[ars]

> rent is $1,000, $2,000, or even $3,000 / month

That's rent without roommates. I suspect people are sharing the rent with 3 other people, so $3,000 a month is about 1/3 of their rent.

[trjordan]

Ahhhh that's probably it. $300 / month is easily half the rent if you have a couple of roommates.

... which is exactly how I did it from 22-24, not sure how I forgot that.