just playing devil&#x27;s advocate here but since when do you NEED to spend less than 30% of your take home on rent to survive?<p>There are people out there paying 50% or more of their take home on their rent&#x2F;mortgage I imagine - it&#x27;s just not really considered to be wise move in most cases. 1200&#x2F;mo for a 1 bed doesn&#x27;t even sound that bad for what&#x27;s supposed to be the most expensive city to live in America. I know people in DC who spend 1800&#x2F;mo on a studio and that&#x27;s pretty average. You could easily share a room and cut your rent in half if you were smart&#x2F;willing.