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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Why do you need metro and parking? Parking makes it more difficult. Why do you need a car? Sell it and take cabs instead, it's cheaper. [/quote]

Metro for work.  Parking because I travel a lot on the weekends, sometimes during the week, and have a lot of people I visit nearby who are not metro or cheap cab accessible.  Car is paid for, and the cost for zipcar or something of the like would come close to negating the cost for parking.

I fully admit I have a standards problem, and they could somewhat easily be adjusted.  My question has more to do with what an actual reasonable amount to spend on rent is if I get a lot of utility out of where I live.

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All depends on how much you want to save.

Personally, I would not want to spend all that much money on a car. Parking in apartment buildings tend to cost at least $200. Plus insurance is at least hundred or two a month, right? Plus gas and repairs. You're talking 500 a month.

I hate living in crappy housing so I understand. But it might make more sense to save up for a down payment so you are sinking money into an investment rather than rent. So I'd cap housing and parking costs at 2300 a month and start aggressively saving. Then you can buy a nice place.
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