How do people with no diploma survive here? (Los Angeles, San Jose: for sale, rental)

[JGC97]

Nice to see so many comments that it IS quite possible to survive without a diploma. Granted, not all turn out prosperous but some do.

[Sedona Wildflower]

All I have to say to some of these posts is 'Ew!'

I didn't finish high school. My parents yanked me after my sophmore year for being 'too pretty' and having boys like me. (that's a whole other story) I was a straight A student who had to get her GED. Not once in the last 20 years have I been asked to produce my high school diploma. 'Can I see your high school diploma?' No one asks that question.

I also didn't have the opportunity to go to college because I was a stupid girl who got knocked up at 19. (Mommy loves you Chelsea!) lol I could have looked at that situation and given up but I was raised with a work ethic that motivated me to make my own opportunities. I owned a family business until both my parents passed away suddenly and I just couldn't bear to continue without them so I went back into the corporate workforce with no problems what so ever, besides the fact that Corporate America sucks rocks, imo. I have NEVER had to look for a GOOD paying job for more than a week. I'm a single mom who will more than likely make six figures this year and it's not because of any degree. It's because of me.

Cream always rises to the top. And guess what? No high school or college diploma is going to make you something you aren't already.

[Juelle]

Originally Posted by BayAreaHillbilly

They live in the hood / barrio and they live poor.

It baffles me when people think living in the hood is much cheaper than anywhere else. A 1-bdrm in the inner-city will run you 975 clear up to 1400.00. But, we have subsidies, such as Section-8 to partially thank for the increase in rentals.

Increase in demand means an increase in price. I remember when Section-8 first came on the scene, the government awarded certificates at much higher rates than the current rentals. When landlords discovered they could rent to Section-8 and get 800.00 instead of 400.00 all of a sudden rent is doubled, not for the section-8'ers, but for everyone. Why? Because they knew the government would pay the higher rate, and once they were successful and the demand for rentals increased because more people were able to get subsidy, they raised the prices across the board.

Now that there is a high demand and not enough supply, landlords have raised the rates to as high as they think they can go without going to jail. LOL As long as the demand is high, California will never see a decrease in housing or rentals. Get rid of Section-8, lower the demand and I guarantee you prices will start dropping.

[Juelle]

Originally Posted by bophisto

Grrrr just saw an ad the other day for a government assistance program for people to get a cell phone of you are already in one of 16 programs ! Pretty frustrating when I work full time and don't get any assistance for my cell phone !!

6 figures is pretty high but of course not if u wanna live in the "best" parts of la

That's what I call being stuck in the middle. Don't make a enough to afford it, and make too much to have it given to you for free, although one in the middle contributes a substantial portion of their income to make it possible to fund such subsidies.

[Elle Oh Elle]

Originally Posted by Juelle

That's what I call being stuck in the middle. Don't make a enough to afford it, and make too much to have it given to you for free, although one in the middle contributes a substantial portion of their income to make it possible to fund such subsidies.

Sounds like FAFSA. They never give people enough because they think you make too much.

Oh yeah, speaking of which I believe you are allowed to work at schools without earning a degree. It's ironic but everyone knows about that. Unless you're actually a professor, you can pretty much work all the jobs from security to custodian to food. I was once a receptionist at an HS before I ever even entered college. Additionally, there were a couple librarian "technicians" at my college who never even earned degrees. My fam was shaken, and they were saying, "Well it must be slow, but there you go, I doubt they can last 10 more years." Meh, they've been there since 2001 and 2002 so...

FedEx and UPS anyone?

[=Lavender=]

strip clubs, porn, escorting , modeling, personal assistant, move and show extras, pool boys wink, maids, dog walkers, . Big biz in LA LA LAND


btw you can lie a lot of companies dont even check the school if you did graduate.

[BarcelonaFan]

They don't check the school but they're sticklers for references and dates employed? Makes no sense.

[wordlife]

One of my best friends works in the film industry in LA, I can remember when we both started college around the same time in the early 00's. He got fed up with the BS in school, and one day he took a few outfits and a little under $300 and drove his car across the country to LA. Now he's making well over 6 figures, he had to live out of his car and on the street for a while but he made it happen.

Degree's are okay, but they don't guarantee you'll have a job automatically. It's a hustlers market out there, if you know how to hustle you'll always have work.

[JohnG72]

Originally Posted by Juelle

It baffles me when people think living in the hood is much cheaper than anywhere else. A 1-bdrm in the inner-city will run you 975 clear up to 1400.00. But, we have subsidies, such as Section-8 to partially thank for the increase in rentals.

Increase in demand means an increase in price. I remember when Section-8 first came on the scene, the government awarded certificates at much higher rates than the current rentals. When landlords discovered they could rent to Section-8 and get 800.00 instead of 400.00 all of a sudden rent is doubled, not for the section-8'ers, but for everyone. Why? Because they knew the government would pay the higher rate, and once they were successful and the demand for rentals increased because more people were able to get subsidy, they raised the prices across the board.

Now that there is a high demand and not enough supply, landlords have raised the rates to as high as they think they can go without going to jail. LOL As long as the demand is high, California will never see a decrease in housing or rentals. Get rid of Section-8, lower the demand and I guarantee you prices will start dropping.

Your entire premise is false.

You can get studios in ghetto areas for $500+. 1 Bd start at $600 and 2 bds start at $750, at least in some of the more crime ridden areas. For example(and theres many such...not just this one...its only an example):

Apt ready to move in!! 750(BI)

[=Lavender=]

Originally Posted by JohnG72

Your entire premise is false.

You can get studios in ghetto areas for $500+. 1 Bd start at $600 and 2 bds start at $750, at least in some of the more crime ridden areas. For example(and theres many such...not just this one...its only an example):

Apt ready to move in!! 750(BI)

is that a bad area? what is it called. looks ok for a young person starting out