[closeparen]

Unemployment insurance in California maxes out at $450/week, pre-tax. It can help you draw down your savings more slowly, but by itself is not even enough to make rent. The numbers may have made sense before the latest bout of housing price and wage inflation, but they don't anymore.

[nradov]

There are still places in California where it's possible to rent for <$1800/mo.

[fphhotchips]

Right, but who's renting them when they're on an engineer's salary? You can't just up and move instantly upon finding out you're in the unemployment line.

[closeparen]

You pay rent with after-tax money. No way are you renting for $900.

[throwaway2048]

what a bargin

[adamredwoods]

For a family?