If this post isn't allowed I will delete it.
I am 22 and my girlfriend is 21. We've been together 5 years, and we plan on moving out together, but we're concerned with how comfortable we will be. I work full time at a law firm as a paralegal, and she works full time as a cashier. Combined, we make 2400/month take home. We plan on renting a two bedroom apartment for $600.00 a month. Our monthly debts are $200. Utilities will be around $150. We have calculated around $250 a month for food.
Currently, we have all the furniture we need besides a couch. Combined, we have around $12,000 in savings. She has a brand new car her parents pay for and I have a beater from 2002.
I believe this is all the information I can really think of. We are concerned that we will run into financial hardships. We have never lived on our own before, so we're nervous about taking the plunge. Any advice or insight would be appreciated.
EDIT: I have my bachelor's degree in paralegal studies preparing to go to law school, and she is going to school for library science.
Submitted September 23, 2018 at 10:10AM by TexastoastFTW https://ift.tt/2xzhtab
