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NameSam Mackin
Age27
Works inService
Studied atRockland CC, SUNY Oswego
Lives inLunenberg, MA
FromSloatsburg, NY
Makes$15,000-$25,000
Current jobServer, Bull Run Restaurant; stringer, The Lunenberg Ledger
Jobs since graduationIntern, WRVO, the NPR station in Oswego, NY; sales position, the Gap; wait staff, Character’s Restaurant & Bar; bartender, Portobello Restaurant
Living arrangementLiving with parents
How a paycheck
is spent		Technically, I don’t usually get a paycheck. If I do it’s usually less than $20. But, per month, I pay about $80 for health insurance, around $400 for car insurance, and upwards of $100 on food and drinks. Everything else goes either to the bank or is spending money.
InterestsReading, writing, philosophizing, yoga
Favorite
creative work		Tropic of Cancer by Henry Miller. It’s been there for me through the rough patches and taught me that beauty is only one side of the coin.
Personal motto"Ars Longa, Vita Brevis” — “Art is long, life is short.”
Survey

Have you moved back in with your parents since college?

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Have you taken a job requiring a lower skill level or less education than you have?

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Do you feel you are less far along in your career than you had imagined for this age?

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Do you feel you are less far along in most other aspects of your life than you imagined at this age (saving money, starting a family, buying a home, et cetera)?

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Have you experienced significant emotional distress as a result of your economic situation?

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Are you receiving financial support?

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Are you optimistic about your future?

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Responses from Sam

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“I do have friends that are successful and work in Manhattan and are living the dream I always wanted, but much more of my friends are at home with their parents.”

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