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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Yes, pretty much.

I graduated in 2010. Moved to DC at 21 and got 3 successive unpaid/stipend internships. Found a job for $30,000 a year. I was miserable at the place but I had no idea how poor I was. I was lucky that I found a place in Columbia Heights with a room for $500/mo and then  I found a new job at $35K and decided I wanted to live in my own place in Silver Spring. Even then it was insanely tight.

After 3 years and the age of 24 I left DC and moved abroad to get work experience. I'm moving back in 2017 as a 29-year-old homeowner in Logan Circle. However that's only becaue I worked my ass off for four years to make my way into a six-figure income. I don't think that can be done from [i]within[/i] DC unless you start off strong, say in banking. Or if you want to wait 15 years until you finally make it up the ladder.

In either case, not common.[/quote]

15 years from now can you imagine how insane the cost of living will have become?[/quote]

It will be unlivable. [/quote]

Then the prices will decrease.  [/quote]

Like New York, San Francisco and Boston have? Get real.[/quote]

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