Now that most 2Ls have settled on summer employment, the dream of getting paid like bigshot lawyers is closer than ever. To nobody's surprise, most of us went the biglaw route and can expect $2400+ per week, depending on the market. As a result, people are starting to talk about what they're going to do "when I have some money."
It's all well and good to think about paying off some credit cards or getting that functioning kidney you've always wanted, but the reasonable needs soon start giving way to desires. Some people even have a list. Still, I have to constantly remind myself that New York City rent is going to eat up almost a quarter of my earnings, schlepping most of my stuff out east isn't free and I'll want to have some money left over to pop the occasional bottle or Cristal during my 3L year. After all, I'll have the time.
Still, I can't help but think that maybe I can make room for one of these.
Or an awful lot of these.
Or one of these (for root beer, of course.)
Or all of these.
Perhaps I should just lock it all up in a Certificate of Deposit.
Update: Hey! I just thought of a great wasteful buy: I'd like Tom Tomorrow to illustrate a new design for this blog. Can you do that?
Dude, after taxes, an apartment in NYC is going to take a lot more than quarter of your income.
Whoops, forgot about taxes. But aren't the rich getting richer?