SALT LAKE CITY — After spending a year living out of her car, Rachel Ortiz said she does everything she can to avoid going back to that life. And that includes keeping a very tight budget.
“Unexpected things come up and I’m able to pay them thankfully, but a lot of people aren’t able to do that,” Ortiz said.
But her carefully planned budget blew up on her when her Salt Lake City apartment turned out to be not as affordable as advertised.
The listed rent price for her place was $869. But each month, Ortiz pays nearly a hundred dollars more to live there – not including utilities…