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What I meant by that is the real world.. So if you are making 10$$ an hour, working about 40 hours a week, could you survive in a rent $400 apartment a month, getting by with everything else???

Quoting ~Snuggles~♥(GDS):“ What I meant by that is the real world.. So if you are making 10$$ an hour, working about 40 hours a week, could you survive in a rent $400 apartment a month, getting by with everything else???”

yeah but life is going to SUCK. your rent should literally only take a third of what you make-TOPS.

Quoting Spokidokes:“ yeah but life is going to SUCK. your rent should literally only take a third of what you make-TOPS.”

Our rent takes up like 40% or more of what my fiance makes.

And we live just fine.

Quoting ~Snuggles~♥(GDS):“ What I meant by that is the real world.. So if you are making 10$$ an hour, working about 40 hours a week, could you survive in a rent $400 apartment a month, getting by with everything else???”

depends on where you live because of taxes and stuff but thats what were living on in NY and it doesnt get much worse tax wise.....
yep  

I would think so... right now my hubby only makes $1600/mth and we are paying $1000/mth on the house and doing just fine.

My rent is exactly one weeks pay, provided I work no overtime $1170. But that doesn't factor in my husbands income and he makes more than me. It'd be tight I think.

Quoting skramer182:“ depends on where you live because of taxes and stuff but thats what were living on in NY and it doesnt get much worse tax wise..... yep  ”

Chicago taxes are the worst  

i think you could, i figure thats about 1450 a month, if you budget correctly it would work. i make 7 an hour, rent is 659 and i do just fine  

Quoting Jessiexo:“ Our rent takes up like 40% or more of what my fiance makes. And we live just fine.”

then you budget well....
personally i was always taught that in order to do more than just Get by your house payment/rent should only take up a third at most. it allows you to save for emergencies, enjoy luxuries when you want them AND keep necessities like an abundance of food or stay on top of bills... it keeps you less stressed IMO

Quoting *Jessica-n-Calvin*:“ I would think so... right now my hubby only makes $1600/mth and we are paying $1000/mth on the house adoing just fine.”

um how is that even possible??? food, utilities and such would add up to MORE than the extra $600 a month!!!!

Quoting Spokidokes:“ yeah but life is going to SUCK. your rent should literally only take a third of what you make-TOPS.”

hers would only be a fourth right? if she's making $400/week.....unless i misread something...

Quoting Spokidokes:“ then you budget well.... personally i was always taught that in order to do more than just Get by your ... [snip!] ... when you want them AND keep necessities like an abundance of food or stay on top of bills... it keeps you less stressed IMO”

We do budget well.

I'm taking up accounting in college, so I figured I'd better start handling the money. If I let him do it, we'd be up shits creek.

Quoting happy baby's mom:“ um how is that even possible??? food, utilities and such would add up to MORE than the extra $600 a month!!!!”

utilities/gas for us is always less than $300 and food is $200 max. Most months we have about $150 left over... it's tight, but we don't really mind it. When we have the baby we will go back to only paying $600/mth for the house. Plus we have savings if there is an emergency.

Quoting cadensmommy -CLD-:“ hers would only be a fourth right? if she's making $400/week.....unless i misread something...”

Taxes. youve gotta factor in Taxes. plus expenses in Gas utilities, gorceries and everything... plus shes gotta be guaranteed a 40 hour week.

Quoting Jessiexo:“ We do budget well. I'm taking up accounting in college, so I figured I'd better start handling the money. If I let him do it, we'd be up shits creek.”

lol yeah i can understand That. lol HE works and I manage the money... letting him do it would so royally fuck us.