more health issues.

I'm starting to think that, since option B is clearly better than staying where I am, that I should go with it. Ideally, I would have liked to explore more options. Things that might be cheaper would probably not be as nice. I don't think I want to go to something where I put up with squalor to save money. B is not only attractive and in a decent quiet neighborhood, if even offers nice frills, like A/C.

I was very tempted to "do nothing" and wait to get more organized. I already did that for months, and I never did get more organized. It seems like the pressure of the impending move is doing the most to motivate me to get more organized.

Thanks, Perna, for outlining an array of choices. Choice can get overwhelming. I'm the kind of person who can stand in the store for 45 minutes contemplating which shower curtain to buy. I tend to get bogged down in the decision making process. I suppose we can never be sure that there might not be some option better than what we are looking at. There comes a point where we just have to get on with things. Looking at the options, as you lay them out, I am finding that I can come up with a lot of reasons to take B over C.