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Obviously housing is going to be your greatest expense so the least expensive way to go about it is to find an apartment or house to share. Craigslist or independent weekly newspapers tend to be the best for finding ads. In NYC for example (the most expensive rental market in the country) one can find decent apartments to share for $700-$800 a month, with a deposit equal to one month's rent. Establishing an apartment alone otherwise would cost around three to four times that. The same formula would apply to other cities as well, with shares as low as $250-$300 (plus deposit) in many areas.
Obviously housing is going to be your greatest expense so the least expensive way to go about it is to find an apartment or house to share. Craigslist or independent weekly newspapers tend to be the best for finding ads. In NYC for example (the most expensive rental market in the country) one can find decent apartments to share for $700-$800 a month, with a deposit equal to one month's rent. Establishing an apartment alone otherwise would cost around three to four times that. The same formula would apply to other cities as well, with shares as low as $250-$300 (plus deposit) in many areas.
How much are deposits typically? I figure I'm gonna need SOME money, no question, but what's the littlest I could establish myself on? I'm unemployed and on a fixed income and it's very different for me to make any kind of money.
How much are deposits typically? I figure I'm gonna need SOME money, no question, but what's the littlest I could establish myself on? I'm unemployed and on a fixed income and it's very different for me to make any kind of money.
Typically one month's rent. It would probably help to look to cities with a low unemployment rate and low cost of living if you're trying to move on to a place where you can make a living. Below are attachments for unemployment rates and least expensive cities for rent.
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If you are going to post amorphous questions like this, you will get more relevant answers if you reveal your approximate gender and age, and in what way you mean "established". And what you mean by "city".
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