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I am racking my brain to find somewhere to live under $800.
I only make $2400/month for now.
I am a female in my early 30s.
Any suggestions on where to live?
I need to commute to Georgetown everyday.
I am racking my brain to find somewhere to live under $800.
I only make $2400/month for now.
I am a female in my early 30s.
Any suggestions on where to live?
I need to commute to Georgetown everyday.
Most grad students will just take out loans (not always the best idea in the long term), and many have no income like you do, so it's doable. If you're able and want to take out a small amount of student loans for housing, it could be worth it. Living comfortably (not lavishly) in terms of your commute and living situation will probably result in an easier grad school experience.
If you're set on paying no more than $800, then I'd look at Craigslist. You'll likely be sharing with many people or in a basement apartment in a house. Also because of your salary, many apartments have a few units available to those with limited income and you would likely qualify (although I'm guessing those would get snatched up pretty quickly).
It will be tough first off but here are a few options:
1. Become a Dorm graduate assistant
2. Get side gigs. Make sure your expenses are covered in the 2400 and pick up a low hour job to supplement your SPENDING money. I worked as a tutor for elementary kids. A few years ago I worked 8-9 hours a week but made $25/hour. The good thing is that it was a low stress enjoyable experience helping poor kids (in my case) and supplemented my income
3. Search The university’s resources to live with other grad students. At least they are more likely to be responsible and quiet at night.
4. Commute far. I don’t recommend it but many do live in a cheaper area and drive in outside of high traffic hours
The other suggestions posted earlier are valid as well. Good Luck!
I am racking my brain to find somewhere to live under $800.
I only make $2400/month for now.
I am a female in my early 30s.
Any suggestions on where to live?
I need to commute to Georgetown everyday.
Easy. Get a roommate or two or three. People definitely make it work. My friend was a professional who paid $800/month in Ballston and shared a large house with 3 or 4 females I believe. It may be a struggle to find the same kind of setup in DC proper but you can also look to Arlington and look for shared rooms.
they don't really "live" in DC, they are transients in DC, they stay there long enough for the internship/political campaign to run through and have a large enough bucket of money to last through that long
else the ones that work in DC, live outside of DC and commute there
Sadly, the best thing to do is to do what everyone else suggested and to just get a roommate for a few years, or live out farther like Woodbridge or Stafford and drive into work.
Sadly, the best thing to do is to do what everyone else suggested and to just get a roommate for a few years, or live out farther like Woodbridge or Stafford and drive into work.
Agreed. The OP got the same advice in another recent thread, and she acknowledged that a shared apartment/ roommates are the way to go.
A quick search on Craig’s List shows a decent amount of rooms to rent for $800 around the DC area, in some fine locations (DC proper, silver spring, college park, Gaithersburg, Alexandria, fairfax).
Most graduate programs here have evening classes, because many of the students have full time jobs.
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