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FTA: > I was living in LA, rent free. But also, FTA: > August 2022-May 2023 So 10 months. At the quoted amount of 5592, that's 559 dollars a month. Do you

FTA: > I was living in LA, rent free. But also, FTA: > August 2022-May 2023 So 10 months. At the quoted amount of 5592, that's 559 dollars a month. Do you think you could find a reasonable, safe, clean place to live in the Berkely area for 560 / mo? A quick search says no.

ewoodrich 3y ago
I guess I'm not seeing the argument here when the starting premise is free rent in a similarly high cost of living city.
- stu2b50 3y ago
  The starting premise is that some students have families in different areas than their schools?
utopcell 3y ago
Sure, nothing beats living rent-free.
gruez 3y ago
>Do you think you could find a reasonable, safe, clean place to live in the Berkely area for 560 / mo? A quick search says no. But to get that low quoted amount, you need to ignore the value of the frequent flyer miles used, and the value of his time spent commuting. If you factor those in, the cost is about $17.8k for the fall semester alone, plenty of money to get a nice place to live. [1] https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=35997647 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=35997647
- alex_lav 3y ago
  Sorry I'm not understanding the point you're trying to make. This person handed over the 5500 in cash, not the 17.8k you quoted, correct? It's not like they had a budget of 17.8k, because they wouldn't have gotten those miles had they not been flying in the first place.
  - deepzn 3y ago
    The point is it wouldn't apply to most people without points. And the point they were trying to prove in the post is it was possible for others.
    - alex_lav 3y ago
      > And the point they were trying to prove in the post is it was possible for others. Qualifying for sign up rewards is doable by almost anyone with decent credit. And if you didn't have the credit, you wouldn't be able to get the lease anyway.
      - uoaei 3y ago
        Did you also do the math for how long it takes to accrue that many points and how much money you need to spend to get access to them? I don't see any evidence that you considered those factors.
- TylerE 3y ago
  And also ignore value of tim, and costs of travel to/from the airport.
hindsightbias 3y ago
https://sfbay.craigslist.org/sfc/roo/d/san-francisco-awesome1bed-1ba-room/7622607736.html https://sfbay.craigslist.org/sfc/roo/d/san-francisco-awesome... BART would usually be faster

ewoodrich 3y ago

I guess I'm not seeing the argument here when the starting premise is free rent in a similarly high cost of living city.

stu2b50 3y ago
The starting premise is that some students have families in different areas than their schools?

utopcell 3y ago

Sure, nothing beats living rent-free.

gruez 3y ago

>Do you think you could find a reasonable, safe, clean place to live in the Berkely area for 560 / mo? A quick search says no. But to get that low quoted amount, you need to ignore the value of the frequent flyer miles used, and the value of his time spent commuting. If you factor those in, the cost is about $17.8k for the fall semester alone, plenty of money to get a nice place to live. [1] https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=35997647 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=35997647

alex_lav 3y ago
Sorry I'm not understanding the point you're trying to make. This person handed over the 5500 in cash, not the 17.8k you quoted, correct? It's not like they had a budget of 17.8k, because they wouldn't have gotten those miles had they not been flying in the first place.
- deepzn 3y ago
  The point is it wouldn't apply to most people without points. And the point they were trying to prove in the post is it was possible for others.
  - alex_lav 3y ago
    > And the point they were trying to prove in the post is it was possible for others. Qualifying for sign up rewards is doable by almost anyone with decent credit. And if you didn't have the credit, you wouldn't be able to get the lease anyway.
    - uoaei 3y ago
      Did you also do the math for how long it takes to accrue that many points and how much money you need to spend to get access to them? I don't see any evidence that you considered those factors.
TylerE 3y ago
And also ignore value of tim, and costs of travel to/from the airport.

hindsightbias 3y ago

https://sfbay.craigslist.org/sfc/roo/d/san-francisco-awesome1bed-1ba-room/7622607736.html https://sfbay.craigslist.org/sfc/roo/d/san-francisco-awesome... BART would usually be faster