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by j_w
471 days ago
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66k/80k for income sounds like a median, whereas $2,715 sounds like a mean housing cost. A quick search found between $1,500-$2,000 a month for median rent prices.
If you adjust for a $1,600 rent, your above person is left with 3k, before considering that all the other expenditures are absolutely insane. Options:
- Live in a city, ditch the car. This gives you a $2,600 rent budget under the same other expenses.
- Eat less expensive food. $9,000/year (>$8/meal) for food for a single person is high. No takeout. People like to pretend the situation is worse than it is - some people have it bad, but tighten your purse and live less lavishly. Work on getting a better job (if you need to or can), and when you make more money don't increase expenses. |
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