Used to have Geico and switched to Progressive after Geico upped my rates by like $200 with no change (no new accidents, etc.), but I saved by using one of their tracker devices.

$500ish per month for a single person working full time, mostly Safeway but some items from the farmer's market, Yes Organic, and Imperfect Foods delivery (can be much cheaper if I'm good about meal prepping). It's gotten harder to save money/plan since I started having to go back into the office and since I've been dating more again post-covid, TBH. I got by with like $200/month in 2019 in grad school. I'm also admittedly someone who is a bit of an ingredient snob and tries not to eat any highly preserved foods, so that increases my costs.

Also a side note - DC has some of the worst kitchens/tiniest dysfunctional fridges/freezers I've ever had! It's been hard to meal prep bc there's little storage room or space to freeze meals like in prior apartments, so that's made it much harder. That being said, I live in a tiny basement apartment to save on rent for now, so it's a trade off.

But - down with food shaming. Living in this city is hard and we all have different lifestyles.

Petworth :)

Front and back exits, locking storage room for my bike, working carbon monoxide and fire detectors, sweet farmhouse sink, shared laundry with the tenants upstairs, patio out back where I can grow things...

Not quite. I live in a studio in NW for $1350 that I found on Craigslist during the winter - it's a tiny illegal basement unit, but it's clean, safe, has a good kitchen, and would be a legal unit if it just didn't have a short ceiling. Landlord is great; can't complain.

I have no medical expertise, but based on your symptoms and as someone who has been through skin conditions/allergies - it may be worth consulting with an allergist as well. I highly recommend Dr. Nsouli's practice - he and his daughter are great! https://nsouliallergyandasthma.com/ I hope you find the care you need and get some relief ASAP!

Meh worked for me and my bf lol - diff strokes for diff folks :) FWIW it's not as smelly out there rn since it's colder out than in the summer.

Biking the MBT - it's fun, it's public, and there are breweries!