kelli wk wrote:
boyfriend makes 12 and he supports himself and lives on his own.
the trick is to have roommates.
What does your boyfriend do that he makes only $12k and how the fuck does he survive on $1,000 a month?!?!?!
Single folks, making around $25,000 a year, please pop in
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Posts: 10446 (02/17/2009 8:53 PM) |
What does your boyfriend do that he makes only $12k and how the fuck does he survive on $1,000 a month?!?!?! |
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Posts: 19992 (02/17/2009 8:54 PM) |
I do. I live by myself in an apartment. I also bought a car. I obviously can't buy everything I want (but not many people can!) but I'm fine.
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Dylishis |
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Posts: 2768 (02/17/2009 8:55 PM) Most Outspoken '08
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I could totally live off of that if I had a roommate. With a roomie, I could live quite comfortably. Hell, I live in Chicago and $20K would make for good
times.
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Swagger |
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Posts: 255 (02/17/2009 8:58 PM) |
This all relative to what you consider comfortable and what you're willing to sacrifice.
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Consuela Bananahammock |
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Posts: 20292 (02/17/2009 8:58 PM) Best Username '04 |
That's about what I make and I'm alright.
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Dylishis |
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Posts: 2769 (02/17/2009 9:02 PM) Most Outspoken '08
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Momobobo wrote:Depending on the area, you could be living LARGE with that. Especially in some areas of the south. |
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Posts: 724 (02/17/2009 9:08 PM) |
Momobobo wrote: Like Kelli said, if you have roommates, you can do it, depending where you lived. When I lived with my roommate, my bills were only around $400 months total. Fix bills at least, not including gas, or food. Rent- $265 Electricity- $25ish Cellphone- $45 Car insurance-$50 =$385 Granted I didn't have that many bills. My car was only $2,000, and I bought that with everything I made at a summer job in high school. I don't have health insurance, and didn't pay for internet (it was free where we lived). I had a part time at a resturant and got free meals so that saved me a lot in food. So really, even after all my bills, and food/gas plus other small cost for random misc. house/personal items, I was even able to save a couple hundrend a month. It's quite easy to live off 1,000/mth, like I said, just depending where you live, and if you're in college, etc. |
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Posts: 14932 (02/17/2009 9:15 PM) |
I've been living off of waaaaay less that that for the last little bit (going to school + retail ≠ a lot of money) and I'm surviving. It really depends
on where you live. I have my boyfriend here too and he pays half of everything so that helps too but yeah...I'm definitely not going out buying $500
handbags but I'm not poor either. It's all about living within your means.
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Momobobo |
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Posts: 10450 (02/17/2009 9:17 PM) |
Dylishis wrote:Dude, living off $1000 a month is by no means "living LARGE" who are you kidding? |
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Posts: 1235 (02/17/2009 9:31 PM) |
She's 32, why the fuck would she want a roommate?
You can do it, but it would leave you with very little for extras. |
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Posts: 2021 (02/17/2009 9:36 PM) |
IzzyRad wrote: Some older people have roommates, especially in expensive cities. One of my friends is 22 and has roommates who are in their early 30s 
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Dylishis |
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Posts: 2775 (02/17/2009 9:39 PM) Most Outspoken '08
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Momobobo wrote:Like I said, depending on the area. I'm not kidding anyone. I don't know about ALL college towns but where I used to live, you
could find a decent place to live for $250 a month w/ utilities. I mean, your individual costs of living and environment plays a big part. I'm not saying
you can have a fully stacked yacht or anything but a commonly small amount of monthly income like $1,000 could go a long way in some places, especially if you
save.
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Posts: 15905 (02/17/2009 9:39 PM) |
I couldn't live on $25,000 a year, but that was mostly due to my credit card bills. Even without those, it would be really, really tight.
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rachaelthinksbeesareokay |
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Posts: 596 (02/17/2009 9:42 PM) Grammar Cop '09
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I only made 20K last year (true story) and I have two roommates. We don't have cable, don't have that many bills, and I guess I used some of my school
loans for some living expenses.
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Mistress Darcy |
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Posts: 7697 (02/17/2009 9:44 PM) |
Damn I thought I had cheap rent here. I couldn't find a decent place to live for 250 a month. The cheapest around here is about 250 and it is the dumpiest
dump dump that ever existed.
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rOXyPoP17 |
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Posts: 74831 (02/17/2009 9:45 PM) Best Newcomer '03 |
Having a roommate isn't about whether you WANT one. Does anyone at any age really want a roommate?
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Posts: 4272 (02/17/2009 9:54 PM) |
I make more than that and I still can't afford to live by myself. I mean, I can, but I will save ZERO dollars and have not money to spend on anything
non-essential.
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Posts: 7178 (02/17/2009 10:21 PM) |
I still want to know who's getting thousands back from their taxes on their 25,000 income!! And how I can get in on that!
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Swagger |
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Posts: 267 (02/17/2009 10:26 PM) |
OceanEyes302 wrote: The dummies who claim 0. |
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Posts: 14263 (02/17/2009 10:31 PM) |
I make about $28,000/year (after taxes) and can afford to live on my own.
My rent is cheap ($260/month) and I don't have an unusual/out-of-the-ordinary debt for a person my age. After all of my bills, as well as putting $320/month into savings, I have roughly $400 - $500 left over for things like gas and groceries. It's comfortable. |
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