POST SECONDARY TRAINING COST OF LIVING

By: Tanner Alexander

COST OF SCHOOL IN EASTERN OREGON MONTHLY (ONTARIO)

Housing= $0 Utilities= $0 Food= $0 Transportation= $50 Clothes= $25 Health care= $130 Personal Care= $50 Entertainment= $50 Miscellaneous= $50

HOUSING FOR ONTARIO If I were to go to school here in Ontario

the housing would cost me nothing because I could just live at home.

UTILITIES Since I will be living at home with my

parents I will not have to pay for any utilities.

FOOD 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.

TRANSPORTATION 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.

CLOTHES 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.

HEALTHCARE 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.

ENTERTAINMENT 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.

PERSONAL CARE 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.

MISCELLANEOUS 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.

COST OF SCHOOL IN WESTERN OREGON (COOS BAY)

Housing= $530 Utilities= $360 Food= $260 Transportation= $50 Clothes= $25 Health care= $130 Personal Care= $50 Entertainment= $50 Miscellaneous= $50

HOUSING 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.

UTILITIES Utilities would also cost me a lot of

money. It would cost $360 a month for heating, cable, internet, and cell phone bills.

TRANSPORTATION 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.

CLOTHES 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.

HEALTH CARE 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.

PERSONAL CARE 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.

ENTERTAINMENT 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.

MISCELLANEOUS 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.

TOTALS 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.

CHOICE If I had to choose, I would go to TVCC in

Ontario because it is going to cost me a ton less.