a grand a month

[mrbreak]

Hello,
1st time poster.(21yrs old)

Right now i've got a 6yr plan of graduating from vet school and moving to Kauai. There is no doubt that i'll be moving there, but I will want to payoff my student loans as fast a possible. Do you think it is possible to live in kauai on 1-2000 dollars a month? If I can manage that i'll have my loan paid in two years, a major plus. I'm a frugle student right now (most of my clothes are probably 4+ yrs old) and i'm more about hanging out then going out. Any responses wont change my mind about moving, but could give me some encouragment.

thanks...

[pzarquon]

What will your source of income be? If you plan on generating that $1,000 a month while on Kauai, you'll definitely find your dollar won't go as far as you thought it will. After all, budgeting $800 a month for housing, utilities, and other related expenses doesn't leave a lot of wiggle room (food, transportation, etc.).

I suppose you could share an apartment or rent a room, college kid style...

[helen]

Transportation cost might be issue. Kauai has a very limited public transportation system (http://www.kauai.hawaii.gov/Default.aspx?tabid=208) compared to Oahu.

[DaveNSoKona]

I can't speak for living on Kauai but here on the Big Island there are lots of options if you can make, or already have, some contacts. We have hired a few carpenters and some other construction workers in the past year to build our drying deck/storage building. Many of them save money by living in an ohana or coffee shack owned by friends. Some do maintenance work for the friend/owner to help pay for the accommodation. If you don’t know, a coffee shack is typically a structure without utilities, they sometimes have an outhouse.

One guy was living in a tent on property owned by his uncle. We let him stay in our ohana while he was working for us rent-free.

I don't see you surviving on Kauai on $1-2000 unless you can land a similar type of situation.

[mrbreak]

Sorry, i meant 1-2000 a month for housing.

[cezanne]

Wow that's 6 years down the road! I'd worry about getting my degree first. :)

[scrivener]

Sorry, i meant 1-2000 a month for housing.

Sometimes, I hate my job. :(






(self-pity mode: off)
I don't think you'll have a problem if that's what you're allowing yourself for housing.