My wife and I together make 450 TC (180 and 270) . We live on the 180 k pay heck while I save my 270. We have two kids, moving to the Bay Area from the east would it possible to continue with this lifestyle , looking to rent ? We are frugal with our money, My initial guess I would need to step in. It not sure how much of my paycheck would go. Has anyone been through a similar situation?

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Depends on how old kids are. If they both need childcare—probably not.

2K daycare * 2*12 plus 5k/month rent (conservative) = 108k per year.

My kids are 5 and 3, so I assume one would be in school and the other in day care

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