For those of us who are still in the kitchen baking up the Canadian Dream (ie., renting): How Much Rent You Can Really Afford: Generally speaking, your rent should be somewhere around 30% of your income. Some people can stretch that figure a bit more, but for most people, 30% is a wise range that will allow you meet all your other living expenses and entertainment expenses and that will still allow you to save for retirement or to put money aside in case of an emergency. To figure out how much 30% would be, take your combined annual income and divide it by 40. (This is just a shortcut for taking 30% of your income and then dividing it across 12 months.) For instance, lets say you make $72,000 per year. $72,000 ÷ 40 = $1,800 per month -or- 30% of $72,000 = $21,600; $21,600 ÷ 12 = $1,800 Easy as pie! apartmenttherapy/how-much-rent-you-can-really-afford-renters-solutions-186462
Posted on: Wed, 25 Jun 2014 22:47:59 +0000
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