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Do you live in New York?

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Why it worked

The video taps into the common curiosity about high cost of living and salaries in major cities like NYC, using relatable questions and diverse responses to engage viewers. The inclusion of advice for young women adds a practical and aspirational element, making the content shareable.

Summary

This video features interviews with women on the streets of New York City, asking them about their rent and salaries. The women share their living situations and income, with one stating she makes over $300k and another around $230k. They also offer advice for young women moving to the city, emphasizing the importance of having a roommate for financial reasons and highlighting sales as a lucrative career path.

Structure

1Asking about living in NYC
2Sharing rent prices
3Discussing professions (tech, modeling, sales)
4Revealing salaries
5Giving advice for moving to NYC

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$3,800 $6,900 $5,500 Parke Botox obviously $300k $230k

Transcript

Do you live in New York? I live in the West Village I live in Tribeca I live in the West Village I live in the West Village And how much do you pay for rent? About... $3,800 a month. I pay $6,900. I pay $5,500. What do you do in New York? What do you do for a living? I do tech and I also model I have modeled in yeah Parke I work at a company called stripe so in fintech and I'm in sales I work in tech as well What does that mean? Um I work on a product team at a tech startup I work in Pharma sales what does that mean? Botox obviously Could we get a ballpark of your salary? I make like a little over $300k Um I'm gonna pass on this question So I make probably about like twooooo $230k ish a year And what do you think you need to live in comfortably? Oh my God like 500k comfortably um you probably need like over 100k I would say What advice do you have for girls moving to the city? I would definitely have a roommate just cause it's economically makes way more sense a lot of uh young women don't think of sales as a career path I've been able to make a lot of money and live a really great life in New York that I wouldn't be able to afford to do if I wasn't in the career path that I'm in um and I would note that it will take you like over a year to settle into your life as an adult in New York