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You're going to be making $39k. You are a working adult who is making a pretty decent salary. You should contribute financially to the household. Pay your parents a monthly rent (doesn't have to be market rate but make an effort to give them a couple hundred a month) and buy your own food.
It blows my mind that someone making that amount of salary in a low cost of living area would choose to mooch off their parents (which BTW is not attractive to men).
It just seems like a waste of money to get an apartment that's like 10 mins from my parents house
It just seems like a waste of money to get an apartment that's like 10 mins from my parents house
Is your job that close to your parents' house? Now's the opportune time to move to the part of the city where younger, single people live, not out in the suburbs with families.
Is your job that close to your parents' house? Now's the opportune time to move to the part of the city where younger, single people live, not out in the suburbs with families.
My job is like 45 from my parents but I am hesitant to live where I work. I will be doing therapy and seeing clients in the community where I live too would be weird especially in bars and stuff.
Where I work would be an awesome place to live though it's really up and coming from what I heard
Here is my opinion, which is worth a bit less than what it costs
You seem eager to move back with your parents. You said your job pays low but the experience will be worth it. I assume that means the experience gained will enable you to move into a higher paid position someday, hopefully not so far in the future. I say, move back in with your parents. Save as much money as you can to build up your nest egg.
Now, as far as hunting down a boyfriend, all friends, as it turns out, are better obtained if you just live your life and do the activities that you enjoy and see what develops. If you wish to become an alcoholic, no problem, head to a bar, and enjoy yourself and you will develop friendships. If you have other interests, try meetup, or a bike or hiking club. Perhaps take a 'fun' class at the community college. Take up horseback riding, try motorcycling. Just get out there and find your game. You will meet people, trust me. Just don't forget to be approachable.
But I'm confused. You didn't have a job before, you just landed this one where you'll be making 39K a year, correct?
And you don't live with your parents right now.
Where do you live currently and how are you affording that if you won't be able to afford an apartment making 39K? You just graduated so you can't be living on campus.....
My job is like 45 from my parents but I am hesitant to live where I work. I will be doing therapy and seeing clients in the community where I live too would be weird especially in bars and stuff.
Where I work would be an awesome place to live though it's really up and coming from what I heard
Then by all means, go live there. You're signing a lease, not buying a house. If it doesn't work out, then move to another neighborhood. If you think it's a young, vibrant community where other people your age live and hang out, then that's really where you should be, not in a suburb with your parents. It's not like you have a huge client base of 3000 people that are going to overload you. If you run into a client here and there, so what?
Chances are that if you want to meet young people, you need to go where they are and where they hang out. If this is where they are, then you're going to have to go there regardless, even if you live out with your parents.
But I'm confused. You didn't have a job before, you just landed this one where you'll be making 39K a year, correct?
And you don't live with your parents right now.
Where do you live currently and how are you affording that if you won't be able to afford an apartment making 39K? You just graduated so you can't be living on campus.....
Why can't you stay where you are?
I took out student loans for living expenses. So my rent is paid half by my parents (because my brother lives with me) and by my loans.
This apartment building is too far of a commute and my brother is moving out.
You get a job that requires a masters degree but cannot afford a studio apartment??
Wow, that sucks. Sorry to hear.
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Originally Posted by timberline742
It's not uncommon. Especially for people that go right from undergrad to grad. But even beyond that I know many people that have roommates with masters and experience in high COL places.
Also not uncommon in her field to require a masters in exchange for low paying wages - at least not here.
I did a quick paycheck calculator. If she lived here, filing Single 1, and paid 2x a month, she'd bring home roughly $1200/ck. Here, rents are so ridiculous that one entire paycheck could very easily go to renting a 1 BR apt on her own unless she wanted to live in one of the further out suburbs.
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