'It’s reasonable to ask you to pitch in if you’re going to stick around. Still, you shouldn’t. And here’s why.'
My boyfriend and I live in different boroughs in New York City, and when the lockdown started, I basically moved in with him. Traveling between our apartments seemed too risky, especially since he has a condition that could make him more vulnerable if he got sick. I have two roommates and he only has one, plus his apartment is bigger, so it made more sense for us to be at his place. We’ve both been lucky enough to keep our jobs, working remotely for the foreseeable future.
My boyfriend and I are both 25 and not ready to officially move in together yet . Still, our relationship is going really well, and he has been a huge part of my support system during all of this, so it would suck to be apart. He’s not really choosing sides in the rent situation because his roommates is a close friend. It’s all been pretty civil, but I need to figure out what I’m going to do.
“The bottom line is that saving is paramount right now,” says Manisha Thakor, a financial adviser and founder of MoneyZen. When I asked her what amount you might offer if you really wanted to stay, she wouldn’t even hear of it. “You can’t afford to spend more money. With the economy so uncertain, you need a sizable emergency fund, enough to cover at least three months of expenses in a pinch. And your 20s are the most valuable savings years of your life.
A note on your 401, too: I know it seems ridiculous to prioritize retirement savings during a global health crisis where we’re all just taking things day by day. But the money you put into your 401 or IRA right now is worth its weight in gold, literally. “Because of compound interest, your 20s are the most valuable savings years you will ever have, and you will never be able to make up for them again,” says Thakor.
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