How are admins supporting themselves and families on what the market is paying? I need to find a new job, but I live in a HCOL city and make $80K. I'm seeing jobs advertised for $40-$60K. I can barely make ends meet now: I have no debt except condo mortgage which is less than half what a studio apartment rents for, don't travel/eat out/shop, no cable or daycare costs. I only have $100 left EOM for unexpected expenses. I can't support my daughter and me on less. How are you making ends meet?

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Yes, there are a ton of low ball job postings out at the moment. I have found great success finding better salaries by searching for executive assistant, business administrator, and business partner rather than AA and often times the job description for these titles is no different that what I’ve done as an AA.

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I'm so sorry, I can't how difficult that must be. I'm looking at the same thing and struggling to picture it as a single person. I can't imagine knowing I have a child to also support. I don't understand why the slary levels for our career have tanked so much.

I work two jobs and budget to an extreme and do as much DIY as I can to offset services cost on things around my home.

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