Don ' t got much , but I could find you something <| sep |> The fortyplus hours would be if I moved into a cheaper area and rented out an apartment without any roommates . If I could find a shared place in my current area , then ideally , I ' d like to stay at around thirty hours a week . Now that I think about it though , the financial demands of either option would probably be about the same . If I were to move out of town , I could probably rent out an entire apartment of my own for around $ 500 whereas , if I were to stay in my current area and find a shared apartment , I ' d still be looking at about $ 500 a month in rent . It seems like having roommates would make it slightly easier to scrape by though . Also , if I were to move into a cheaper area , I might have a harder time finding a job that pays over $ 7 . 25 an hour the minimum wage in my state . Regardless of where I live , I ' ll need to be making at least $ 9 or $ 10 an hour , if I ' m going to be able to afford any kind of rent .