I could've afforded a much swankier, up-town place- or at least, a slightly swankier, mid-town place- but all that space would just encourage me to clutter.
( ( ( ( ( I ( could ( 've ( afforded ( a ( ( ( ( ( ( ( much swankier ) , ) ( ( up-town place ) ( - ( or ( at least ) ) ) ) ) , ) ( a ( slightly swankier ) ) ) , ) ( mid-town place ) ) ) ) ) ) ) - ) but ) ( ( all ( that space ) ) ( ( would just ) ( encourage ( me ( to clutter ) ) ) ) ) ) . )
(ROOT (S (S (NP (PRP I)) (VP (MD could) (VP (VB 've) (VP (VBN afforded) (NP (DT a) (ADJP (ADJP (RB much) (JJR swankier)) (, ,) (ADJP (ADJP (JJ up-town) (NN place)) (PRN (: -) (CC or) (ADVP (IN at) (JJS least)))) (, ,) (ADJP (DT a) (RB slightly) (JJR swankier)) (, ,)) (JJ mid-town) (NN place)))))) (: -) (CC but) (S (NP (PDT all) (DT that) (NN space)) (VP (MD would) (ADVP (RB just)) (VP (VB encourage) (S (NP (PRP me)) (VP (TO to) (VP (VB clutter))))))) (. .)))
I could have had a bigger place but then I would have clutter.
( ( ( ( ( I ( could ( have ( had ( a ( bigger place ) ) ) ) ) ) but ) then ) ( I ( would ( have clutter ) ) ) ) . )
(ROOT (S (S (NP (PRP I)) (VP (MD could) (VP (VB have) (VP (VBN had) (NP (DT a) (JJR bigger) (NN place)))))) (CC but) (ADVP (RB then)) (S (NP (PRP I)) (VP (MD would) (VP (VB have) (NP (NN clutter))))) (. .)))