Or has Brooke McEldowney not fully considered the economics of his universe?
Seth and Edda have a spare room. That means they have a three-bedroom apartment. They're both ballet dancers.
Not only that, but the apartment was originally just Seth's. He was already living there, and Edda moved in when she first joined the ballet. This means that Seth was managing a three-bedroom apartment on a dancer's salary singlehandedly.
I don't actually know anything about ballet dancers' paycheques or New York City rents. But conventional wisdom is that the arts don't pay particularly well, and conventional wisdom is that housing in NY is exceptionally expensive. So something is missing somewhere.
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I wish I knew more about this. Are they professional dancers who dance for a major dance troupe? Do they live in a very low-income neighbourhood?
If the answer to either of these q's is no, then it's completely ridiculous. And even if one of the answers is yes, it may still be insane, unless they have a trust fund or some other invisible source of income.
The are professionals and they work for the ballet (whichever one that is). I don't know what kind of neighbourhood they live in, but they definitely don't have trust funds.
Well, you can find a three bedroom in Harlem for $1500. Could be an ok place or could be a slump. And some dancers make 1500 a week. Depends on the company they work for. Dancers are entrepreneurs. Their income is based on how resourceful they are. Alot of dancers, might also work part time in the evenings or at Starbucks (because of the insurance and scheduling flexibility) to assist with their rent. Most dancers build their own emergency fund, as well, because they realize that jobs in the industry are both seasonal and cyclical. You can be making 2,000 a week for a few months, then zilch... So, balance is important. The housing market in NYC, though, is a seek and ye shall find. He could live really far away from the city (up to an hour in any direction and pay less than 1,000 for a 2 or 3 bedroom. Every neighborhood in Manhattan has its peaks and valleys in rents, yet some are more affordable than others.
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