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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Rent is widely variable.  Personally, I can't comprehend how 20/30-somethings are paying rents of $2k+ in Arlington and DC.  If you have the time to shop around you can really narrow down both cost & location...but again you've gotta have the time and flexibility.
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A few of my friends do this (they're all 23-25).  Yes, they live in "luxury" apartments in Clarendon and the like ("luxury" because the apartments are newly and cheaply built, full of other recent grads and Friday nights/the weekends are an absolute madhouse) the like, BUT:

- they live in the basement apartments
- they live 2-3 people to a 1BD/1BD+den
- they walk just about EVERYWHERE and if they take Uber, they split the fare between 4-5 people
- they pregame heavily before going out, and if they go to the club/bar, they scrimp on drinks
- don't shop for clothes often or wear clothes until they've fallen apart (I've seen a number of them wear visibly ripped clothes to work)
- not always, but usually, rely on the family to pay for things like cell phone bills[/quote]

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