and he just stared at me and said, “Didn’t we already pay that?” I thought he was joking. He wasn’t. After a very serious conversation I realized Kevin thought $1,200 was for the entire lease term. Not per month. The whole year. In his mind, he had secured housing for $600 total and was quietly proud of finding the deal of the century. When I explained that $1,200 was the monthly rent, he went completely silent for a few seconds and then said, “That makes way more sense.