Is 89k a good salary in Los Angeles? No car payment and my rent is $500.

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If your expenses are that low, in California, I'd imagine you're okay but I don't quite know what the cost of living is like in California. But for a single person, sounds like a win to me, especially as you progress in your career, while maintaining relatively low expenses.

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How many roommates do you have to only pay $500/month for rent?

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lives with their parents probably

Your costs have nothing to do with whether that’s a fair salary. You have combined two separate issues: whether the salary is fair and whether you can get by on the salary.

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Good salary for what?

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$500 rent = live with grandparents or 6 roommates at 2,200 sq fy box

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or tent or rented, old used, street RV

A 1 bed apartment will require about 100k in a hcol area with no co-signer, so not there yet

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Move out of your parents house

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Where to get a rent like $500 in Los Angeles?

Live with your family?

Yes

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$500 rent?? Nice

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