how in the hell are freelance designers affording nyc rent and health insurance and just generally LIVING at $40-60hr???

roommates??? marriage?????

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Isn’t 60/hr basically 120k salary? Or 72k after tax?

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That’s also assuming you’re booked 100% of the time.

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Because if you’re a good freelancer, you don’t do hourly you do a day rate of min 600/day

They have guarantors… Rich parents or grandparents.

It’s tight but manageable. Unfortunately a lot of people do it for less & even with a kid or two. But I agree it’s very challenging. The rate range is theoretically not terrible if one is booked 90% of the time but who is. If you consider leaving the city for lower Westchester or NJ you’d avoid paying city tax. The trick is to have a range of gigs throughout the year - some will pay ok, others will pay amazing. What kind of work do you/ what do you design?

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