When I was a very young adult, first starting out… waaaaaaaaaaaaayyyyyyyyyy back in the late 80s…

My state offered a feature called “Renter Refund”.

You paid your rent over the course of the year, and as long as you were a resident for more than 1/2 the year, a portion of your rent was kicked back as a tax refund.

Now, that doesn’t help on a month by month basis, but it’s nice to have at the end of the year.

Naturally my first year as an adult was the very last year it was ever offered. :(