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$1.5k is generous...it's more like $500-$1k maybe. I'm lucky to have my own place in SF but most people have roommates because SF rentals is mostly houses, but
by tempsy 7y ago
$1.5k is generous...it's more like $500-$1k maybe. I'm lucky to have my own place in SF but most people have roommates because SF rentals is mostly houses, but if you lived nearly anywhere else you'd almost certainly find your own place and not scramble to find a roommate.
So you go from paying $2k/month with roommates to maybe $1.5k/month without. Not a huge difference.
- mdszy 7y agoNot having roommates is 100% worth not saving a whole ton of money to me. Fuck having roommates.
- tempsy 7y agoI think people in SF have normalized having roommates as adults. It's possible to find your own place, for sure, but you're going to pay at least $3500/month then for something decent unless you get a studio like me, which there are very few.
- souprock 7y agoI think you may be right about normalizing roommates, which is a horrifying thought. Roommates aren't even OK in college. Past college, I can't see how it would be willingly endured. It's barely above being homeless. Being in a SRO, even the tiny cage-like ones of East Asia, would be superior. Having a place of your own, shared only with desired family, is fundamental to being an independent adult. Ideally you should even own the land.
- realbarack 7y agoHere's a hot take: having roommates is actually better than living alone if they're the right roommates. (I know many people will disagree with this.)
- mdszy 7y agoSure if they're great roommates it could be worth it. But I feel like if you have roommates for financial reasons, you generally don't get the choice.
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