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**TonyD** · December 18th, 10:46 PM

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Originally Posted by Ja289

why dont you actually talk to your guidance counselor or research the majors from the schools you're looking at?

plus 40-50k a year is pretty menial..

we had to do a project in ap eco where we lived on 45,000$ a year tax deductible and ill tell you, you can barely sustain living on 45k

Tell that to my mom who has made less than $30,000/yr her entire life....

If you can budget you can survive off of pretty much any amount of money. Don't be greedy. You can live more than comfortably on $40,000/yr.

**Tomba** · December 18th, 10:47 PM

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Originally Posted by PoisonMushroom

If 25/hour isn't liveable, then you need to see what people live on here. 25 is pretty damn good compared to some. It's okay to start, but definitely can be improved upon.

ohh...maybe it is liveable, idk what i was thinking but yeah its pretty damn good if u ask me.

**sNoW PIrAnHa** · December 18th, 10:51 PM

I want to be an environmental engineer or an architect.

I'd love to be a architect hired by the city because I'd make some awesome skate spots.

**PoisonMushroom** · December 18th, 10:55 PM

I considered architecture, but then found out that it is more "artsy" than I thought. Hell, to be accepted into the architecture program at UTK you have to make a portfolio of like 5 pictures. I saw some of the "basic" stuff. I about crapped my pants. I thought it was amazing. Some of it was crazy.

***Strikr*** · December 18th, 10:55 PM

Man anyone can live comfortably on 20k a year. I lived with my mom on 10k CAD a year. I am in college, my tuition is 11k and I only have 18k to live and im living fine. You can live comfortably off any amount.

**Ja289** · December 18th, 10:57 PM

tony, i forgot to mention though that the 'living expenses' were according to the metropolitan area.

now that i said that, i dont think you could disagree.. its way too expensive living here

**TonyD** · December 18th, 11:01 PM

Okay, a metro area would be a little different. That being said...I'd never want to live there, anyways.

**Ja289** · December 18th, 11:28 PM

its funny you should say that, cause i dont think i could live anywhere else haha

i honestly hate having to leave the area, its so different once you leave.. im used to the fast-paced NYC/long island lifestyle..

little things you notice, like waiting at a restaurant. went upstate w/ my dad to visit college, we were getting to impatient waiting for service.. go to a diner here, its order, eat, talk a bit, check, leave

***DarkTamer*** · December 19th, 12:22 AM

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Originally Posted by Ja289

plus 40-50k a year is pretty menial..

40-50k is by no means menial when you're in your early 20's. That's the starting wage, from there on in it just goes up. If I remember correctly, a mechanical engineer can be making about 80k a year by the time he's in 30's. The rest of the engineers is all higher, I believe the highest average is like 120k a year.

**bobide** · December 19th, 01:28 AM

exactly. Being single and pulling in $50,000+ it's pretty comfy living. The salery just goes up after that and if you become a certified professional engineer, well i don't have the #s but expect a huge leap.

**Ja289** · December 19th, 01:39 AM

it depends where you live, because like i said its not easy living off 45k a year in the metropolitan area. especially new york city where you pay 1500$ a month in rent for a studio apartment in manhattan

**Number One Andrew** · December 19th, 06:50 AM

Yeah, I was going to say that the cost of living is a little different in NYC...

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