Ed. note: Welcome to our daily feature, Quote of the Day.
She wasn’t working right away, and like many new grads, she had student debt and credit card debt from getting through school. Market rent in the Los Angeles area wasn’t realistic, even with a job offer lined up. So, the studio became her first home. It gave her stability and independence during a major transition.
— Tina LaMonica, in comments given to the Los Angeles Times, concerning the reasons why her daughter, Sophie Wellen, moved into the family’s backyard accessory dwelling unit (ADU) rather than pay egregious rent prices in Los Angeles. Wellen, now an associate at Gibson Dunn, says she felt “lucky” to have this as an option, because it was “right after the bar exam,” and she was “really stressed.” On top of that, she didn’t have to “rush[] to grab the first place [she] could, like so many of [her fellow] associates had to do.”
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