Do not live in Portsmouth itself with that salary.

My son’s girlfriend (recent environmental science graduate likely working a similar job as you) lives in Portsmouth with a roommate on $45K a year, but she’s always broke. Lol.

The apartment market is also very tight on the seacoast. Sometimes you’re battling with many others for a place. You must make 3 times the rent for most places to accept you.

My son lives in Dover. It’s a great area for young people and only a 25 minute drive to Portsmouth.

My son lives in Dover and loves it. He has a car, but if you live near downtown there is plenty for you, and you can Uber on a pinch.

I tracked in a notebook until about a decade ago when I started using Goodreads. If you use a kindle it tracks automatically, you can self log, and you can friend others ti see what they are reading or follow favorite authors.

Consider realistic fiction or memoirs about topics that interest you. This will help the books feel valuable while being more of a page Turner than nonfiction.

It’s your hobby; do as you wish. I personally would prefer to end at a chapter than mid chapter if possible, just to keep the storyline straight.

Seacoast rentals is a group to join.