SOMA Socialist

I officially moved out of my childhood home when I was 19. I tried subletting and couch surfing at 18, but it never lasted long. Living on my own was never financially viable and I needed a roommate just to afford a one bedroom in Boston. My rent was $800 a month. That year my net income was $24,000. At the time, it felt like success. Up until then I’d been working part-time for $12 an hour. Now I was making $15 an hour, full-time, with benefits, at the world’s most admired brand: Apple. After covering my basic expenses, I had about $150 a week left over.