It depends a lot on your circumstances (e.g., if you have student loans, dependents, etc), but if you're just supporting your self and are willing to live cheap

It depends a lot on your circumstances (e.g., if you have student loans, dependents, etc), but if you're just supporting your self and are willing to live cheaply, you can do it on $5 to 6k (this number is based on an informal poll of our students I did a few batches ago; it's also what I personally live off of during a batch).