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    14 hours ago

    Wait what? Your rent is 10-15% of your income? What’s that like in absolute numbers?

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      14 hours ago

      Closer to 9% right now, 700 USD vs. 8k income after tax. But I generally don’t spend more than 1k regardless, it’s a hard limit for me.

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        13 hours ago

        The thought of 700USD for housing just gave me a boner

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        11 hours ago

        Do you work remotely? I’m finding it hard to imagine a high salary in a very low rent area.

        Where I live, 8000 net would be 150k a year. That’s a high salary around here and rent is not less than 2k a month for a basic apartment for one.

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          7 hours ago

          Yes I do, but my office is pretty much exactly 40 miles from where I live, so I could technically commute if I had to. Takes me about 45 min to get there on a good day, with traffic can be 1:15h.