how much money would you save?
I was having trouble figuring out how much money to save for this move. Here is the situation. Imagine you live in PA and just graduated college. And you want to move to California. You dont know what part yet, but you need to save money. You get a factory job that pays 10.00 an hour, full-time to save up. (12 hr shifts, 3 days a week) How much would you save before you quit the factory and finally go to California to live? And it would be on your own, no family, or friends. I was thinking around 15,000? Would that be not enough? With the factory job you are only able to make 20,000 a year without taxes.
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- California is pretty expensive, but $15,000 sounds about a good start for you. You should save about 3 to 6 months worth of rent. Make sure you have a job lined up before you come, or at least some interviews. I do, however, recommend a roommate because it's expensive to live here in California. It doesn't have to be forever, you can get a roommate for like a year or maybe 6 months, then move out on your own. I also recommend getting a new career once you get to California. Factory work is not going to pay the bills. Good luck!
- It depends on where in California. In San Diego County area apartments rent for about $900 a month for a 1 bedroom. Nothing special, just your eceryday apartment. Gas has been coming down it is about $3.05 but you can find a few places at $2.99 Do your research on what area you want to move to and look online to see what jobs are offered and what they pay is.
- I would recommend using whatever money you save to educated yourself for a better paying job. Granted the wages pay more in California but the costs of living are insane. Ensure yourself a better opportunity, and then maybe you could land a job where the employer will actually pay you something to move there. Good luck.
