Post Secondary Training Cost of Living

1. By: Tanner Alexander Post Secondary Training Cost of Living

2. Housing= $0 Utilities= $0 Food= $0 Transportation= $50 Clothes= $25 Health care= $130 Personal Care= $50 Entertainment= $50 Miscellaneous= $50 Cost of school in eastern Oregon monthly (Ontario)

3. If I were to go to school here in Ontario the housing would cost me nothing because I could just live at home. Housing for Ontario

4. Since I will be living at home with my parents I will not have to pay for any utilities. utilities

5. Also, since I would be living at my own home, I would be able to eat what my parents cook me. So, I will not have to buy or make my own meals. Food

6. I drive a truck that my parents allow me to use. Though, they will probably start making me pay for my own gas sooner or later. So, I plan on probably spending somewhere around $45-$50 a month on gas which is probably more than I will need. transportation

7. For my clothing, I probably wont wear that much different clothes. Although, if I see something that I absolutely must have I might buy it. So, I will set aside about $25 a month for clothes even though I most likely wont use it all every month. Clothes

8. Since I am 18 now, I need to pay for my own healthcare. I do not plan on paying for my healthcare through work right off the bat. So, I will probably be spending around $130 monthly on healthcare. healthcare

9. For entertainment I shouldn’t spend to awful much, maybe around $50 a month. I shouldn’t be able to spend much because I have friends that I can hang out with in the area, plus on weekends I don’t do much unless I go hunting or fishing. So, the things that I do shouldn’t be very spendy. entertainment

10. I would only spend about $50 a month on personal care. All I would need to buy is tooth paste, shampoo, etc. Also, I might get a haircut every now and then. Personal Care

11. I wouldn’t spend to much money on stuff that’s out of the ordinary. Maybe spend about $50 a month on extra gas for traveling places to hunt or fish but that’s it. Miscellaneous

12. Housing= $530 Utilities= $360 Food= $260 Transportation= $50 Clothes= $25 Health care= $130 Personal Care= $50 Entertainment= $50 Miscellaneous= $50 Cost of School in Western Oregon (coos Bay)

13. Since I wouldn’t have my parents to mooch off of I would have to get my own one bedroom apartment which would cost me a good solid $530 a month. housing

14. Utilities would also cost me a lot of money. It would cost $360 a month for heating, cable, internet, and cell phone bills. Utilities

15. Transportation would cost me about $50 a month. If I were to go out of town for college I do not plan on bringing my truck with me. So, I will use public transportation. transportation

16. For the clothes I would still be in the same situation. I would wear all of my clothes that I have now, and possibly buy something if I like it. Clothes

17. Health care would stay the same. I would pay for it myself and I wouldn’t get a health care plan from work. So, I would be spending aroun $130 a month. Health care

18. I Would need all of the essentials like tooth paste, soap, shampoo, etc. Also, I may get a haircut every now and then. So, all of these things would put me at about $50 monthly. Personal care

19. For my entertainment I probably would just rent movies or watch TV, things of that nature. This would put me at about $50 a month. Entertainment

20. If I didn’t live in Ontario, I don’t think that I would need to buy much for myself. So, I would probably set aside $50 just in case there is something that I absolutely need. Miscellaneous

21. My monthly total to live in Coos Bay and go to college there would be around $1505. My monthly total to live in Ontario to go to college would be around $355. Totals

22. If I had to choose, I would go to TVCC in Ontario because it is going to cost me a ton less. Choice