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Really, it's not that hard. Conservative estimates: Wages: 35k Taxes: 10.5k Rent: 1000/mo = 12k Utilities: 200/mo = 2.4k Transportation (car): 200/mo+200/m
by blehn 16y ago
Really, it's not that hard. Conservative estimates:
Wages: 35k
Taxes: 10.5k
Rent: 1000/mo = 12k
Utilities: 200/mo = 2.4k
Transportation (car): 200/mo+200/mo = 4.8k
Food: 400/mo = 4.8k
Total: 34.5k
Get a roommate, use public transportation, get rid of TV, make your own meals, and you could probably put 5-8k in the bank each year. Even if you're living in NYC, it should be pretty easy to "survive" on 35k a year.
- BrandonM 16y agoFor me (the differences) -- Rent [1]: 300/mo = 3.6k Transportation [2]: 100/mo = 1.2k Food [3]: 250/mo = 3k Total: 20.7k Obviously that leaves a lot of things out, but that is what the other $14K+ is for. If you can't live on 35K, I'm guessing it's because you're either carrying too much debt, or you've convinced yourself you need to spend $X/mo on a car/living in <expensive city>/whatever when you really don't. [1] Right now I actually am renting an entire house with one roommate and we each pay $125/mo, but we are renting from a friend. Before I moved here, I paid about $240 a month. I could easily find a place under $300/mo here in Columbus, OH. [2] I don't have a car right now; instead I use public transportation or ride with my roommate or other friends. Even giving my friends gas money and renting a car once a month or so would only come to 1-1.5K per year. [3] I could easily get by on about $125/mo for groceries. Doubling that allows me to go out a couple times a week as well.