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[quote=Anonymous]Ok this spreadsheet is really misleading, but yes you can find a two bedroom for $1400 - Lloyd Apartments in Del Rey has good reviews so I think that estimate is fair. Alternatively, if you own a condo, it's reasonable that this could be your mortgage. But, for the others -

1) Childcare bill of $1700? Are both the kids under 3? If so, I'll give that to you but if even one of them is 5+, then I think this is inflated. Not everyone uses expensive centers in the heart of DC. A lot of us use licensed in-home providers. 
2) Healthcare bill of $1577/month?! Does anyone actually spend this much? We spend about $300/month for the whole family and I realize not everyone gets as good a deal as we do, but even with double the premium, it wouldn't come anywhere near this article's estimate. 
3) $607 on transport? Our car payments + gas + insurance is < $350/month. Does WaMu assume everyone pays $300/month in parking? Or maybe they assume you're paying for your SmartTrip out of pocket - but the vaste majority of DC residents don't.

I won't slam the food estimate but we spend that much buying organic and eating a lot of meat - we definitely are not going low-cost on our food. I'm sure a family on a tight budget could get by with less. [/quote]

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