Any other 25-26 year olds in the NYC area feel like they've been working for ~3 years with almost nothing to show for it? The cost of living here is just too much to get ahead, even with a dece salary

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Nyc is not worth it. Arrived at same conclusion living in the bay.

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Going* Tuesday martinis

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Let's be real - is this job that hard? Yeah the travel grind will wear and tear you but if you stay from staff Til you're 30-34 you can be making serious cheddar. Maybe not IB/Law/PE levels but still. Be grateful, it's lucrative if you stick it out. Or so they tell us

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I wish I had the balls to switch offices. Chicago income/expense ratio is super tempting but all my friends and family are here. So hard to just up and leave. 😩

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Switch offices?

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Yes!

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worked here for one year and was worrying about this exact issue earlier today. sometimes I question if the NYC lifestyle is really worth the cost. I'm almost convinced I would be bored in any other city.

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IMO 20s are for gaining experience not money. If you think you can get the same experience elsewhere then by all means eject.

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The way I see it, any dollar I make now is goi f straight to b-school, so who gives a damn if I save $600 a month vs $1,000

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I was between this and law school, my best friend (one who I would academically compete with throughout college) just graduated top 5 law school and landed a job starting at $180k + bonus. Thanks for the reminder @EY1 😭😭😭

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@kpmg op but when you're a partner and he or she is a partner (PC For all the Bernie bros on here) and you're making 600 base and he or she is making 750 base you'll be doing interesting work and he or she will be helping Exxon or cargill

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Absolutely

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If you travel move out of the city. If you're local make a budget see what you can cut to save. If you travel but like the city too much suck it up its NY

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Appreciate he reality check @K1

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Promo year for me with potential EY offer in the pipeline. We'll see what October brings.

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Even areas surrounding NYC are absurd. You can't even get a studio in the hood of Jersey City for under $1300

Also don't live in a studio, get roommates!
More fun and cheaper.

I live with four now, exploring other options. Honestly don't want to do more than 2 at this point, getting too old.

From a fellow manhattanite 😘

Jump jobs - every other big4 does the same thing you do and will poach you. That's the only way to bump up salary fast before b/L school. Plus we all know VC is gonna suckkkkk this year.

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