Date: March 29th, 2006 8:18 PM Author: Dashing dun house son of senegal
That could be doable in Madison. It's probably not a plush two-bedroom, but you can find non-dumpy places for that kind of money in the midwest. I paid $550 for a one-bedroom in a below-average area when I lived in Minneapolis, which I suspect has higher housing prices.
Date: March 29th, 2006 8:27 PM Author: Dashing dun house son of senegal
I didn't do the math and realize that was the minimum he could spend.
My guess? The apartment in a nice area is a $400 studio. And I'm a little suspicious of the nice area part, since I remember he said that almost none of the girls in his building speak English. He probably spends the rest of the money on food and bus passes - he apparently doesn't have any entertainment costs, and I don't see him being a clothing fanatic.
Date: March 30th, 2006 9:53 AM Author: domesticated azure tattoo corn cake
Though it is hard for me to believe that he lives in any of the REALLY nice, expensive neighborhoods in an efficiency apartment. My guess is that he lives near Shorewood, but I doubt that they actually have too many apartments in Shorewood itself.
Date: March 30th, 2006 10:02 AM Author: Wine stage wrinkle
God that was a funny conversation yesterday. Also remember the one where he thought he spent more money than most people on food? BT was like "you realize most people eat three meals a day"
Date: March 30th, 2006 10:03 AM Author: hot location
I put everything on my credit card.
I go out twice a week and spend between $40-80 on booze. I take girls out once or twice a week which is usually around $100 a pop.
I spend 40-60 a week on groceries.
And it seems every month there is some big ticket item that costs several hundred dollars, whether its school books, a trip to the bahamas, a couple of new pairs of shoes, xmas presents, etc. you get the idea.
Date: March 30th, 2006 10:07 AM Author: Very Tactful Cumskin
$1000/mo beyond your rent isn't horrible, if you're including books, vacations home, a new suit, etc, plus your utilities and meals and credit card payments. I spent $1000/mo beyond my rent too, only my rent was $600.
Date: March 30th, 2006 1:12 PM Author: Coiffed jewess business firm
ohhh yeah bus passes adds another 600 yearly.
electricity i have covered. see above.
shampoo and all that is covered in the food budget. i lump all that together. so are any trips to starbucks or anything like that. i lump it together cuz it all goes on the credit card, and 220 is about my average monthly CC bill.
all told, along with the occassional splurge like an mp3 player, it probably comes out to just under 9k.
i wish it were lower. there is no need to spend 9000 dollars, which is a lot of money, just to support one person. but i am lazy and never cook. i could save a fortune if i cooked myself.
also my rent is kinda high. but it's about the cheapest i could find that wasn't in the ghetto.
Date: March 30th, 2006 1:21 PM Author: Coiffed jewess business firm
work, go out to eat and read my paper (subscription is always a gift from my grandma, every christmas). come home. watch TV shows on my laptop or surf the net. possibly go out and do something with a friend (not often though). read a book maybe (from the library). go to bed. get up, go to work.
Date: March 30th, 2006 1:23 PM Author: Coiffed jewess business firm
not a ton. i sleep a lot cuz i am tired from work. i take walks (lots of nice places to go here, plus i live by a big lake). i eat out. i read. etc. etc.
Date: March 30th, 2006 1:26 PM Author: Coiffed jewess business firm
well i'm interested in finance so i spend a certain amount of time reading and looking at data about that. but otherwise, aside from reading and taking walks, no, i dont really have any other hobbies. but do young people really have hobbies? i mean, i dont know any young people that have model trains (which would prolly be fun actually) or do arts and crafts or whatever. that's kind of an old person's thing. young people have work.
i have a couple of friends but i dont see them a ton these days. now and then.
Date: March 30th, 2006 1:30 PM Author: Coiffed jewess business firm
save and invest. for that reason, if i got sick or laid off and couldnt work, i could last for many years. that makes me a lot happier and helps me sleep at night.
what hobbies do young people have? unless you count going to bars as a hobby.
Date: March 30th, 2006 1:40 PM Author: Coiffed jewess business firm
haha
yeah i used to play a ton of basketball. maybe i should get back into that. it's fun and very good for the body. now would be a good time too cuz it's starting to stay light later. i used to meet a lotta friends that way too. and you never have to ask them "so, what do you want to do?" :)
i could never do yoga because i am a big yeti with no flexibility! music, i have no ability re. that. i cant even read music.
Date: March 30th, 2006 1:28 PM Author: Coiffed jewess business firm
spending more doesnt make me much happier. when i travel for work i'm in a nice hotel with cable and internet. i spend more on food and stuff than i can imagine. 100 bucks a day sometimes.
it doesnt make me a whole lot happier. it's sorta cool but the novelty wears off after a while.
i can buy anything i want, short of like a Rolls Royce. that's no problem. i just don't want a whole lot.
Date: August 17th, 2006 1:30 PM Author: Dashing dun house son of senegal
Walking actually can be fun... But god knows it's not enough to fill a life, especially when you're not working long hours.
Don is one of the few people I know who really seems to lack the capacity to appreciate life. You could probably put the guy in a jail cell and and he'd be content, as long as he could think about the interest accruing on his bank deposits.