How do people survive on like $60k (or worse) in a big city like DC or NY?
Also which city, given the same salary, would a person's lifestyle be better in, DC or NY?
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Re: Surviving on public interest salary in a big city
roommates, outer boroughs and the realization that you will never be able to own property where you are working. then again, big law people will probably never be able to buy in NYC either.
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Re: Surviving on public interest salary in a big city
The same way most of the country does it.
It's very doable in DC--I worked on a 60k salary for several years before law school. Just need to find a reasonably priced living situation (<$1,500 is very doable) and and not be too wasteful. You'll still be able to take vacations, save, go out, etc.
If you have massive loans, that's a different story. But your school might have a good LRAP type program for that for PI type work.
It's very doable in DC--I worked on a 60k salary for several years before law school. Just need to find a reasonably priced living situation (<$1,500 is very doable) and and not be too wasteful. You'll still be able to take vacations, save, go out, etc.
If you have massive loans, that's a different story. But your school might have a good LRAP type program for that for PI type work.
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Re: Surviving on public interest salary in a big city
60k = 42k after taxes
If you're using PLSF, consider it equal to a biglawlbro paying 54k/year into loans but without all the obligations to look like you have money
similar lifestyle to an indebted biglawyer in the short term, solid average income in the long term; it's not that bad (but yeah, no property owning in NYC/SF/etc)
If you're using PLSF, consider it equal to a biglawlbro paying 54k/year into loans but without all the obligations to look like you have money
similar lifestyle to an indebted biglawyer in the short term, solid average income in the long term; it's not that bad (but yeah, no property owning in NYC/SF/etc)
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Re: Surviving on public interest salary in a big city
$60k will go farther in DC than NY.
It's livable in NY. Get used to the notion that you can't live alone, though, and probably not in Manhattan.
It's livable in NY. Get used to the notion that you can't live alone, though, and probably not in Manhattan.
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Re: Surviving on public interest salary in a big city
I managed to live in midtown manhattan off $21k/year for a while. It was miserable, but possible.
On the whole, if you want to live off a PI salary, you'll be living in the outer boroughs, won't be taking taxis, won't be eating out a lot, or going to shows, won't have regular bar nights, etc.
But it's totally doable. Until you have kids.
On the whole, if you want to live off a PI salary, you'll be living in the outer boroughs, won't be taking taxis, won't be eating out a lot, or going to shows, won't have regular bar nights, etc.
But it's totally doable. Until you have kids.
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