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hockey7318 posted...

It's information like this that reminds me why I love not living in a city. Instead I've got a $2,200 mortgage for a house with 4 bedrooms, 2.5 bathrooms, and an acre of land.

Now that I'm done bragging, I will say that even with rent at $1,500 and having money left to invest, that could easily be eaten into depending on what your student loan situation looks like and maybe the car payment is modest and not above your means. It could feel like you'd want a second job if you're hoping to visit your hometown back in Wisconsin more often like she said. Plane tickets aren't cheap and that'd be a hell of a drive to make on a regular basis.

Doesn't seem that outlandish to me to think about a second job in that situation.

Idk. If you are single with no kids and can't make an 80k salary work in Houston part of me thinks you are trying to live above your means. Again I don't know what her financial situation is like but assuming she isn't in crazy debt or struggling with loans an 80k salary is more than liveable.

And yeah rent is wild. I hate paying it but it's the most convenient and I am only here for the short term so wouldn't be smart buying right now, especially since the housing market looks like shit in most parts of Texas.