I make $48,000 ($4,000 per month) before taxes, with a high probability of a $5,000/year bonus and a high potential for promotion within 3 months to a year. I have plenty of money in savings. My expenses are pretty normal - utilities, cell phone, etc. I do have a car, but it's completely paid off, so the main expenses would be insurance and gas. I'm looking primarily at mid-level neighborhoods that are rumored to have decent street parking (Presidio, Portrero, Noe Valley, etc.) so hopefully that won't be an extra cost. (My car is a 6-year-old Hyundai Accent with nothing in it so it's not likely to get broken into.) I'm totally fine with having roommates and I've seen a lot of postings on craigslist for rooms for $800-$1000 in areas such as those. I've lived in California my whole life so I don't see the sticker shock on rent prices like most people seem to. Of course, one doesn't truly know the cost of living until they live there, so I'm asking: would I be living within my means?
2007-06-23
20:10:01
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crystelfaerie
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