Google employee lives in 16' box truck to avoid Bay Area rents

Re:Google employee lives in 16' box truck to avoid Bay Area ... by joshua4 on Tuesday October 20, 2015 @08:18PM (#10422782)

Paying $1000 / month for rent is expensive? For a GOOGLE employee?

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Re:Google employee lives in 16' box truck to avoid Bay Area ... by shaftway on Wednesday October 21, 2015 @01:34AM (#10423886)

Google pays well, but it's not infinite money. Especially for a new grad with no savings, college debt, and before any equity kicks in.

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Re:Google employee lives in 16' box truck to avoid Bay Area ... by dajohnson89 on Tuesday October 20, 2015 @10:05PM (#10423179)

Umm, if you can find a decent place in the bay area for $1000/mo, do let me know.

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Re:Google employee lives in 16' box truck to avoid Bay Area ... by ViViDboarder on Tuesday October 20, 2015 @10:46PM (#10423368)

He said by splitting with roommates in the blog post. That's possible if you get a 3+ bedroom unit and split amongst that many people.

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