Will make 170-200k NYC all in next year NYC. Max I can drop on rent?

I will be making all in 170-200K all in at a BB in IBD division. $25 daily meal allowance. No student debt/loans at all. I am a firm believer in splurging more on rent for my mental health lol so would it be crazy to spend $3k on rent? Or should I try to keep it at like $2.1-$2.5k? Any thoughts. 

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What’s base? Would be careful with spending on rent off bonus. Not only is that coming 6-12 months into your start, it’s kind of demoralizing to watch your actually monthly paycheck get wiped on rent.

If 110 base, I’d do max of like 2500. Each paycheck on $110 base comes out to around $2500 after taxes/401k/etc, so then one paycheck each month goes to rent and other pays for the rest of your life. Save bonus and you’re in a good spot

 

I'd assume pay is biweekly, but even then, that's coming out to $5000 after tax a month. Annually that's $60000 a year. That's almost a 50% effective tax rate on your base. Either this guy is wrong or you get a decent sum back when you do taxes. Last possibility is NYC is just a shit hole and the confiscatory tax rates are even worse than I thought lol

 

I paid $3.2k in rent as a first year analyst because having a nice place to come home to was a priority. I still went out, did fun things and saved $30k. It’s all a matter of priorities and living within your budget. 

 

How do they allow that with the 40x rule? Did you work at CVP or something

 

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