Living On $108K A Year In NYC | Millennial Money

Jessica Brodkin lives with her dog Julius in New York City on $108K a year. Previously, she was an analyst for the CIA for 11 years. Now she's a Reiki healer and on-and-off stand-up comedian.

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Millennial Money: Living On $108K A Year In NYC | Millennial Money

[carmi.b-wrld]

From the CIA to Reiki, what an interesting transition.

[lijie]

This is a teachable moment. Your expenses have a sneaky way of matching your income. You have to be aware of this.

[LegendaryTeeVee]

It's not how much money you make, it's how much money you keep.

[fatimarahim]

Is it me or is it that she is really bad with money?

[yoonjeongsoo]

a degree from MIT and she's doing new-age alternative medicine...

[CapoHabiby]

Why dont they show real millenial New Yorkers surviving on 5 figure salaries and supporting families with it. Instead of these 6 figure single, lost in life, millennials.

[RickyInDepth]

Her spending is 98k a year, but she only makes 108k.... somebody needs to call the IRS.

[kjh]

$100k a year to wave rattles and crystals over people. Why did I go to college again?

[voscra]

an MIT grad with expirence wokring at the CIA as Analyst for 11 years now does voodoo magic in NYC. huh.

[cuffthemoneyrecords]

I run a 4 person family on a 70k income in Queens NYC and I still manage to save about 1k monthly🤷🏻‍♂️

[avrilthlove]

Super interesting, but wow she's a hot mess.

[shellybelly]

$800 for food??? My family of 5 never ever spent that much 😥😥

[kpcbeezy]

100k a year is good money. How tf do you have that much in expenses.

[brayannunez]

She makes 108k a year for shaking a object over someone’s head while she has her other hand over their head. WTF

[ruthastro]

She’s brave enough to tell her story please don’t be so judgmental

[JuanJohn]

She's making over 100k and she's struggling wtf l. Making around 30k in NYC that's struggling.

[mansahasare]

Can we talk about her curls 😍😍 a pretty girl for sure!!

[CC-sicr]

her job is weird and she seems really impulsive: married 2x + leaves CIA w/o firm business plan in place. just an observation.

[Cindy-pkgy]

The portion about her dog touched my heart. I respect her loyalty and care for her senior dog. I remember how hard it was when my late dog lost mobility in his back legs. He lived to 16 and we did the most we could for him ❤

[delvesdg]

For living New York City, if you are making double to triple your age your are doing very well. For example; 30 years old making 60k - 90k annually. But, no matter your income, if you have horrible spending habits, budgeting habits, or completely out of touch with reality, you are going to be poor.