Could my librarian friend live in Seattle on $38,000 a year?
Define live. What's her lifestyle now? What does she expect to spend on housing? What are her expenses?
Mal: Yeah, well, just be careful. We cheated Badger out of good money to buy that frippery, and you're supposed to make me look respectable. Kaylee: Yes, sir, Captain Tightpants.
'Shindig'
Natter 64: Yes, we still need you
Off-topic discussion. Wanna talk about corsets, duct tape, or physics? This is the place. Detailed discussion of any current-season TV must be whitefonted.
P.M. Marc - Sep 25, 2009 12:39:34 pm PDT #11015 of 30001
So come, my friends, be not afraid/We are so lightly here/It is in love that we are made; In love we disappear
Polter-Cow - Sep 25, 2009 1:10:37 pm PDT #11016 of 30001
What else besides ramen can you scoop? YOU CAN SCOOP THIS WORLD FROM DARKNESS!
Live would mean the ability to afford rent (under $1,000 a month), utilities, heat and all that jazz. I have student loans (which Sallie Mae wants the first huge payment to start on Christmas) and a cell phone bill, food, and probably a car payment since I will have to get my own car when I move. So, basically food, shelter, transportation, cell phone/internet, and student loans. I am not an extravagant person. I do like to shop, but I won't do it if I won't be able to make rent. I like a roof over my head.
P.M. Marc - Sep 25, 2009 1:11:42 pm PDT #11017 of 30001
So come, my friends, be not afraid/We are so lightly here/It is in love that we are made; In love we disappear
Shared housing? Studio?
bon bon - Sep 25, 2009 1:12:32 pm PDT #11018 of 30001
It's five thousand for kissing, ten thousand for snuggling... End of list.
I was at a Dennys with like 12 standup comedians last month and three guys go into the bathroom after ordering. One comes out and says,
"Do you know what I mean when I say flip the B?" I say, "Yes, take a u-turn, right?"
"No, flip the b!"
"You mean flip the bird?
"No, flick the bean!"
Apparently it's some kind of term for clitoral stimulation and it was the only way he could explain to the other guys how to use the soap dispenser in the bathroom.
P.M. Marc - Sep 25, 2009 1:12:41 pm PDT #11019 of 30001
So come, my friends, be not afraid/We are so lightly here/It is in love that we are made; In love we disappear
Also, does she know which neighborhood her job would be in? That helps narrow things down, including questions like if she really needs a car or not.
flea - Sep 25, 2009 1:24:48 pm PDT #11020 of 30001
information libertarian
I am pretty sure families of four live on $38,000 a year in Seattle. It all depends on what your priorities are.
Kathy A - Sep 25, 2009 1:25:48 pm PDT #11021 of 30001
We're very stretchy. - Connie Neil
I have mocked her mercilessly over that one because it tickles me so much.
I'm glad to have these things pointed out because I never noticed before ChiKat (a) how much I do it, and (b) how unusual it is, even in Chicago (it's a real South/Southwest Side marker which extends to the suburbs). But, now that I listen for it with my co-workers in the NW 'burbs where I currently live, I definitely don't hear it like I did growing up.
Polter-Cow - Sep 25, 2009 1:32:23 pm PDT #11022 of 30001
What else besides ramen can you scoop? YOU CAN SCOOP THIS WORLD FROM DARKNESS!
She wants to live in a studio, and she doesn't know where the job is located.
meara - Sep 25, 2009 1:46:01 pm PDT #11023 of 30001
It's entirely possible to live car free in Seattle, depending on where she ends up working/living. Also entirely possible to have a studio under $1000, even in popular neighborhoods.
P.M. Marc - Sep 25, 2009 1:59:08 pm PDT #11024 of 30001
So come, my friends, be not afraid/We are so lightly here/It is in love that we are made; In love we disappear
I am pretty sure families of four live on $38,000 a year in Seattle. It all depends on what your priorities are.
Difficult, however. And usually not without aid. (For which, it being at around the twice the federal poverty level cut off for a family of four, the theoretical family would qualify.)