How does one afford being on a 60-65K salary living in New York? What’s it like just living in New York in the ad world?

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People I started with earned 40-50k starting out. Find a rent that’s affordable with roommates, don’t go out a ton, cook affordable food, don’t pay for a bunch of subscription services, and don’t go out a ton. And did I mention, don’t go out a ton. Drinks are reaaaaal easy to spend 80 bucks in a night.

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Roommates in Brooklyn, queens, Bronx, Harlam, Jersey City.
Cook food and bring leftovers for lunch.
As mentioned above Restaurants/bars/takeout will get you.
Learn to dress/shop on a budget.
Side job/freelance gigs


But having said all that ^^. I seriously don’t know. It’s an expensive town and it sucks being on a tight budget when others seemingly aren’t.

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It’s not this impossible thing that some people thing. I started at 55k and lived in an awesome studio in the east village. You just have to budget, like any living situation. Granted, I didn’t save much for a couple years.

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