Our kids do it on about $600/mo.

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Apr 18, 2017
5:16:40pm

soupie Contributor

Our kids do it on about $600/mo.

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How much should a BYU student budget for living expenses (apt/food) in a typical semester or per mo.(average lifestyle)?

kccougar All-American

4/18/17 5:10pm

$700 give or take

TheDeek

4/18/17 5:12pm

Those were the good old days. Seems impossible

Plato

4/18/17 5:14pm

Unless they have a car they'll need gas for, and paying for dates,

TheDeek

4/18/17 5:14pm

Our kids do it on about $600/mo.

soupie

4/18/17 5:16pm

does that include rent?

Nat Gas Man

4/18/17 5:20pm

Yep. $340 rent (includes util), 150 food, 100 gas & spending.

soupie

4/18/17 5:24pm

Which is amazing compared to most schools

donnerstag

4/18/17 5:29pm

Absolutely. Rent does bug me that they charge that

soupie

4/18/17 5:31pm

be careful what you ask for, the new places in Orem are as much as 2400/3 bd/3ba

Nat Gas Man

4/18/17 5:41pm

Not for students I don't think. Too far and not approved. You can

soupie

4/18/17 5:47pm

true, but you can expect Provo rents to creep up every year from now on

Nat Gas Man

4/18/17 5:55pm

In Palo Alto, you'd be very fortunate to rent a room for $1200/month

donnerstag

4/18/17 5:49pm

Yep that's why it's got to be seen compared to surrounding area.

soupie

4/18/17 5:54pm

Met some girls last week paying $5k a semester, just on housing

CFMcK

4/18/17 5:57pm

Don't blow tons of cash on an apartment.

WorfoSAUR

4/18/17 6:16pm

There are very few places left in provo for less than $340. The few remaining

OlanchoCoug

4/18/17 7:40pm

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BYUMizzou

4/18/17 7:04pm

You can get a pretty good apartment for $350. Most of my friends and I probably

OlanchoCoug

4/18/17 7:43pm

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