A studio in Lynnwood starts around $1600/month.

$25/hr is approximately $4300/month gross.

Renting a room would be cheaper and give you more to work with each month for other expenses.

Before you get that far, are those pillows not available from anywhere else??

If you're always going to be working 40 hours a week yes, you can definitely afford to live with a roommate and could likely afford to live alone if you made some sacrifices. If you wanna go by spending no more than a third of your income on rent that's about $1400, from taking a quick look at apartments available in Lynnwood there's a couple of one bedrooms and studios within that budget

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Take Home Calculator is saying $3370.83 a month with the assumption that OP will get 40 hours every single week (so a full-time job). If OP wants to live alone the hardest part might not be paying rent but qualifying for a rent to begin with. Most places in the Seattle area ask for 2.5 times the rent so that gives a budget of about ~$1400 to qualify. OP, listen to whoever said you need roommates!

So your choice to try to find a way to strong arm your Landlord, failed.🤷‍♀️

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Do you have any debt tht you're paying? I'm making 26 and it's feasible but tight.

I'd even go further to say it's likely closer to $3,000 a month.

No

Median income in Lynwood is $32k, This would put you around $50k. So yes should be doable.

roommate = it'll be fine

With all the taxes taken out of your paycheck probably closer to 3,500 a month…

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That's quite reasonable pay, but the big question is whether you're guaranteed full-time work for the long term, whether health benefits are included, and whether you need a car.

$25/hr is about $4000/month. You can easily find an apartment for $2000/month, and probably more like $1400/month for a good studio apartment. Less, if you're willing to live in Everett instead of Lynnwood.

Riding the bus and using a bicycle is cheaper than having a car - a bus pass is $90/month.

Food for one person is probably $300-400/month. There are other expenses like electricity, phone, and so on but rent and food are the biggest.

If you have to pay for your own health care, that is a large cost. I don't know the details. There are lower cost options like Community Health Centers, but if you have to have emergency surgery in a hospital that would be catastrophic to your budget unless you have health insurance.

Getting into an apartment may be difficult...I see one for example that says "must have 1 year employment history, $3500 verifiable earned income, excellent credit score". So that's another hurdle.

I would ask for a sample budget of someone local. This seems very light for nearly anywhere in western wa. Rents are crazy high- and pricing for everything has been steadily increasing. Could it be done? Sure. How comfortable you would be remains yet to be decided.

With a roommate possibly

Why Jersey Mike’s more expensive in Washington?

I’ve lived on less there. But you’ll be renting a room in a house with other people; likely not your own place. If you’re ok with that you should be fine. A room will be between $700 and $1000 in a decent area.

University Of Washington quad in Seattle.

Where are these trees?

True, there are some very bizarre parking strategies there and you can get "parked in" a bit (or maybe a lot) sometimes!

Its crescent bay, next to salt creek

I have quit trying to park in the lot, when I take my truck. Folks park in the entryway and exit, and I can’t fit to get out. Even with a pass, I park just outside so I don’t get stuck in the lot.

Absolutely true. Who else was this made for. Not to mention now all income can be considered an excise tax.