u/Inevitable-Tale-8551

Moving out of my PG felt like graduating. Finally, my own flat. No curfew. No mess hall food. No aunty knocking at 11 pm.
Then I actually moved out. Here's what I spent in the first week that nobody told me about:
The list nobody gives you:

• Mattress – ₹6,000
• Pillow + bedsheet + blanket – ₹2,500
• Utensils (bare minimum) – ₹3,000
• Gas cylinder + stove – ₹4,500 (cylinder deposit alone is ₹1,700)
• Electricity deposit to BESCOM – ₹2,000
• Water can + stand – ₹800
• Bucket, mug, mop, dustbin, hangers – ₹1,200
• Internet setup + router – ₹1,500 (+ first month)
• Broom, phenyl, basic cleaning stuff – ₹400
• Broker fee – one full month's rent

I had budgeted for the deposit and first month's rent. I had not budgeted for any of this.
The broker's fee hurt the most because he literally just opened the door, showed me around in 8 minutes, and disappeared. One month's rent. Gone.

I called my mom after the first week and told her I understood why people stay in PGs forever.

Is there anything you wish someone had told you before you made the jump? It would genuinely help people reading this who are planning to move out soon.