Years ago, when I was looking for my very first apartment, it all seemed so overwhelming. How in the world was I supposed to know which apartments to look at? Sure, I wanted it to be in a nice area of town. And, yes, I wanted a place that would be close to my work. But how much could I afford? It really seemed like maybe this was some arbitrary number. Luckily, I figured how how to budget reasonably BEFORE I signed my first lease. And I never had to find out what it was like to be paying rent that was way over what my home budget would allow.
The first key to figuring out how to budget reasonably is to know EXACTLY how much money you will bring in each month.
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