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$6000/mo take home - how much rent can I afford?

No debt, six figure savings. Can I finally upgrade to som...
Floppy Adulterous Orchestra Pit
  07/05/19
how did you save so much on such measly income?
fragrant deer antler
  08/25/19
Anything over $2k seems egregious
Stirring Vengeful Azn Hairy Legs
  07/05/19
thanks brother ' boat. I was thinking $1800 is my cap
Floppy Adulterous Orchestra Pit
  07/05/19
Just get the cheapest place that will do.... 95% of people d...
navy gaped area generalized bond
  07/05/19
1) Fight Club is a BAD movie. 2) Being in a nice place m...
Floppy Adulterous Orchestra Pit
  07/05/19
1. Millenial revisionist nonsense. 2. Then you pay that pre...
navy gaped area generalized bond
  07/05/19
I don't have a car. I would bike to work. Yes, $6k after ...
Floppy Adulterous Orchestra Pit
  07/05/19
Fraud01k
Orchid Son Of Senegal
  08/25/19
This is very cr. Get the quietest and convienent place you c...
Stirring Vengeful Azn Hairy Legs
  07/05/19
...
multi-colored cruel-hearted space
  07/05/19
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Transparent Talking Church Building
  08/25/19
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Translucent business firm mad cow disease
  07/05/19
$4K. $500/week for spending money.
Hairraiser Associate
  07/05/19
(knee-grow)
Floppy Adulterous Orchestra Pit
  07/05/19
show me one that spends their $4K (not section 8 or similar ...
Hairraiser Associate
  07/05/19
wut son
Floppy Adulterous Orchestra Pit
  07/05/19
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Translucent business firm mad cow disease
  07/05/19
Yum-Yum!
Stirring Vengeful Azn Hairy Legs
  07/05/19
I’m black and I spend $4,300 on rent. I also take home...
Cream Concupiscible Half-breed Senate
  07/05/19
ghetto of taipei doesn't make you black.
Hairraiser Associate
  07/05/19
Another black dude I know spends about $5k on rent on a simi...
Cream Concupiscible Half-breed Senate
  07/05/19
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Floppy Adulterous Orchestra Pit
  07/05/19
So $1800 is max?
Floppy Adulterous Orchestra Pit
  07/05/19
Same boat with $500 in loans my rent is like 1650 you could ...
aromatic fighting incel
  07/05/19
more than 25% of take home pay seems decadent and not shrewd
Aquamarine Mischievous Therapy
  07/05/19
1500
magical seedy set travel guidebook
  07/05/19
About $1800 in rent and $200 in utilities max Ideally, you&...
Jet-lagged doctorate
  07/05/19
What about for $10,000 monthly post 401k? Sometimes I think ...
Cream Concupiscible Half-breed Senate
  07/05/19
If you’re just using the 30% of take-home pay rule of...
Jet-lagged doctorate
  07/05/19
Great and correct answer - I could probably cut down extrane...
Cream Concupiscible Half-breed Senate
  07/05/19
That’s fine. Cut where you can. You don’t have t...
Jet-lagged doctorate
  07/05/19
what does a $4,300 apartment look like?
bright point stain
  08/25/19
A cookie cutter 2 br with tight kitchen in SF
Arrogant insane locale
  08/25/19
Lol rich boi
Orchid Son Of Senegal
  08/25/19
What if NYC?
Honey-headed electric factory reset button mediation
  08/25/19
OP here -I settled in a nice place for $1600 Ty for your ...
Floppy Adulterous Orchestra Pit
  08/25/19
...
Wine odious antidepressant drug site
  08/25/19
Appreciate the follow up
effete school
  08/25/19


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Date: July 5th, 2019 11:21 AM
Author: Floppy Adulterous Orchestra Pit

No debt, six figure savings.

Can I finally upgrade to something nice?

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4296540&forum_id=2#38486124)



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Date: August 25th, 2019 9:18 PM
Author: fragrant deer antler

how did you save so much on such measly income?

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4296540&forum_id=2#38741377)



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Date: July 5th, 2019 11:23 AM
Author: Stirring Vengeful Azn Hairy Legs

Anything over $2k seems egregious

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4296540&forum_id=2#38486137)



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Date: July 5th, 2019 11:24 AM
Author: Floppy Adulterous Orchestra Pit

thanks brother ' boat.

I was thinking $1800 is my cap

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4296540&forum_id=2#38486146)



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Date: July 5th, 2019 11:26 AM
Author: navy gaped area generalized bond

Just get the cheapest place that will do.... 95% of people don't "entertain" or have "parties." For attracting Women, all that matters if phenotype so where you live is inconsequential. Have you learned nothing from Fight Club? Did you SEE where Tyler Durden lived?

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4296540&forum_id=2#38486152)



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Date: July 5th, 2019 11:27 AM
Author: Floppy Adulterous Orchestra Pit

1) Fight Club is a BAD movie.

2) Being in a nice place makes me feel good. Call it womanly, but that's me.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4296540&forum_id=2#38486157)



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Date: July 5th, 2019 11:28 AM
Author: navy gaped area generalized bond

1. Millenial revisionist nonsense.

2. Then you pay that premium.... it's like having a "nice" "car." Is it $6k after taxes and 401(k) contributions?

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4296540&forum_id=2#38486162)



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Date: July 5th, 2019 11:29 AM
Author: Floppy Adulterous Orchestra Pit

I don't have a car. I would bike to work.

Yes, $6k after all deductions, withholdings and taxes

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4296540&forum_id=2#38486173)



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Date: August 25th, 2019 8:50 PM
Author: Orchid Son Of Senegal

Fraud01k

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4296540&forum_id=2#38741274)



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Date: July 5th, 2019 11:30 AM
Author: Stirring Vengeful Azn Hairy Legs

This is very cr. Get the quietest and convienent place you can for your buck. I had a quiet place for the last two months and I never want to go away from that.

Don't fall for "luxury" convienences, you need quiet.

You're in a city? Stay away from the trash ppl or have THICK WALLS

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4296540&forum_id=2#38486178)



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Date: July 5th, 2019 1:30 PM
Author: multi-colored cruel-hearted space



(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4296540&forum_id=2#38486742)



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Date: August 25th, 2019 8:46 PM
Author: Transparent Talking Church Building



(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4296540&forum_id=2#38741262)



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Date: July 5th, 2019 4:17 PM
Author: Translucent business firm mad cow disease



(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4296540&forum_id=2#38487536)



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Date: July 5th, 2019 11:29 AM
Author: Hairraiser Associate

$4K. $500/week for spending money.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4296540&forum_id=2#38486170)



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Date: July 5th, 2019 11:29 AM
Author: Floppy Adulterous Orchestra Pit

(knee-grow)

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4296540&forum_id=2#38486174)



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Date: July 5th, 2019 11:30 AM
Author: Hairraiser Associate

show me one that spends their $4K (not section 8 or similar local hybrid grants) on rent and i will eat your dong on national tv.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4296540&forum_id=2#38486180)



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Date: July 5th, 2019 11:31 AM
Author: Floppy Adulterous Orchestra Pit

wut son

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4296540&forum_id=2#38486184)



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Date: July 5th, 2019 4:18 PM
Author: Translucent business firm mad cow disease



(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4296540&forum_id=2#38487539)



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Date: July 5th, 2019 11:32 AM
Author: Stirring Vengeful Azn Hairy Legs

Yum-Yum!

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4296540&forum_id=2#38486193)



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Date: July 5th, 2019 4:25 PM
Author: Cream Concupiscible Half-breed Senate

I’m black and I spend $4,300 on rent. I also take home 11,000 monthly after 401k and before annual bonus

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4296540&forum_id=2#38487576)



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Date: July 5th, 2019 4:47 PM
Author: Hairraiser Associate

ghetto of taipei doesn't make you black.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4296540&forum_id=2#38487637)



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Date: July 5th, 2019 4:49 PM
Author: Cream Concupiscible Half-breed Senate

Another black dude I know spends about $5k on rent on a similar salary (but with bigger bonus).

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4296540&forum_id=2#38487640)



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Date: July 5th, 2019 1:11 PM
Author: Floppy Adulterous Orchestra Pit



(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4296540&forum_id=2#38486618)



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Date: July 5th, 2019 1:27 PM
Author: Floppy Adulterous Orchestra Pit

So $1800 is max?

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4296540&forum_id=2#38486724)



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Date: July 5th, 2019 1:29 PM
Author: aromatic fighting incel

Same boat with $500 in loans my rent is like 1650 you could afford 18 easily anything over 2k is dumb as previous poster suggested edit actually you could probably go up to 2200

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4296540&forum_id=2#38486735)



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Date: July 5th, 2019 1:32 PM
Author: Aquamarine Mischievous Therapy

more than 25% of take home pay seems decadent and not shrewd

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4296540&forum_id=2#38486765)



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Date: July 5th, 2019 4:37 PM
Author: magical seedy set travel guidebook

1500

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4296540&forum_id=2#38487604)



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Date: July 5th, 2019 4:38 PM
Author: Jet-lagged doctorate

About $1800 in rent and $200 in utilities max

Ideally, you’d keep it to about $1500 in rent and 200 in utilities

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4296540&forum_id=2#38487609)



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Date: July 5th, 2019 4:46 PM
Author: Cream Concupiscible Half-breed Senate

What about for $10,000 monthly post 401k? Sometimes I think I pay too much in rent ($4,300), though my main issue is going out

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4296540&forum_id=2#38487634)



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Date: July 5th, 2019 4:49 PM
Author: Jet-lagged doctorate

If you’re just using the 30% of take-home pay rule of thumb, then that’s clearly too much, but IMO, that rule breaks down at either end of the bell curve. If you earn a lot of money, you still have a shit ton left over after rent, even if you devote 59% of your pay to housing.

The question is your case is what your other expenses are like, and whether your savings are on track. Generally speaking, you should be saving as much as possible while young. I’d cut back to 3k on rent, if I were you, and save more to someday wagecuck less

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4296540&forum_id=2#38487641)



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Date: July 5th, 2019 4:50 PM
Author: Cream Concupiscible Half-breed Senate

Great and correct answer - I could probably cut down extraneous expenses by $1,000 or more monthly and add even more savings. Rent is the less obvious place to cut for me

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4296540&forum_id=2#38487646)



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Date: July 5th, 2019 4:52 PM
Author: Jet-lagged doctorate

That’s fine. Cut where you can. You don’t have to cut everywhere, unless you’re in real financial difficulty or super saver mode

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4296540&forum_id=2#38487655)



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Date: August 25th, 2019 9:05 PM
Author: bright point stain

what does a $4,300 apartment look like?

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4296540&forum_id=2#38741330)



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Date: August 25th, 2019 9:27 PM
Author: Arrogant insane locale

A cookie cutter 2 br with tight kitchen in SF

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4296540&forum_id=2#38741416)



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Date: August 25th, 2019 8:50 PM
Author: Orchid Son Of Senegal

Lol rich boi

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4296540&forum_id=2#38741275)



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Date: August 25th, 2019 8:52 PM
Author: Honey-headed electric factory reset button mediation

What if NYC?

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4296540&forum_id=2#38741280)



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Date: August 25th, 2019 9:02 PM
Author: Floppy Adulterous Orchestra Pit

OP here -I settled in a nice place for $1600

Ty for your support

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4296540&forum_id=2#38741314)



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Date: August 25th, 2019 9:10 PM
Author: Wine odious antidepressant drug site



(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4296540&forum_id=2#38741345)



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Date: August 25th, 2019 9:27 PM
Author: effete school

Appreciate the follow up

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4296540&forum_id=2#38741412)