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Re: $1,600 per month income - haikuman - 04-10-2009
I am living in the Philippines.
Two bedroom Apt $100 per/Month/ Clean/ Freshly painted /secure
Internet $20 per/Month
Cable TV $10 per/Month
Electricity $20-$40 per/Month
Laundry $20 per/Month
Food varies Monthly/$300 +
Transportation$100 per/Month high estimate
Recreation varies *(:>* Mostly never enuff *(:>*
With $1600 Monthly you can live quite well.
Re: $1,600 per month income - MikeF - 04-10-2009
There are apartments around here (So Cal) you can rent for about $1100 a month... So, yeah, I think it would be possible depending on transportation, insurance, etc.
Re: $1,600 per month income - kap - 04-10-2009
Due to the dire housing situation, one could find a good deal in apartments in a good neighborhood. It's a competition among homeowners and apartment owners. A co-worker found a 3 bedroom and 2-2/5 bath house with hardwood floor, central air, a pool next to a hiking trail for a mere $1700 in Pico Rivera, CA.
Re: $1,600 per month income - Kate - 04-10-2009
Are the Slabs considered southern California?
Kate
Re: $1,600 per month income - thermarest - 04-10-2009
WHiiP wrote:Right, because cable, internet and cell phones are essential to live.
IF your humble abode is paid for and your food and taxes (property tax in particular) are covered in the $1600, as is your health insurance (or Medicare), utilities, haircuts, cable, internet, cell-phone, etc.
Sure.
Re: $1,600 per month income - Lee3 - 04-10-2009
Not if you have to pay rent.
Re: $1,600 per month income - WHiiP - 04-10-2009
kap wrote:
Due to the dire housing situation, one could find a good deal in apartments in a good neighborhood. It's a competition among homeowners and apartment owners. A co-worker found a 3 bedroom and 2-2/5 bath house with hardwood floor, central air, a pool next to a hiking trail for a mere $1700 in Pico Rivera, CA.
You are now $100 dollars O V E R your budget and you have N O T H I N G left for A N Y T H I N G else.
NOT a good plan, my man!
You will NEVER get ahead this way!
Re: $1,600 per month income - kap - 04-10-2009
WHiiP wrote:
[quote=kap]
Due to the dire housing situation, one could find a good deal in apartments in a good neighborhood. It's a competition among homeowners and apartment owners. A co-worker found a 3 bedroom and 2-2/5 bath house with hardwood floor, central air, a pool next to a hiking trail for a mere $1700 in Pico Rivera, CA.
You are now $100 dollars O V E R your budget and you have N O T H I N G left for A N Y T H I N G else.
NOT a good plan, my man!
You will NEVER get ahead this way!
I was answering to one of the posters' suggestion about having roommates
One could find a $700 per month studio includes a 3/4 bath and a kitchenette in a decent neighbor. Also, there are so many illegal garage converted room now. 5 years ago, I lived on a lesser budget and still had some money left for a small saving. Of course, I had a small TV and dial-up account while everyone else was already into big screen TVs and DSL.
Re: $1,600 per month income - davester - 04-10-2009
To give you an idea, that income is about midway between the poverty thresholds for 3 and 4 person families for the LA area http://www.calmis.ca.gov/file/pip/califpip.pdf . I'm not sure if living on that much in LA would be what I'd call "living". I lived in LA for 6 years with a much higher income than that and it was tough. I found it a lot cheaper to live in northern California (excepting the city of San Francisco itself).