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Re: That Wacky Cost of Living
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Thu, 17 Feb 2000 17:00:33 GMT
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In lugnet.loc.us.ut.slc, Jeremy H. Sproat writes:
> Kya Morden wrote:
> > Anyway I've been looking through the Trib's website and have seen a
> > fair amount of apartments around $400. So the big question becomes,
> > does anyone have any idea how much a month I'm REALLY looking at to
> > live by myself in an apartment?
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> When I started out on my own, I paid about $350 a month to live in relative
> squalor.
If you don't mind sharing the apartment, your rent can get down to $250 or even
as low as $200. I was living in the same apartments as Jeremy at the time and
only paid $250 for the single bedroom and 1/2 bath. The shower/Jacuzzi was
shared with one other person and the rest of the apartment was shared with the
other three girls.
The moral of this is to scout out your deals! For a shabbier apartment, Jeremy
was paying $100 more than I was for my refurbished apartment that was in the
same complex... so look around!!
> Unless you become frugal and real skilled at cooking at home, figure that food
> will run you about $15-20 a day -- call it $600 a month. The bus will cost
> about $30 a month, comparable with a monthly gas bill if you drive. Bare
> necessities, therefore, could run you ~ $1000 a month, or $12,000 a year.
> Note that these numbers reflect poverty-level student-style living in Utah
> County. YMMV.
Hopefully, you won't have a car payment to pay for. However, I suspect you'll
learn to cook quickly to save that extra $300 to $400 a month from eating out.
You'll also want to take into consideration your tuition and books, that is, if
you plan on attending school. This amount can vary depending on the school you
go to (BYU, UofU, UVSC, or other), but you can plan on $1100 for full time
schooling at UVSC - this includes your books and fees, give or take $200. BYU
and UofU are much hirer.
> > What would be a realistic hourly wage
> > at presumably 40 hours a week?
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> Minimum wage is, what, $6.25? (I need to double-check that!) Working full
> time, that'd give you $12,500 a year -- less than $100 a month for pocket
> change.
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> I'd recommend a job with significantly higher pay -- commission sales, or
> something in the computer industry perhaps.
If your marketable in the computer industry, you can get an full time entry
level position for around $11.00 an hour. This is what I started out on and I
was able to live out of the house for that much. This paid everything
including school and my habits.
> --
> Jeremy H. Sproat <jsproat@io.com> ~~~ http://www.io.com/~jsproat/
> Change is good, but you can't keep it in your pockets forever.
When you first start out, you'll think there's a hole in your pocket, but just
keep an eye on it and after a few months you'll get the hang of it.
Good Luck,
Barbara
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| On Thu, 17 Feb 2000 17:00:33 GMT, "Barbara Sproat" <BSproat@Novell.com> wrote: Wow, someone else actually replied to this. ^_^; (To answer all those that are wondering, I know you're not, I'm still in wild and wacky Houston (bleh) but atleast my dad (...) (25 years ago, 18-Feb-00, to lugnet.loc.us.ut.slc)
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| (...) When I started out on my own, I paid about $350 a month to live in relative squalor. However, I understand that I was adversely affected by two factors: 1. I was living in Utah Valley, a cauldron of lots of student-housing with inflated fees; (...) (25 years ago, 27-Jan-00, to lugnet.loc.us.ut.slc)
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