“Live well” is whatever it means to you.
How much must you make to live well in Los Angeles?
| by Anonymous | reply 21 | January 23, 2018 8:31 PM |
300G minimum.
| by Anonymous | reply 1 | January 23, 2018 12:08 PM |
250K/year per person in household at a minimum.
| by Anonymous | reply 2 | January 23, 2018 12:08 PM |
You can struggle in New York, you can’t in LA, the absolute need for a car forces you to have the proper income. 250-300K a year bare minimum.
| by Anonymous | reply 3 | January 23, 2018 12:10 PM |
^ way too low.
| by Anonymous | reply 4 | January 23, 2018 12:11 PM |
85K a year can get you a swell studio in Hollywood.
| by Anonymous | reply 5 | January 23, 2018 12:14 PM |
What?
50-60k a year minimum.
| by Anonymous | reply 6 | January 23, 2018 12:15 PM |
Living in a 'swell studio' is not living well.
| by Anonymous | reply 7 | January 23, 2018 12:19 PM |
Define "living well."
| by Anonymous | reply 8 | January 23, 2018 12:20 PM |
So moving from London as a hairstylist to become a singer in LA is almost impossible then....
| by Anonymous | reply 9 | January 23, 2018 12:20 PM |
R3 I can't drive so I basically take Foothill Transit, metro, and uber anywhere. I can't own a bike either (eye sight condition). It's very much possible to live in LA without a car, you only have to plan in advance. Try to find a job downtown that is well served by lines and you'll be fine.
| by Anonymous | reply 10 | January 23, 2018 12:33 PM |
R10 dat ain’t livin’ well...even in Cleveland!
| by Anonymous | reply 11 | January 23, 2018 1:22 PM |
it is impossible to live well in LA, unless you have a freeway fetish.
| by Anonymous | reply 12 | January 23, 2018 1:27 PM |
I love R10 - possibly the only Angeleno who will post on this thread, instead of some Hollywood wannabe chasing some Kim Kardashian nightmare!
| by Anonymous | reply 13 | January 23, 2018 3:50 PM |
And R10, you must live along one of the foothill communities that the Goldline serves.
| by Anonymous | reply 14 | January 23, 2018 3:55 PM |
It all comes down to real estate OP
If you bought a place five or ten years ago, you don't need all that much-- I have friends who bought very nice houses in Los Feliz and Silver Lake for around $700K -- those houses are probably worth $2M now. Ditto Venice.
Not sure why the car thing is such a big deal. You can lease a very nice car for $600-800/month. Even at $800, that's $9600/year or about $17K of salary.
| by Anonymous | reply 15 | January 23, 2018 5:19 PM |
If you're not a racist and willing to live with blacks or Hispanics, you can live well on minimum wage.
| by Anonymous | reply 16 | January 23, 2018 5:41 PM |
[quote] 250-300K a year bare minimum.
I love DLers, "I can't imagine how anyone survives unless they are making 250k!"
You can be stable and comfortable on say 70k.
| by Anonymous | reply 17 | January 23, 2018 7:05 PM |
To me living well means not in the ghetto and by myself; LA it's 45000-50000 an year if you go by my definition.
| by Anonymous | reply 18 | January 23, 2018 7:22 PM |
R18 Most of the Melrose characters had roommates...are you suggesting they did not live well??
| by Anonymous | reply 19 | January 23, 2018 8:22 PM |
Hon, it was a TV show.
| by Anonymous | reply 20 | January 23, 2018 8:25 PM |
LOL. I love the Melrose Place Troll. 😂
| by Anonymous | reply 21 | January 23, 2018 8:31 PM |