Sweet_Signature165 t1_jegc892 wrote on March 31, 2023 at 8:27 PM

I just looked at 1BRs for rent in Pawtucket and they’re around $1,000-1,5000/mo so if it’s just you and no big bills, you absolutely can. That’s about $18k a year in rent. If you don’t have a huge grocery bill (we do have aldi here which is great!) the only other big bill you may have would be heating/cooling costs depending on the method where you rent. Many NE homes still have oil tanks. Totally doable and RI (New England in general) is an amazing place to live.

vololov t1_jegs4l1 wrote on March 31, 2023 at 10:17 PM

It's rare to see below 1,500 in my experience. (Just got a new rental for April).

pmk0286 t1_jegtqnt wrote on March 31, 2023 at 10:29 PM

ALDI for the win. Shopping here (and making coffee at home if you are someone who goes out for coffee daily) is an easy way to save a lot of money.

Same for cell phone/internet…check out T Mobile 5G internet, I sliced my bill in half. Was paying Cox 100 dollars a month just for internet, now paying only 50.

degggendorf t1_jeh3xfk wrote on March 31, 2023 at 11:46 PM

Right on with Aldi, it's so good that every other grocery store is ruined for me. Hard to find anything, and when I do find what I want I'm appalled by the price.

As for internet, FIOS has been great for us if it's available in your/OP's area. $39.99/month all-in for 300/300 MBIT up/down. Has never changed since we signed up like 3 years ago. Turns out, competition is good and when Verizon has to fight Cox and others, we win.

pmk0286 t1_jeh5iib wrote on March 31, 2023 at 11:59 PM

I live in an area where Cox was the only option for quite some time..no FioS yet but very happy with T mobile