was just looking at salaries and what they amount to post-tax, and how does anyone afford to live in HCOL cities with a resident salary? It comes out to ~4k post-tax per month - if 1k is food, 1k is car / insurance, 1k is loans / utilities, that leaves 1k for rent?? wtf?? < I'm from canada with a significantly high COL. Lived in a 7 bedroom home and that was ~600 in bills. How would one person even amount to 1k in utilities?? < I said loans + utilities, some of us have loans that would amount to ~$500 on REPAYE. And okay, your rent might be $600, but it's ridiculous that as adults we need to have 6 roommates to afford rent... < 1k/month on food is super high, cooking and meal prep will save you lots < UCSF/Stanford gives housing stipends + below market rate subsidized housing < What about NYC programs? There's limited subsidized housing if any and rent is expensive af... < Please drop interviews from NYC programs and please do not rank them high. lolll
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#191Mar 21
I know some residents in major cities have to ask parents/family for financial support because they can't cover the COL with the resident salary < absolutely ridiculous. not everyone has that kind of support, and even for those who do it shouldn't come to that! < your privilege is showing. No one said don't ask ur parents, they said it shouldn't have to come to that. You are probably 25+ and still have to ask your parents for help financially to afford to have a place to live even with a salary and you don't see a problem with that? We get it your parents have money. Weird flex on an anonymous page where everyone is an otter or flying frog < LMAO your response made me laugh and I appreciate the support! I don't think that person understood the point I was making... :')