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[quote=Anonymous]For one person:

- Apartment near a metro station in Adams Morgan, Arlington or DTSS. Shared with one roommate or partner. No children. $1000/mo
- No car, uses transit + a handful of uber or lyft trips. $200/mo
- Student loan payments of say, $300/month. $300/mo
- iPhone + unlimited data. $110/mo
- Utilities including fios and Netflix, Hulu, and HBO NOW, split with roommate or partner. $150/mo
- Gym membership with trendy yoga/pilates/barre classes. $100/mo
- Twice a week Pumpkin Spice Lattes at Starbucks or fancy hipster coffee shop. $100/mo
- Twice a week fast-casual or office-cafeteria lunches. $200/mo
- Weekly brunch with bottomless mimosas. $200/mo
- Groceries from a "normal people" store like Safeway, Aldi, or Giant...supplemented by farmers market produce. $500/mo
- Weekly happy hours. $200/mo
- Yearly vacation (international flight, but with lower-cost hostel. Some shopping, mixed restaurants and street food, drinking/going out). $2000/year
- Weekly "night out on the town" involving a few drinks and a Lyft ride. $400/mo
- Semi-yearly wardrobe updates of professional and "athleisure" clothing. $2000/year
- Hair care (cut, color, styling stuff). $100/mo
- Cosmetics. $50/mo

My total of that is $47,320. I think all those numbers are fairly low and don't include stuff like insurance, savings, etc. Living with someone helps a lot.
With that math, which I feel is low and doesn't i[/quote]

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