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Re: Cost of living (Was: Utah Legomaniacs group name nominations)
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Sat, 30 Oct 1999 07:14:08 GMT
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On Sat, 30 Oct 1999 05:06:10 GMT, "Sproaticus" <jsproat@io.com> wrote:
> I did better than that for a couple of years, but not by much. Rent was ~
> $300 a month (no way in hell I'm living there again though), about the same
> for food (I figure ~10 per day, but I worked in the school cafeteria). Add
> travel expenses ($20 a month for the bus pass) and incidentals (Legos, phone,
> water, etc.) and I paid around $750 a month to live; that pretty much maxed
> out my full-time minimum wage paycheck. Then came tuition and books, which
> about killed me.
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> This was in Utah; the cost of living *is* higher than it is in Texas, but the
> minimum wage is about the same. Your dad's right about it being disgusting.
> You'll pay through the nose.
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> Cheers,
> - jsproat
Two words: Roommate. Now only if I could get in touch with my
friends back in Utah...
Kya
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