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Honestly, I don't think I've ever had expenses under 1200$/month (also San Diego) even when I lived with my parents. Rent here is 400$/month minimum - and that
by josephschmoe 12y ago
Honestly, I don't think I've ever had expenses under 1200$/month (also San Diego) even when I lived with my parents.
Rent here is 400$/month minimum - and that's sharing a room or splitting a house with 4 friends. Not counting utilities.
Food budget alone should be at least 400$/month as well if you're eating a meager 13$ of food a day.
You'd be amazing if you had less than 400$/month of car expenses including payment/repairs.
Then there's everything else. Health bills, insurance, internet, Netflix, etc.
- jisaacstone 12y agoYou've never been poor. $2-3 / day for food is doable (Cali groceries are a bit more expensive so maybe $4 here). Cut out all but the cheap meats. bread and veggies are super cheap (corn can be 5/$1 when it is in season) no insurance. no internet (libraries are great). no car. I never had expenses above $1000/month (not counting the month I paid $1000 to buy my first car) until I moved to the bay area and started making six figures.
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- joshdance 12y agoNetflix? That is categorized next to health bills? :)