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Plane_Ad_9526 t1_j9wlyb9 wrote

One way to get an answer is to crunch the numbers and come up with a budget. I’m sure everyone on this thread will give their two cents on the numbers I’ve used below, but take them with a grain of salt and play with the figures yourself.

-Rent ($1,400) -Utilities( water, electric/natural gas) ($300) -Cell phones/Internet ($200) -Groceries ($600) -Gas ($200) -Car Insurance ($100) -Retirement ( if applicable, not sure benefits from your home country) -Gym membership ($80) -Miscellaneous cash on hand ($800)

Leaving ~$1,000 without retirement contributions that can be put aside for savings/emergency fund (~20% of take home pay).

Hope this helps

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siditumart OP t1_j9wpy4z wrote

Thank you a lot. It is very helpful to get an idea about these numbers. You're the best!

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Slight_Awareness_769 t1_j9wqznm wrote

If you're UConn faculty you could use the UConn gym for 360/year or 540/yr with plus one. So the gym bill is probably about half that.

Car insurance would be a little less(ask your coworkers) and you would pay an annual tax on the car, depending on how new it is

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BluenotesBb t1_j9yqd4p wrote

This is a really accurate budget. I would just add to have a little savings for when the taxes hit every year on the car.

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apothecarynow t1_ja05x1e wrote

Gym memberships are 80 bucks now? Holy crap. I was paying like 30 a year ago or so

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Plane_Ad_9526 t1_ja0evf8 wrote

I was thinking $80 for both of them, but I still might be on the high end. Rather overstate than under.

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