Submitted by Green_Horn18 t3_zz7n11 in personalfinance
clearwaterrev t1_j2f9mqm wrote
Reply to comment by Green_Horn18 in 20 years old and moving out. How much to spend on rent? by Green_Horn18
Is the $104/ month car insurance cost because you have insurance bundled with your parents' policies? When you move out and have a new address, you'll need to get your own policy, and the cost may increase. It's rare for 20 year olds to have inexpensive insurance just because young people are riskier to insure, on average.
> - $50-$100 misc. category
This may be accurate if you are super frugal, but I suspect your actual costs will be higher. Think about everything you might spend your money on in the course of a typical year: new housewares (towels, bedding, cooking equipment, small appliances), oil changes, gifts for others, social activities with friends, new clothes and shoes, contacts/ glasses if you need them, dentistry costs not covered by insurance, vehicle registration fees, travel/ vacations, replacement electronics, furniture, parking,
It's hard to predict how much you'll spend on all of these things, but with your budget you are only allocating up to $1,200 for the entire year, and that seems unlikely to me.
Green_Horn18 OP t1_j2ffgy6 wrote
I agree that isn’t not realistic for a single person with a home. My budget will definitely increase at that point. And yes, my overall budget is more than $6,000-$7,000/year. But typically I spend $600-$700/month throughput most of the year currently.
I am very frugal and try to save money on things I don’t really care about. I would like to spend more on my living situation, but I suppose it would be best to put that towards a home I own, not rent.
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