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$25k a year covers about half the rent in a place where you will get paid six figures after school. I am not sure you know what financially independent means.
by jophde 11y ago
$25k a year covers about half the rent in a place where you will get paid six figures after school. I am not sure you know what financially independent means.
- cobaltblue 11y agoYou can get a studio apartment in the Greater Seattle Area for as low as $700/mo, though you should probably estimate around $1000/mo to be conservative. Additionally if you have a roommate (and maybe a bigger place, up to you how much you want to save vs. how comfortable you want to live) you cut your rent in half. Look wider than San Francisco -- if you're spending $50k/yr on rent, even in San Francisco, you're insane.
- lewisl9029 11y ago> if you're spending $50k/yr on rent, even in San Francisco, you're insane. Or maybe you want to live in a nice high end 1br condo in the heart of the city within walking distance to work and enjoy a higher standard of living because you can easily afford the $50k and still have plenty of money left over for living expenses and savings/investments? Or to quote your earlier sentence, shouldn't it be "up to you how much you want to save vs. how comfortable you want to live"?
- cobaltblue 11y agoYou're right. One's sanity being in question requires many more qualifications.