Go Nancy!  Tell 'em like it is!

(P.S. - my sister says it is very rainy in Seattle these days.  Hope
you're staying dry and enjoying playing with Picasso)

Amy

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>From:         nancy s jackson <[log in to unmask]>
>Subject:      Re: Life in LA
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>Having recently left LA, I would have to agree that pay in the low 20s
is
>not enough.  My one bedroom apartment there cost $650/month; that was
>considered low and was that cost only because I had a landlord who
didn't
>raise the rent for years.  There are places that have lower rent, but
>chances are you wouldn't want to walk the streets there even in broad
>daylight.  I paid $145/month for car insurance on an 8 year old station
>wagon.   Any bills such as electricity, natural gas, gasoline, etc.
left
>very little to actually live on.  I am still paying off credit card
debts
>for food, car repair bills, etc.  If you have car payments as well,
>hopefully you have some parents or a spouse who makes a living wage to
>support you.   I worked in an institution that gave no compensation for
>overtime, but strongly encouraged overtime and dressing well.  A second
>job was an alternative, but exhausting after working the first one and
>driving back and forth on the freeways.  If I knew someone now who was
>considering a position in LA, I would tell that person not to accept
>anything less than $30,000.


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