Why I moved closer to work, and why you should too

My apartment is designed the way I love it: Minimal and functional.

A few weeks ago, I did something I never thought I'd ever do: pay top dollar to move into an apartment to live on my own.

I've been sharing flats and houses with strangers (mostly) since 2012. My move to share apartments/houses was a deliberate move to downsize; I wanted to live more frugally to pay down my housing loan. I did live on my own for a few years before that and enjoyed it, but it was expensive to live alone. With...