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Thats something like 50 percent of your pay in my area.
$17/hr can afford ~$880/mo. rent. Not impossible, especially with a roommate or domestic partner.
You forgot about other things like food, probably a car, phone bill.
I did not. I calculated rent as 30% of income, the level generally considered affordable. Admittedly it is pre-tax income, so arguably the number is a bit lower, but it’s a start.
I did it by after tax cause thats how people actually live.
thebigslime@lemmy.world 1 day ago
$17/hr can afford ~$880/mo. rent. Not impossible, especially with a roommate or domestic partner.
Sirfedora@lemmy.world 1 day ago
You forgot about other things like food, probably a car, phone bill.
thebigslime@lemmy.world 1 day ago
I did not. I calculated rent as 30% of income, the level generally considered affordable. Admittedly it is pre-tax income, so arguably the number is a bit lower, but it’s a start.
Rekorse@sh.itjust.works 23 hours ago
I did it by after tax cause thats how people actually live.