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 >From [log in to unmask] Wed Nov 18 19:24:59 1998 >Received: from [206.241.13.21] by hotmail.com (1.0) with SMTP id MHotMail308889863410635065324963471904021261411; Wed Nov 18 19:24:59 1998 >Received: from home (206.241.12.9) by mango.ease.lsoft.com (LSMTP for Windows NT v1.1a) with SMTP id <[log in to unmask]>; Wed, 18 Nov 1998 21:26:09 -0500 >Received: from HOME.EASE.LSOFT.COM by HOME.EASE.LSOFT.COM (LISTSERV-TCP/IP > release 1.8d) with spool id 17095464 for > [log in to unmask]; Wed, 18 Nov 1998 21:26:59 -0500 >Approved-By: [log in to unmask] >Received: from m3.boston.juno.com by home.ease.lsoft.com (LSMTP for Windows NT > v1.1b) with SMTP id <[log in to unmask]>; Wed, 18 Nov > 1998 21:08:05 -0500 >Received: (from [log in to unmask]) by m3.boston.juno.com (queuemail) id > DUDQZRSA; Wed, 18 Nov 1998 21:04:40 EST >X-Mailer: Juno 2.0.11 >X-Juno-Line-Breaks: 15 >X-Juno-Att: 0 >MIME-Version: 1.0 >Content-Type: text/plain >Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit >Message-ID: <[log in to unmask]> >Newsgroups: bit.listserv.museum-l >Date: Wed, 18 Nov 1998 17:53:57 -0800 >Reply-To: Museum discussion list <[log in to unmask]> >Sender: Museum discussion list <[log in to unmask]> >From: nancy s jackson <[log in to unmask]> >Subject: Re: Life in LA >To: [log in to unmask] > >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. ______________________________________________________ Get Your Private, Free Email at http://www.hotmail.com