When I was working on mine I was making $1800 and rent was only ~$720 for a 2 bed. I think that included pet rent too.
The mental toll however…(Hundreds of thousands of dollars in insurance claims later, probably more)
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geogle@lemmy.world 7 months agoI hope no school is sound that badly these days
acetanilide@lemmy.world 7 months ago
pleb_maximus@feddit.de 7 months ago
I think that included pet rent too.
It included the what now?
acetanilide@lemmy.world 7 months ago
Yeah so you have to pay an extra monthly “rent” PER PET (not to mention the extra deposits! Yes plural)
I was looking at a place the other day. 2 bedroom apartment in a shitty area. I didn’t take notes on all the costs but this is what I have:
Application Fee: $50 per applicant Rent: $1450 Security Deposit: $1450 Nonrefundable Pet Deposit per pet: $300 Pet Deposit per pet: $200 Pet Rent per pet: $25
No utilities included
pleb_maximus@feddit.de 7 months ago
Absolutely wild.
9000r@lemmy.ml 7 months ago
Its not uncommon for apartment complexes to charge another small monthly fee to have a pet (usually specifically a cat or dog) in the unit. I’m also paying a pet rent and its like $20-30 where I live. Is it BS? Definitely.
pleb_maximus@feddit.de 7 months ago
Wild.
baseless_discourse@mander.xyz 7 months ago
Unfortunately this is still the case in all the university I know, especially in fine arts and humanity, many of the positions are even unfunded.
Many students need to rent out the living room or live in a single bedroom in a house, with shared kitchen and bathroom.
I think many students literally cannot afford a studio or 1B with their salary, because the rent is higher than their salary.
TubularTittyFrog@lemmy.world 7 months ago
also why the bulk of those students in those subjects from wealthy families…
ArmokGoB@lemmy.dbzer0.com 7 months ago
I went to a state university and I was paid about $1,000 a month as a graduate student researcher, while living in a $1,700 a month dorm.
TubularTittyFrog@lemmy.world 7 months ago
yeah i was in grad school 10 years ago. I made about $1000/mo, and my rent was about 900.
If i was in school today, I’m confident I’d be making 1200/mo and my rent would be about $2000.
ornery_chemist@mander.xyz 7 months ago
My take-home was $1700-2100/mo after taxes and fees depending on whether I was teaching that semester (teaching paid less). We were paid minimum wage (at the time $15/h in CA) on the basis of 8 h/day, 5 days/wk 52 wks/y lmao. Rent split 4 ways was ~$1500 per person, and that was the lowest of anyone I knew. UC Berkeley.
sigmaklimgrindset@sopuli.xyz 7 months ago
Congrats on successfully defeating your thesis!