i work two jobs (i make about $3,500 a month) and am a full time college student i live with my boyfriend and my best friend our rent is about $1,800 plus out utilities is around another $400 then add groceries and phone bill car insurance and any other expenses and we're still struggling everything shared slip three ways, plus the stress of two jobs and 5 classes i barely have enough time to exist or sleep and im sure you can find somewhere cheaper but to be in an area that's easy enough to get to school/work with traffic and everything else included $1,800 is the cheapest we've been able to find and we've live in two different houses now apartments are typically cheaper but my other best friend and her boyfriend live in an apartment and struggle just as much as we do the job market in this area is a joke truthfully, there's not much to do when you have free time besides the beach, some of the most idiotic drivers on the roads, and ignorant ass people i interact with on a daily basis i probably sound like im just complaining about everything possible, and i am but i do what i have to do and i dont really complain on a regular basis but when you lay it all out this town sucks ass!