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Are you trolling, not in the US, or from the past?

by me_me_mu_mu 4y ago

hattmall 4y ago
No, I'm not trolling and I live in the US. What part of the specifics do you take issue with?
- objectivetruth 4y ago
  I'll bite! >>You can get an apartment for $500. Health Insurance is $30, utilities $200 Right off the bat, you're not "getting an apartment for $500." MAYBE you can find someone trustworthy who can rent you a bedroom for $500/month in some cities but: As of 2020, monthly rent averaged $1,164 nationwide; median rent is $1,104. -- https://ipropertymanagement.com/research/renting-statistics https://ipropertymanagement.com/research/renting-statistics Only 7% of US counties have 1-bedroom apartments affordable on the prevailing minimum wage. -- https://reports.nlihc.org/oor https://reports.nlihc.org/oor Also, you need first month's rent ($500), security deposit ($500-$1000), utility deposit ($50 - $500), and sometimes last month's rent ($500). So now we're talking a few grand. Better hope you spent the past three months working that guaranteed-40-hours/week minimum wage job without spending a single penny of your wages! I also hope that your job is very close to your new apartment because you're going to need to spend a LOT of time chasing all the benefits that you seem to think are easily handed out and you don't have money for transit. Nope, you can't afford to take a whole day off work to wait in line for a free transit pass -- after all, you're going to spend $700 of this month's $900 income on housing and utilities! At least make up numbers from this century if you're going to pull this Horatio Alger stuff :-)
notch656a 4y ago
- hattmall 4y ago
  That's how I feel, I've been in the exact situation. 0 dollars, maxed CC and evicted with like 10 days left on my phone plan.
panda888888 4y ago
In plenty of big cities, you'll see 6 people share a 1-bedroom apartment. Price can be $500 each. These places are terrible, but they are cheap. Example 1: https://www.nytimes.com/2016/03/01/nyregion/overcrowding-worsens-in-new-york-as-working-families-double-up.html https://www.nytimes.com/2016/03/01/nyregion/overcrowding-wor... Example 2: https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2019/10/23/nyregion/basements-queens-immigrants.html https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2019/10/23/nyregion/base...
- wbsss4412 4y ago
  In plenty of big cities, that is nominally illegal.

Are you trolling, not in the US, or from the past?

hattmall 4y ago

No, I'm not trolling and I live in the US. What part of the specifics do you take issue with?

objectivetruth 4y ago
I'll bite! >>You can get an apartment for $500. Health Insurance is $30, utilities $200 Right off the bat, you're not "getting an apartment for $500." MAYBE you can find someone trustworthy who can rent you a bedroom for $500/month in some cities but: As of 2020, monthly rent averaged $1,164 nationwide; median rent is $1,104. -- https://ipropertymanagement.com/research/renting-statistics https://ipropertymanagement.com/research/renting-statistics Only 7% of US counties have 1-bedroom apartments affordable on the prevailing minimum wage. -- https://reports.nlihc.org/oor https://reports.nlihc.org/oor Also, you need first month's rent ($500), security deposit ($500-$1000), utility deposit ($50 - $500), and sometimes last month's rent ($500). So now we're talking a few grand. Better hope you spent the past three months working that guaranteed-40-hours/week minimum wage job without spending a single penny of your wages! I also hope that your job is very close to your new apartment because you're going to need to spend a LOT of time chasing all the benefits that you seem to think are easily handed out and you don't have money for transit. Nope, you can't afford to take a whole day off work to wait in line for a free transit pass -- after all, you're going to spend $700 of this month's $900 income on housing and utilities! At least make up numbers from this century if you're going to pull this Horatio Alger stuff :-)

notch656a 4y ago

hattmall 4y ago
That's how I feel, I've been in the exact situation. 0 dollars, maxed CC and evicted with like 10 days left on my phone plan.

panda888888 4y ago

In plenty of big cities, you'll see 6 people share a 1-bedroom apartment. Price can be $500 each. These places are terrible, but they are cheap. Example 1: https://www.nytimes.com/2016/03/01/nyregion/overcrowding-worsens-in-new-york-as-working-families-double-up.html https://www.nytimes.com/2016/03/01/nyregion/overcrowding-wor... Example 2: https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2019/10/23/nyregion/basements-queens-immigrants.html https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2019/10/23/nyregion/base...

wbsss4412 4y ago
In plenty of big cities, that is nominally illegal.