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chaus_nomi t1_jdxapk7 wrote

Reply to comment by Evening_Midnight7 in Is $25/hr job full time enough to live in Lynnwood Washington? by BlueJerrico

I'd even go further to say it's likely closer to $3,000 a month.

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RexRawrRex t1_jdxgevc wrote

Take Home Calculator is saying $3370.83 a month with the assumption that OP will get 40 hours every single week (so a full-time job). If OP wants to live alone the hardest part might not be paying rent but qualifying for a rent to begin with. Most places in the Seattle area ask for 2.5 times the rent so that gives a budget of about ~$1400 to qualify. OP, listen to whoever said you need roommates!

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Evening_Midnight7 t1_jdxmg1f wrote

Yeah probably… whatever my hourly wage is set at, I always subtract at least three dollars from that and consider that to be my actual wage. So ridiculous

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chaus_nomi t1_jdxmzjg wrote

I've got a retirement plan, and between that, taxes, and health insurance, my take home pay is usually about 65% of what I make hourly.

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Evening_Midnight7 t1_jdxo05q wrote

Really an actual living wage, one where you maybe have a chance to save some money each month, pay all your bills, buy food, and afford anything else that comes up, would be at least 30 dollars per hour. Especially considering what rent costs here. So many jobs are trying to pay people around 20-22 dollars an hour here. Or even less.

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