It takes one minute to find that you can live alone in a basic apartment in the hottest part of Seattle for $1150/mo: https://seattle.craigslist.org/see/apa/d/c

It takes one minute to find that you can live alone in a basic apartment in the hottest part of Seattle for $1150/mo: https://seattle.craigslist.org/see/apa/d/capitol-hill-studio-apartment/6478543186.html https://seattle.craigslist.org/see/apa/d/capitol-hill-studio... You can walk to the Microsoft Shuttle, which covers the cost of your commute, and walk or take transit or a bike or a cab to the rest of Seattle, for maybe $100/mo in transportation expenses. Eating well can be a couple hundred a month if you know how to cook for yourself, $1000/mo if you're spending $30/day on food. None of these numbers come close to hitting $85k, especially when you pay $0 state income tax. Obviously things are different as a sole provider for a family, but most 22 year olds aren't that.