Total internship earnings vs. relocation costs — surplus or shortfall, plus a weekly spending budget.
Run the numbers.
Enter pay, hours, and the cost of getting there — see if the math works.
THE VERDICT
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TOTAL EARNINGS—pay + bonusTOTAL COSTS—relocation + livingSURPLUS—after all costs
The budget
Weekly spending
Budgeted food + other costs, per week:
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Earnings = hourly pay × hours/week × weeks, plus any bonus or stipend. Costs = deposit + rent × months + travel + (food + other) × months. Surplus = earnings + current savings − costs. Weekly spending = budgeted food + other costs converted to a weekly figure; the cushion is what's left per week beyond the budget. Gross pay — taxes will take a bite.
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