<p>calmom,</p>
<p>this exchange started when someone complained about his prospects of earning 40k with an econ degree and you replied</p>
<p>“To Buba001. The problem isn’t your degree, it’s your attitude. My kids have (a) jobs and (b) poli sci degrees. Both are fully employed, and have been since immediately upon graduation. D. earns under $40K & is living on her own (in an apartment shared with other 20-somethings) in Manhattan, quite comfortably from what I hear.”</p>
<p>A tiny room, in Washington Heights (granted its improved alot in the last 25-30 years, its still far from the major activity centers, and its still, IIUC, much less safe than many of the less convenient nabes in brooklyn and queens) was NOT the impression I got from your earlier post. I am glad your D finds it quite comfortable. I would not come down too hard on someone who does not find such a situation quite comfortable. I really am NOT comfortable going into detail about your D’s situation, but you raised it as evidence of the livability of 40k in NYC. I know of course that many young people, committed to a field that takes them to NYC, get by on less than 40k, but I can hardly find fault with a new grad who finds that lifestyle daunting. </p>
<p>Certainly if I lived in a house anywhere near NYC and my DD was offered a job in NYC, I would strongly suggest she live at home rather than live in a tiny room in Washington Heights. If she ends up with a choice between a 40k job here in DC, and a 40K job in NYC, (given her field of Arch, not an impossibility) I will strongly suggest she consider taking the DC job, rather than live that way in NYC.</p>