At the risk of sounding extremely annoying and having people yell at me,
I recall that my UCLA graduate school stipend, which was considered full
support, was $3,000, which I lived on with a margin to spare.  According
to the Consumer Price Index, that amount adjusted for inflation is the
equivalent of $8,260 today.  I don't advocate a graduate student
lifestyle for real grownups, nor do I posit that a grownup salary ought
to be equivalent to a graduate living stipend -- my point, simply, is
that it's possible to live on very little, even in L.A.  It can even be
fun.

Andy Finch
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> A salary in the "Low 20s" won't support anyone in LA.  You couldn't
> even live
> in the hinterland and drive in--you'd end up spending your salary on
> your
> car. Please tell us that this salary is a mistake!  Or, that the ideal
> candidate is a 13-year-old living with mommy and daddy.
>
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