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 was poor and could only afford a small space.
( I ( ( ( ( was poor ) and ) ( ( could only ) ( afford ( a ( small space ) ) ) ) ) . ) )
(ROOT (S (NP (PRP I)) (VP (VP (VBD was) (ADJP (JJ poor))) (CC and) (VP (MD could) (ADVP (RB only)) (VP (VB afford) (NP (DT a) (JJ small) (NN space))))) (. .)))