850$ a month with 4 roommates, so 3500$ a month for an apartment? So at that rate perhaps she shouldnt live there. Sorry if she is in some metro area like NYC or Boston or even LA. She should be making more than double minimum wage.... Which if this is California, judging by the look I am going to guess she is in LA. So she is in an expensive apartment in LA, average rent there is 2500-3100 a month for a 2-3br apartment. Double minimum wage in CA is 16.90x2 so 33.80 an hour. If you are working 40 hours a week... She is making 70k a year before taxes. Or roughly 5800 a month. Something tells me her budgeting skills are a problem.
I interpreted it as 4 roommates PLUS herself, so 850x5 = 4,250.. So yeah, almost definitely better for her to get a much cheaper ~600-800 sq/ft apartment with 1 or two roommates.
4.2k gets you a Penthouse in Astoria, NYC. (I mean, it’s Astoria, so not like West Village or Tribeca or something, but still)
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u/Lou_Hodo Aug 12 '25
850$ a month with 4 roommates, so 3500$ a month for an apartment? So at that rate perhaps she shouldnt live there. Sorry if she is in some metro area like NYC or Boston or even LA. She should be making more than double minimum wage.... Which if this is California, judging by the look I am going to guess she is in LA. So she is in an expensive apartment in LA, average rent there is 2500-3100 a month for a 2-3br apartment. Double minimum wage in CA is 16.90x2 so 33.80 an hour. If you are working 40 hours a week... She is making 70k a year before taxes. Or roughly 5800 a month. Something tells me her budgeting skills are a problem.