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VampireCoyote posted...

Dont commute at all, secretly live in the building

haha thought about it

right now im just heavily leaning on the 1400 to say fuck it its furnished, its only for ayear its 22 min drive

ahhj ok

PraetorXyn posted...

I was advising the cheaper one, assuming that one was the smaller town. If the more expensive one is furnished though that may be a good reason to do it. If the cheaper one at least has appliances, you can make do with a futon and milk crates if you have to though.

well cheaper one would be the 45 min commute @PraetorXyn

@PraetorXyn

you think giveneverythignits still better to get the furnished 1400 one with half the commute compared to the 970$ one?

im assumign insurance would be 200-250 max proly less

out of that 600-800 i would prolly be paying 130-150 a month for gas and the rest for whatever

I will eye closely on my food intake as I do need to start learning to cook and eat healthier

PraetorXyn posted...

Its been a long time since I lived in a city but electric was pretty low for me at least. I was in a suburb of Chicago and it was like $35 a month for my 1 bedroom apartment. Where I live now its like $350+ lol.

I may have misinterpreted the OP though. I meant to vote for living in the smaller town, and I still lean that way with your explanation. I was pulling home $5000 a month after taxes (except when I was between contracts, and then I made nothing) when I had rent in the $1400 range. It seems like that would be a real struggle to keep up with on $38K a year, as Im assuming a big chunk of that money would go to taxes and insurance and investment etc.

My take home these days is less than half my salary, because taxes and insurance etc come out of it, 9% or so is invested into 401K, 3% into a company matched stock plan, and so on.

after dental/health insurance plus tax. I think I would take home 2100-2300$ a month and then adding in rent etc @PraetorXyn

@PraetorXyn

I wish I could update my OP but here is the situation

situation

new job 38k a year after taxes rolly 30k (I know its low but im taking this job for 1-2 years as a huge resume booster as this field is kinda hard to get into, i know pay is dogshit etc but it is what it is )

Commute 20-22 mins, for 2bd 1420$ month almost all utilities included besides electric for 1420$ aprt is mostly furnished (aside from tvs)

or commute

42-50 mins away for 980$ a month but no utilities included, I think electric is going to be double here since this is in a bigger city if that makes sense

yeah i understand

if the $970 place has base water for 60 and electric according to google is between 120-170 month then that would be 250 on top of my 970 rent which is still Ithink 200 cheaper than $1400 2bd place

i still need to figure out gas tho for the longer commute

@UndefeatedGOAT

im not too social so not too worried about that but with my previous development

I think I will just number crunch estimates and see if immaking 200-300$ more or how much less if I do the longer vs shorter

Winterking posted...

I'm tempted to agree with them, assuming you can afford that monthly rent. Have you looked at your monthly budget? If that leaves you a little skint, how would you feel about/could you sublet the other bedroom or get a roommate?

@winterking

i could get roomate but dont want to, after taxes I assume I make 30-31k and think after all my food gas expense i will still net money albeit not very much

they say since its furnished mostly all utlites that at worst ill be only making 250-350$ more monthly if I take the aprt thats 400$ less but that has no utilties paid for

PiOverlord posted...

before doing it all over again tomorrow.

is the same job just wondering where to get a place

most new coworkers think 45 mins is a lot

@Arcanine2009

thoughts on that as well above ^

even with my 38k salary
a close friend says just take the 1400$ month even if 2-3 months you wont commute much because its only a place I wil stay for 1-2 years tops and can alwys get aprt cheaper after 1 yr and its furnished

@winterking
found a place thats a double bdrom 22 mins away thats 1400$ month all I have to pay is electric which is supposedly 30-60$ average a month

so either commute 45 mins for a 1 or 2bd for 970$ month no utilties or

1420$ month plus electric for furnished 2bd aprt

what do you guys think?

@Winterking

found a place 22 mins away from work MAYBE available

its 1100/month which is 100-150$ more than the 45 min commute but its an aprt complex mainly for college students

its furnished and not sure how good bad the internet is, ima call tomorrow to see if I can get a spot and if so ask about internet etc

Winterking posted...

What's the neighborhood/area for this option in terms of safety? This might be a good "split the difference" kind of deal.

ILL have an update tomorrow

@froghunter75

just called the local businesses near there and they said they ever there at night but the one guy said he is 'strapped so they better not be foolin" but he wouldnt recommend living there but if you keep head down he sid its not bad but the projects are right behind the house \

@winterking

you are absolutely right I will cook more., im now worried more about safety.
if it was about money I wouldn't have taken this job I see this job as an investment to move up in this field if that makes sense. its in athletics and ned to start from bottom up, cant see myself being at this job for more than 3 years unless i get a def pay bump

if the house in town where I work wasnt in a bad neighborhood I would have taken it

FlyEaglesFly24 posted...

Fuck that long commute

yeah im not looking forward to it at all

@Arcanine2009

you dontthink maybe the cops are exaggerating etc

ima call a couple local businesses and see

@arcanine2009

@mastingman

there was a development where after talking to police both officers said they wouldnt recommend me living in the only options intown that are available due to bad area

any other thoughts?

Tyranthraxus posted...

Had a stray bullet come into the apartment when I was really young. Didn't hit anyone thankfully. That was in Brooklyn.

that sounds scary

Questionmarktarius posted...

I grew up rural goddamn nowhere Missouri, where there was no "good" side of town at all - at that was even before meth.

what do you mean

wondering if anyone has ever beenin a situation

its not bad bad part of town just a rougher spot

off of this topic below

https://gamefaqs.gamespot.com/boards/400-current-events/80498593

I called the plice and the house closest to my work is in a bad part of the town next to projects and the cops said they would not live inthat house at all shince gunshots are fired there every other night or sometimes nightly but its behind my house (projects are behind it)

is it worth it to take the cheap ass house for rent rather than commuting or just do the 40-45min commute?

the local cops say commute and so does my friends and fam but what do you all think?

@noxObscuras and @arcanine2009
found another town about 25 mins away that has rent 200$ cheaper than the 45 mincommute, not as much food options but I am now considerign that

@NoxObscuras

I wish I could edit my Original post,.

i wonder if it would be as lopsided as it is now.

what do you think overall?

Illuminoius posted...

i used to not appreciate food options when i was younger, but nowadays it's a pretty big deal for me

I eat only takeout 90% of time so I need to be better with that tbh more healthier

i am able to get by onmy dogshit 35-38k salary due to frugal kinda

sadly because of that I will be looking at parts 40 misn away ^

I just called the police dpt of small town the only two spots available are in high crime and both officers said its a bi-nightly occurrence that shots are fired

should i take that into consideration? thepolice officer said that its best to commute if its between the two places im looking at or commuting..

@gmanthebest

it is in the south

I am SHOCKED its so one sided thoughtit would be atleast 70-30

i think im not gonna commute if gfaqs is in UNANIMOUS decision

GibraItar posted...

You don't make enough to pay for the gas

I make 38k after taxes prolly 32-34k i assume

but thats ok since im doing it for just 1 year

Patriotwolf posted...

How much would you be making at the short commute job?

38k

way too late but stil good idea imo

gonna call tomorrow and see.

LMAO

is this real?

TheGoldenEel posted...

Id find a better resume booster, as $38k is $18 an hour and commuting that far, or relocating for that, seems like a bad deal either way

ya but its in atheltics and these jobs are tough as fuck to get sadly so I have to grit it out

downside is its tough to even get a place in the new town!!

@cjsdowg

you speak from experience

it is tough to get places in the new place tho that's the downside

than you for all the comments, even my fam says look shorter

all my jobs ive had all are within 5-10 min driving for me and it makes sense overall to do that if possible

@A_Good_Boy

I do agree it seems silly but it is a big factor for me!

@blackhound my dad thinks I should do shorter commute because of what others said, it adds up. i agree with him and similar thoughts

after awhile i wont like it as much

Fluttershy posted...

you think 'just drive 40-45 minutes now' but that shit adds up.

thats what my friend in the industry said especially the 1-2 nights a week i wont get home till late

@fluttershy

im a big jrpg fan, i liked it but it is kinda overrated a tad

i hated the chapter 9 difficulty spike it was stupid

anyone got any thoughts or been in similar situation?

I was thinking just commute 40-45 mins. it would suck since some nights I wont get back to my place till 1-2am due to late shift but the fact I have more food options might make me happy and I can do work calls on rive back home?

new job im doing for 1-2 years just for resume booster

making 38k a year

if I commute 45 mins away its because ill live in a bigger city (pop of well over 200-220k) so legit way more food options for me (kinda big)

if I choose to live in the small town (pop of 16k) still decent food options but nowhere near as much as the bigger city and i wouldn't have legit as many food options but id be saving on gas and car mileage.

also cost of living for rent would be equal, i would just prolly be in a house same sq ft as the aprt , may need to furnish fridge or washer/dryer in the new town (if I dont want laundromat)

to edit* really don't care about the social or even dating side of things at all, food options are the biggest thing vs gas and car mileage is what im mostly pondering over

samsungsalt posted...

Depending on how much its going to cost to move furniture just leave or sell your old stuff and take the money you wouldve spent moving on new furniture. Thats what Ive done for most of my out of state moves, over 90% of my stuff is boxes and only bring furniture if its still in good shape or too expensive to replace.

yea this seems to be the play and I dont have a lot of furniture either biggest thing is my bed and sofa which are rather large but ill try to sell at a big discount

thanks or responses,

i just got to see if I can sell some of my stuff, I have a 64inch mart tv im tryignto sell for 100-150$ i think itll sell, ill prolly transit my 48in one or sell it.