Parisian born and raised over here. Her lifestyle is well over the €5.000 mark at a minimum. On the food alone, it's not uncommon to reach the 700-800 euros a month if you go out several times a week ; I wish I could "only" spend 200 euros a month 😅
200 euros doesn't even cover boulangerie expenses and with all the going out she must be doing because I don't think she's cooking that much, she may be very well spending at least 2000 euros in restaurants alone.
Parisian marketing employee commenting here: what about designer clothes, Ubers (omg uber is a huge cost in paris), Michelin star restaurants, make up and beauty - hair - nail salon, shoes (300$ is not nearly enough for designer rental shoes she wear so often). And, she may be making 3500€ to 5000€ after taxes, if she is valued in her company as « an American that bring a plus to the agence » and if she gets commissions. But the real average salary for this position for a local, with that experience, at this age, would be 2700 to 3000€. Totally not realistic lifestyle, unless she has an influencer income on top of everything.
@annadl8637 hello there! I moved to Paris earlier this year as a Brit and honestly as a foreigner it is super difficult at the beginning. However, I got super lucky and found a landlord who understood how difficult it is for a foreigner, so he didn't require a full dossier from me. Usually, the dossier includes proof of ID, proof of employment, proof of residency (if applicable), and 3 months of salary bulletins proving that you earn at least 3x the rent after tax. When I very first moved here, I rented an amazing apartment in Place de l'Estrapade via Paris Attitude, who I highly recommend.
@@annadl8637 Very bad, it takes a lot of time to find an apartment that's not too expensive while not being in a bad part of the city. For rent, you can't find under 1000€ if you're looking for more than a studio, and there are studios that are more expensive than that. For a long time now, people have decided to go to the outskirts of Paris as it is less expensive. In terms of earnings, landlords are usually going to look at if you have a salary or not (as in regular, stable income) and if it gets around 3 times the rent price. My parents' friends (who were people with good salaries) had a hard time finding something and that was 20 years ago. Hope it helps you in any way :)
I think the $300 a month for fashion is VERY conservative. She is wearing a lot of designers and never repeat a single piece of clothing. Even considering the fact that she works in the field and is an "influencer" the expanses would likely be $1000 at minimum, and even that would be an extremely low estimation. It's not that much thing you can buy with $300 if you don't go for crappy fast fashion.
I do think that your estimate of her “fun money” was extremely low. Starting with the fact she spends more on her appearance. Not only is she buying clothes and shoes and purses but makeup, skincare and hair products and salon visits. Also, I think eating out and attending events and going to bars will be a big chunk of money. Eating out in Paris is expensive. She probably does get some things comped but she is spending like there’s no tomorrow. She definitely seems like an impulse buyer, so sticking to a budget would probably be difficult for her.
I’ve commented this on someone else’s thread, but just for visibility: -your employer should be paying for your visa, work permit, flight to destination, health insurance, and monthly housing stipend. Some include a relocation bonus on top of that and a return flight home after 1 year. They should also help you find a place to live and help you get situated. If they don’t offer that, don’t take the contact unless there is another reason to take the job that greatly benefits you. Source: I’ve been an American expat abroad for 5 years. 🇺🇸🌎 Also, people tend to take more chances to snap up “unique” experiences, buys, trips (ex: being able to take a train or a short flight to somewhere) when they’re abroad. There’s a sense that you know it can’t last forever, and you don’t want regrets. Definitely budget for it, but it’s a justifiable line item.
Also an American expat here with years of living in Paris. All the aboove comments are accurate, but it's crazy to think anyone would accept a 50% cut in salary to move abroad. Also, the company typically pays all expenses associated with the lodging and organizes it for the employee. An American with no French, work or financial history in France would find it impossible to even look for an apartment let alone secure a lease. This video demonstrates a profound ignorance of both France and the ex-pat life.
I am a Marketing professional from Paris… living in Chicago…. At 28 and knowing she had a master degree. Emily likely is an “associate director considering that no one seemed to report to her in Chicago and the same can be seen in paris. In Chicago that’s about $105k, nowhere near $180k… that’s VP money which Emily is not Also as agencies in paris don’t pay anywhere near what the data you’re showing… salary at her level would be best case $55kish…
Agreed, normally when you scale the US salary into a Paris expat contract, that would be at least a - 30% cut. The employer may pay her housing however.
Good audit but definitely missed two things: the cost of groceries is most likely around 500-600€. Unless she only eats in restaurants and only has a few snacks at home. And if she eats in restaurants all the time, she needs waaaaaaay more than 10% 😅 consider an average of 30€ per meal (if she is going to inexpensive to average restaurants most of her time). Another thing is that yes rent may be 1600€, but on top of rent you pay the building charges, electricity, gas-heating, internet, water… so that’s another 200-300€ a month.
I don't understand how someone who is a marketing expert in The US can ,be of use in Paris, such a different market. And it would cost so much more to employ someone from The US.
Love this concept and your work, as always, but this one was a bit of a miss with the estimates. As someone who grew up close to Paris and still goes there regularly, definitely way too low on the groceries, dining out, and especially the fun money (and way too high on the salary). Just groceries would be more in the range of 500€ a month, conservatively. Restaurants have gotten ridiculously expensive in the last few years and fancy restaurants like she goes to will easily put her back 75€ every time for a 3 course meal and a glass of wine. That's already at least another 500€ monthly given how often she goes out, if not way more. And add all the cafés and fancy bakeries on top. I don't know in which category you include make up and skincare, I'm guessing fun money, but those are also extremely expensive. That would definitely also be at least a 100€ budget every month on its own, given her lifestyle. And 300€ for Emily's fashion is way too conservative. Each of her outfits is upwards of 1000€ if accounting for all the designer clothes and accessories from jewellry to shoes and purses, some way more than that, and like you said, she doesn't repeat. 300€ nowadays would get you maybe 2 or 3 outfits from high street shops like Zara or Mango, but not even remotely close to anything high fashion, let alone a whole month's worth of clothes, even if she does repeat off camera. And with all this, she has not once gone out to see a movie, a play, a museum, a concert or anything like that. And she has not taken a single Uber, which is also a massive budget to get around in Paris. There is just no realistic way Emily is living that lifestyle in Paris. And if there is, a few of my friends would like a chat!
4k, after taxes, per month... even in Paris... as a 29-year-old.. wow. That is a LOT of money! Most people, at least in the European countries I know, will tell you their net salary because taxes are deducted before the salary is paid out, so asking someone how much they earn will likely get you a slightly confused look because the whole "100k per year" thing just doesn't happen. You calculate with your monthly net, not your yearly gross. This could be a very interesting detour into the differences between European and American spending, having a few European countries as comparison and seeing why many Americans who move to France, Germany, Denmark, Spain are both shocked at their "low" salaries and extremely happy to have moved nonetheless!
If my husband and I met in our 30s or 40s, I would have contemplated moving to Southern France fr CA, USA. I love a lot of things about France and Europe, and I would have loved living there.
That doesn’t seem like a lot to me tbh. It would be comfortable discretionary cash each month. But if you spend $2.5k a month living and $1k saving, that’s only $500 a month for all discretionary spending, including clothing, dining out, and travel expenses. It would take her four months of buying nothing just to afford an average one week vacation that’s very non-luxury, and therefore, very non-Emily.
@@mikeg8276 It is a lot of money. But sure, if you spend it all and are fixated on saving a quarter of your income every month, you have to make cuts somewhere else.
A net is meaningless in the US as well. Various items are taken out of paychecks before the net, and it is further complicated by a person's withholding status and number of dependents. Choices about health insurance and retirement account contributions muddy the waters even more. Since everybody's situation is different, gross pay is the only meaningful comparison tool.
i live in a small town in France and get free lunch daily from the university, and even I don't spend only"300" euros on groceries! I don't even go out as much as Emily
It's crazy because I earn like, 1.8k € a month and I feel like I earn a good salary. Compared to american salaries it's insanely low lol. BUT also we pay taxes directly on our goods so our price don't gain 20% during checkout
Just fyi, France has marginal tax rates. The 39% is 11% at 10k, 30% at 73k, and 41% above. I think the 39% is a little high. And as far as other expenses are not accounted for, there are a lot. These would all be taken out of the gross income before she sees her paycheck: Contributing to universal health care (called securite sociale in France) Contributing to basic french pension Contributing to executives french pension In general, the rule of thumb is to consider a 30% difference between gross and net...before income tax.
I thought that her rent was subsidized by her company - most of her meals are catered by her company or she eats for free at her French boyfriend’s restaurant. Her pay likely remains the same if her Chicago firm sent her to Paris - her Chicago employer would be paying her, not the French company. On top of that to go overseas you would be paid more. I recently went on a business trip and everything from business class flight to food to transportation was comped. Plus if she works in marketing she’ll get commission on top of her base rate. She also mentioned that she rents her clothes so not all of that is being purchased by her. I think Emily is Paris is a fun, lighthearted show - and a lot more of it is actually realistic than what we think.
Expat packages typically cost the employer a multiple of the benefits received by the employee. Think law firm handling the work permit, relocation specialist, expat taxes, etc: its quite unrealistic that a 20-something gets an expat package like that. Expat packages are usually for older, real executives.
@@anotherperspective6247 you have to remember that Gilbert’s Group was big enough to acquire Savoir the French firm, and Emily basically goes instead of Madeline Wheeler who is the director of Marketing because Madeline finds out that she is pregnant. I don’t think it’s unrealistic given the circumstances surrounding her move explained in the show.
@@joyjin911 I haven't watched the show and I was an expat myself at a young age so it happens. But I was in a very unusual and lucky situation where no one else wanted it after 9/11.
+ she most likely gets passive income from her social media and through brand deals and partnerships. Not to mention she works for one of the biggest marketing companies in the capital of fashion. Imo it makes sense that she dresses the way she does and I wouldn’t be surprised if she got a discount on items or things for free from clients. Just look at all the free stuff that your average Tiktoker with a mid-size following gets. It’s insane. Emily in Paris is a ridiculous show but if you really think about it, her spending isn’t as outrageous as it seems.
I’m an expat, and I have been for 5 years. Your employer MUST provide the costs of your visa, work permit, flight to destination, health insurance, housing stipend. If they don’t, then don’t take the deal!
While i enjoyed this video, its so far off and its making me angry to even suggest this is an attainable lifestyle to live. Not only is the salary extremely rare for any major European city, you also forgot utilities (her friend doesn’t always live with her, why exclude this), hair & make up, food cost is double what you estimate, insurances, subscriptions, phone & internet bill, gym. I could go on. Absolutely not reflective of real life…
this audit series is so interesting. these kinds of shows really do make you feel like you could easily live like this if you just move to the city or move abroad and do something daring.
I really don't think it's reasonable to drop her down to the french salary from her move. She didn't move on her own. She was sent from Chicago to Paris by her company. If anything, it's way more likely that she got a bump for upending her life than a pay slice for moving
Not exactly. The employer will consider a Cost of living adjustment, a housing cost adjustment, and tax impact. This will definitely result in a cut for an American moving to Paris, for a job of same size. The promotion must be very significant for a French compensation package to be higher than the US one.
The type of apartment is not the one she claims to have. Waaaaaaaaay bigger and waaaay more expensive. Her ridiculous unrealistic outfits are thousands of dollars. I’d say she spent per month $10,000.
Your advice that Emily invest in low-cost index funds can be dangerous advice for a US citizen living abroad. A US citizen living abroad can't normally invest in US funds for various regulatory reasons. If she invests in French funds, then those funds will be treated as passive foreign investment companies (PFICs) under US tax law. What's the consequence of the funds being PFICs under US tax law rather than American mutual funds? It's this: When it comes time to sell those funds in many years, not only will the IRA say that all gains get taxed not as capital gains, but as income; more importantly, many of those gains get attributed to prior tax years of ownership and interest is charged on income tax attributed to those years, and it's even conceivable that the "back tax" plus interest could wipe out all gains, all because she invested in non-American funds because those were the funds that she could access whilst living abroad.
The first few seasons she was living in Paris but sent on loan by her old firm back in Chicago so she would likely be retaining her same American salary. I think it was also mentioned that the firm got her apartment so she also wouldn't being paying rent.
Another great video. Can you do an audit on Jess from New Girl and everyone from Abbott Elementary? I would love your insight; especially since I work in public education.
My head canon is that Emily is living paycheck to paycheck because, as an American expat, she can't find a bank that will deposit her checks since they'd have to do yearly tax paperwork for her. She's also scared to keep piles on cash on her because of pick pockets, so thus spends it as she gets it.
I feel with her eating out, this is like 200-300€/weekly at least. Fashionpices for 1000€ will not leave you at 300€/month in clothing. I feel Emily is maxing out her credit card
This video isn’t the best judge of this show Since she worked out of the Chicago office, her salary would not be reduced to match the salary of Paris. Often times it’ll stay the same or increase because the cost of living is higher or because she is getting a promotion. However, she does end up leaving the company and goes to work for the Paris office on her own in which case she would switch to Paris pricing. Buttttttt when she made that switch she likely built into her deal that she would make commission off of the clients she brings in because at this point she had a good roster so she would be able to negotiate a percentage. And again in a later season when they leave to start their own firm her salary would have dropped again and at that point I would have ensured a commission since the company didn’t have much to provide in terms of base salary. Her clients were all million dollar clients so she could make a pretty penny off of the work although she never seemed to care much about the money. Also although she looks stylish I believe in season one she said she thrifted most things so I don’t know how much she is actually spending on her clothes and she often borrows clothing from her friend who is also her roommate and I’m sure she is giving some rent money when she can
I’m also not sure Emily knows how to make her own food. She often eats out. I think her neighbor gives her free food at the restaurant but I think she pays for her lunches. Although if she goes to a lot of meetings over a meal that would be covered by her company
I’m not sure if Emily would have to pay the full 39% French tax being an expat, not a French citizen. Each country’s tax laws are different, but as someone who had lived abroad as an expat, US expats usually pay the minimum foreign tax rate plus US tax. And for US tax, your foreign income is only taxable at the sliding tax rate starting at the $1 you make above $80k. Not saying Emily can afford to live the way she does in the show while still being financially responsible, but she probably has more disposable income than estimated.
I love your videos. How you manage to be entertaining while providing financial education is amazing. I’m older than your target audience and honestly am pretty good with money but I always watch your content because you are fun
I felt like Penny was doing too well as a waitress (living by herself with no roommate in cute apartment) and Leonard and Sheldon were more or less living at their income level and possibly below. (Admittedly, there's a lot of take-out consumed on that show...) Bernadette and Howard should have been living high on the hog. I believe we're told that she makes twice as income much as him, which means that their joint income should be $$$, especially considering that they have Howard's mom's (presumably paid-off or almost paid-off) house, plus whatever else his mom left. They don't get a real nanny, which I suppose is good for humor and plot, but a family in their income range can afford afford Mary Poppins for a few years.
The richest 5% received 54,620 euros per year on average in 2022 (INSEE). Moreover Paris is way more expensive than other cities (prices are up 20%). Inflation is stable this year (around 3%), social security is free. Come and visit! Or work! Americans are welcome 😉
Yeeees! Just like right on time, while I'm waiting for the 2nd part of season 4 of this polished beautiful series :) Thank for an interesting perspective, I'm I love your content, it helps me to think more about financial situations 💖 I'd looove to see an audit to Gilmore Girls or maybe 2 Broke Girls!
And potentially another thing: I heard USA charges income tax of its nationals even when they are abroad. If that’s the case, she really needs to set a savings account urgently 😂
Character to Audit: BBC Sherlock as played by Benedict Cumberbatch. He and John Watson have to share a central London flat and do work, after a fashion, but also seem to have infinite money and very nice stuff?
American shows always love to portray Americans as somehow incredibly celebrated and special by Europeans, and every American show that's set in Europe always has a confusingly high number of Americans around the main character, even when they go to Europe by themselves 😂
I love this series and your videos, but you are so off on just about everything in this audit 😂 but, I see a lot of people are saying the same. I hope the algorithm blesses you and can’t wait to see the next one!
Seeing those average salaries for some reason got me thinking. Wonder if economic policy makers look at that and say "Hey people are surviving on 30k euros/yr, the financial situation probably isn't that bad with all the inflation, housing crisis, etc. If they can do it on 33k surely the middle class that's complaining dont have it that bad". Idk anything about economic policy, I barely understand personal finance, just a thought that popped into my head
When I was a child I was watching tv shows and I really believed is this easy to have a fancy lifestyle. Then, I grew up, and honestly is nothing like these shows living in the real world. I wish I had videos like this when I was a kid, instead, I was daydreaming about a fancy lifestyle with minimum effort. Thank you for educating the youngers🎉
Nice video, but the transport costs are underestimated. The Navigo pass (RER train/metro for €86) isn’t practical with her style of dressing and doesn’t operate after 2 AM on weekends. She will need taxis instead-not Uber, which offers lower cost but also lower service quality. Since she has lunch with colleagues who enjoy luxury brasseries, you should add €40 per lunch X 20 days at work. 250€ grocery is not possible for her style (aller au marché et acheter du frais) I would say more 500€. And our salary are cut by xxx% of taxes who can be a lot of money !
The company pays for the apartment rent as mentioned in the first episodes. And I am sure US company does not reduce the salary, they might even paying more for extra expenses since she started to live abroad. Her clothes being designer items look unreal but she also mentioned for rental clothes and other items. So this video is poor in terms of missing some points of the show. When you forget about those things, the numbers in the video don’t matter much.
an expat daughter here who also currently work as an expat. My father used to work at an MNC and when he moves country within the company he always get an increase on salary and more benefits even though he moves to a cheaper country, for example he can keeps his New York salary + 10% increase and extra benefits (such as good family insurance, apartment, utilities and kids education) when he moved to Germany and make him earn 5x more than his colleague. For my case I got recruit outside the country so I considered as an expat and I got more salary than my colleague but not so much so its really possible for Emily to keep her US salary and even get a raise plus benefit depending on her contract
Marketing exec who works with brands that she works with makes well over $500k/yr. She's friends with multiple billionaires ffs. And her downstairs neighbor owns a michelin star restaurant. She is doing well financially - $5000/month is laughably low. Its more like $30,000 post tax per month.
I live in Paris, 400€ a month in fun money is a broke student's expense in cheap beer and dirty clubs. It's difficult to keep it under 1000€ if you go out every weekend. Also 300€ in clothes is laughably low, you can blow through that even if all her outfits were Zara. Realistically, Emily is spending closer to 10k / month.
I think 2 points that might not have been considered here: 1) Her US salary unlikely changed when moved to Paris for the first year when she still worked for the US company. It does not make sense when someone asks you to work abroad and get a pay cut. 2) Her US company likely have paid for her apartment +/- other relocation expenses for the first year before she joined Agence Grateau
To be fair, in net making as much as Emily, I am in no position to afford all these brand bags, rentals are expensive. But there might be one explanation: from what I understood, at the beginning she was still paid by the American company, so maybe they kept her salary.
I appreciate this breakdown, but you are not accounting for expatriate status (tax implications), possible housing allowance, relocation assistance, cost of living adjustments. im not a cpa so thats all i can think of right, feel free to correct me in the comments
1. I think if your company will relocate you to another country, there are gonna be allowances added on top of your current salary (current salary will either be the same or higher, but never lower regardless of the country you'll get assigned) 2. Rent allowance (if your company will not arrange an apartment for you) 3. Transportation allowance (if you don't have an existing one) 4. Not sure but there might also be a per diem allowance (if US is still her treated base)
ha, ha; I love this idea! Great idea to audit Emily financially! I give her a D-, just so as to not fail her! Here I'm guessing that 1) you're not all that into fashion brands for pricing & 2) have likely never been to Paris. It's actually more expensive than folks might think. I'd guess Emily's fashion costs well over €500+/mos. even with lots of free-bes; I mean it's Paris & also shoes! Shoes alone can easily go for €100+. & let's not even get into brand hand bag prices. Emily's is a terrible fashion spender! Also, it's rather unlikely that her salary is as high as 93k/yr!
Yeah, the salary estimate is wrong. She took a pay BUMP, not a cut, when she went to europe. She took it for deal that when she goes back to the US she will be promoted. Her pay never changed, in fact the worst case would be her salary grade would stay the same if not boosted for incentive. She also said she has a relocation bonus. Emily is earning high 6 figures a year for sure not 90k before taxes.
Thanks! This was fun to watch. I’m pretty sure that in the last season since Emily moved to work from American company to a French one, she was on a minimal wage +commissions. How would that change the picture?
I think she spends upwards of 1000 bucks per month on fashion, even if she gets some presents. Also, she goes out for coffee plus out to eat about once per day, which to me would make 30 Euro/ day x 30 days = 900 Euros per month. Add 500 per month for hairdressing, nails, pedicure etc. Then you have misscelleanous fun expenses like travelling, cinema, gifts for friends,.... lets say that's another 450 Euros on average. That makes easily 2850 Euros per month for fun, meaning she is spending more then she brings in. On top of that, you didn't calculate her phone bill... In my opinion, her finances are poor. Maybe she has a secret sugar daddy we don't know anything about?
British national, 30-year Paris resident here. No, absolutely no 29 year old American moves to Paris and lives Emily’s lifestyle. Not going to put a monthly number on it but she has the lifestyle of a trust fund baby
Seriously? Have you noticed the bags and shoes which could NOT be 300 euros, totally implausible. She never wears anything more than once (am not sure where these clothes are stored in that one bedroom?). Eating out and drinking alone would be hundreds of euros.
I've never seen the show -- lol, so what do I know?! But $300 for fashion seems unrealistically low unless she's a very in-demand influencer. I also think she must be spending a lot on food, alcohol, and nights out -- again, maybe I'm wrong and she's seldom shown doing those things, but that's not the vibe I'm getting.
Sex and the city sold fantasy and dream to young girls that their 40s could be fabulous that. Which is quite not true, but true. At the same time carry was already New York best selling book writer. The level of fame and career, Carey was making more sense, but Emily, and her friends, I felt like it’s so much fantasy. In 2024, wearing most expensive outfit every single day and go for luxurious vacations are not going to make girls to feel like it’s possible it’s more like faking reality and all of girls know that. Paris isn’t only about fashion people, although I am one of the maniac who watches fashion weeks and check the trend every season, still I must care social opinion. Wearing like Emily and Mindy, Camille in Paris at working hours I’ve never seen that kind of people unless they are tourists.
I think you're undervaluing the cost of clothing (especially footwear), and it looks like there's a lot more eating out than is being accounted for. (Haven't been to Paris for quite a while but it never felt cheap to eat decent meals in restaurants. I usually walked out feeling it was worth the cost, but it still didn't feel cheap. YMMV.) Your points about gifting/loaning of wearables and multiple income streams seem super valid, so I'm honestly more than a little jealous of our girlfriend Emily. :-)
Thank youuuu. I literally just watched the latest season and this question popped up in my head, how much does Emily actually spend to live so lavishly in Paris? Thank you for making this video. I love it
These TV Shows such as "Sex In The City" & "Friends" & this 1 play into the American Myth that we can all make it & be rich. It's not reality. Only the Rich or Near-Rich can live like this. This is 1 of the main reasons I watched little TV my whole life. I was more into books & films. Great video. Thank you.
I personally think that she gets pretty close to these 3000 EUR just on eating out alone. And the view on her apartment would definitely add some bucks to that rent value.
I work in HR, and sometimes when employees are assigned to another country, companies offer relocation allowances. Since she works at a marketing firm, she may also receive commissions for every client she brings in, as well as other incentives or bonuses from clients. Additionally, as a content creator, she has the potential to earn from that as well.
I think the thing that you are forgetting or that nobody talks about is maintenance Emily is a girly girl she has to get her hair her nails her monthly she either does some type of de-hearing process All those things costs money and not fun money as you put it. Those things don't even come under the cost of healthcare, well maybe teeth whitening but other than that that's a definite extra cost monthly. Do I think that she is going over budget unless she's getting those clothes from her connections yep absolutely. On a side note can you do a review of Gray's anatomy. Or my new fave bridgeton, that might take a bit of research but I enjoyed your video and thanks.
The fashion count is TOO conservatives, believe me xD you can cut out a couple of pieces "donated" by brands, but they are all high end brands, each piece around 700-800 euros.
Parisian born and raised over here.
Her lifestyle is well over the €5.000 mark at a minimum. On the food alone, it's not uncommon to reach the 700-800 euros a month if you go out several times a week ; I wish I could "only" spend 200 euros a month 😅
I think the biggest miss here is not accounting for all the other line items on the paycheck (les cotisations sociales)
200 euros doesn't even cover boulangerie expenses and with all the going out she must be doing because I don't think she's cooking that much, she may be very well spending at least 2000 euros in restaurants alone.
Exactly! Not Paris, Vienna, which is a bit cheaper, but the daily trip to the bakery alone would be 120€ a month I guess?
Je te le jure. La vie est tellement DUUURRREEE et CHÈÈRRREE
I live in germany and I felt odd at that number. Im unemployed now so Im saving somewhat but im still definately not at 200
Parisian marketing employee commenting here: what about designer clothes, Ubers (omg uber is a huge cost in paris), Michelin star restaurants, make up and beauty - hair - nail salon, shoes (300$ is not nearly enough for designer rental shoes she wear so often). And, she may be making 3500€ to 5000€ after taxes, if she is valued in her company as « an American that bring a plus to the agence » and if she gets commissions. But the real average salary for this position for a local, with that experience, at this age, would be 2700 to 3000€.
Totally not realistic lifestyle, unless she has an influencer income on top of everything.
Hello from Vienna fellow European capital person: how horrible is flat hunting and affording to live alone in Paris?
@annadl8637 hello there! I moved to Paris earlier this year as a Brit and honestly as a foreigner it is super difficult at the beginning. However, I got super lucky and found a landlord who understood how difficult it is for a foreigner, so he didn't require a full dossier from me. Usually, the dossier includes proof of ID, proof of employment, proof of residency (if applicable), and 3 months of salary bulletins proving that you earn at least 3x the rent after tax. When I very first moved here, I rented an amazing apartment in Place de l'Estrapade via Paris Attitude, who I highly recommend.
For real… no way a 28 year marketing executive makes anywhere near 80k€…
@@annadl8637 Very bad, it takes a lot of time to find an apartment that's not too expensive while not being in a bad part of the city.
For rent, you can't find under 1000€ if you're looking for more than a studio, and there are studios that are more expensive than that. For a long time now, people have decided to go to the outskirts of Paris as it is less expensive.
In terms of earnings, landlords are usually going to look at if you have a salary or not (as in regular, stable income) and if it gets around 3 times the rent price. My parents' friends (who were people with good salaries) had a hard time finding something and that was 20 years ago.
Hope it helps you in any way :)
@@33corsaire That would be insane anywhere in europe.
I think the $300 a month for fashion is VERY conservative. She is wearing a lot of designers and never repeat a single piece of clothing. Even considering the fact that she works in the field and is an "influencer" the expanses would likely be $1000 at minimum, and even that would be an extremely low estimation.
It's not that much thing you can buy with $300 if you don't go for crappy fast fashion.
5 digits Chanel jacket!!
Correct, one of her LV bags is $5K
True! And she never rewears things. Her shown outfits must cost a few hundred thousands
I hade to laugh, that wardrobe costs min. 5000 € per Month in spendings
I was thinking more in the 5-10k range. I can spend 500 on clothes from Target
I do think that your estimate of her “fun money” was extremely low. Starting with the fact she spends more on her appearance. Not only is she buying clothes and shoes and purses but makeup, skincare and hair products and salon visits. Also, I think eating out and attending events and going to bars will be a big chunk of money. Eating out in Paris is expensive. She probably does get some things comped but she is spending like there’s no tomorrow. She definitely seems like an impulse buyer, so sticking to a budget would probably be difficult for her.
I’ve commented this on someone else’s thread, but just for visibility:
-your employer should be paying for your visa, work permit, flight to destination, health insurance, and monthly housing stipend. Some include a relocation bonus on top of that and a return flight home after 1 year. They should also help you find a place to live and help you get situated.
If they don’t offer that, don’t take the contact unless there is another reason to take the job that greatly benefits you.
Source: I’ve been an American expat abroad for 5 years. 🇺🇸🌎
Also, people tend to take more chances to snap up “unique” experiences, buys, trips (ex: being able to take a train or a short flight to somewhere) when they’re abroad. There’s a sense that you know it can’t last forever, and you don’t want regrets. Definitely budget for it, but it’s a justifiable line item.
Also an American expat here with years of living in Paris. All the aboove comments are accurate, but it's crazy to think anyone would accept a 50% cut in salary to move abroad. Also, the company typically pays all expenses associated with the lodging and organizes it for the employee. An American with no French, work or financial history in France would find it impossible to even look for an apartment let alone secure a lease. This video demonstrates a profound ignorance of both France and the ex-pat life.
You're not an "expat" you're an immigrant. -Trump 2024
I am a Marketing professional from Paris… living in Chicago….
At 28 and knowing she had a master degree. Emily likely is an “associate director considering that no one seemed to report to her in Chicago and the same can be seen in paris.
In Chicago that’s about $105k, nowhere near $180k… that’s VP money which Emily is not
Also as agencies in paris don’t pay anywhere near what the data you’re showing… salary at her level would be best case $55kish…
If she’s 28 with a master degree, most likely she’s got student loan payments.
@@cherriercheung great point!
Agreed, normally when you scale the US salary into a Paris expat contract, that would be at least a - 30% cut. The employer may pay her housing however.
A former Chicagoan in Paris, and can attest to the unrealistic salary. Also, her rent is oh so much higher..
Good audit but definitely missed two things: the cost of groceries is most likely around 500-600€. Unless she only eats in restaurants and only has a few snacks at home. And if she eats in restaurants all the time, she needs waaaaaaay more than 10% 😅 consider an average of 30€ per meal (if she is going to inexpensive to average restaurants most of her time). Another thing is that yes rent may be 1600€, but on top of rent you pay the building charges, electricity, gas-heating, internet, water… so that’s another 200-300€ a month.
She migth be anorexic.
I don't understand how someone who is a marketing expert in The US can ,be of use in Paris, such a different market. And it would cost so much more to employ someone from The US.
French people are geting more and more "agringados" so it could make some more sence...
Fact. They would never send an employee with no experience on luxury clients to an agency like savoir.
Love this concept and your work, as always, but this one was a bit of a miss with the estimates.
As someone who grew up close to Paris and still goes there regularly, definitely way too low on the groceries, dining out, and especially the fun money (and way too high on the salary).
Just groceries would be more in the range of 500€ a month, conservatively. Restaurants have gotten ridiculously expensive in the last few years and fancy restaurants like she goes to will easily put her back 75€ every time for a 3 course meal and a glass of wine. That's already at least another 500€ monthly given how often she goes out, if not way more. And add all the cafés and fancy bakeries on top.
I don't know in which category you include make up and skincare, I'm guessing fun money, but those are also extremely expensive. That would definitely also be at least a 100€ budget every month on its own, given her lifestyle. And 300€ for Emily's fashion is way too conservative. Each of her outfits is upwards of 1000€ if accounting for all the designer clothes and accessories from jewellry to shoes and purses, some way more than that, and like you said, she doesn't repeat. 300€ nowadays would get you maybe 2 or 3 outfits from high street shops like Zara or Mango, but not even remotely close to anything high fashion, let alone a whole month's worth of clothes, even if she does repeat off camera.
And with all this, she has not once gone out to see a movie, a play, a museum, a concert or anything like that. And she has not taken a single Uber, which is also a massive budget to get around in Paris.
There is just no realistic way Emily is living that lifestyle in Paris. And if there is, a few of my friends would like a chat!
4k, after taxes, per month... even in Paris... as a 29-year-old.. wow. That is a LOT of money!
Most people, at least in the European countries I know, will tell you their net salary because taxes are deducted before the salary is paid out, so asking someone how much they earn will likely get you a slightly confused look because the whole "100k per year" thing just doesn't happen. You calculate with your monthly net, not your yearly gross.
This could be a very interesting detour into the differences between European and American spending, having a few European countries as comparison and seeing why many Americans who move to France, Germany, Denmark, Spain are both shocked at their "low" salaries and extremely happy to have moved nonetheless!
Taxes are deducted from paychecks in the US too...
tho yes we " make" alot more but then get slammed by things like healthcare
If my husband and I met in our 30s or 40s, I would have contemplated moving to Southern France fr CA, USA. I love a lot of things about France and Europe, and I would have loved living there.
That doesn’t seem like a lot to me tbh. It would be comfortable discretionary cash each month. But if you spend $2.5k a month living and $1k saving, that’s only $500 a month for all discretionary spending, including clothing, dining out, and travel expenses. It would take her four months of buying nothing just to afford an average one week vacation that’s very non-luxury, and therefore, very non-Emily.
@@mikeg8276 It is a lot of money. But sure, if you spend it all and are fixated on saving a quarter of your income every month, you have to make cuts somewhere else.
A net is meaningless in the US as well. Various items are taken out of paychecks before the net, and it is further complicated by a person's withholding status and number of dependents. Choices about health insurance and retirement account contributions muddy the waters even more.
Since everybody's situation is different, gross pay is the only meaningful comparison tool.
I think auditing the Mr. Sheffield and Fran Fine from The Nanny could be fun.
i live in a small town in France and get free lunch daily from the university, and even I don't spend only"300" euros on groceries! I don't even go out as much as Emily
This is great. Shows like Emily In Paris and Sex in the city glamorize lifestyles that keep you poor and single in real life.
Shouldn't there be a budget for hairdresser and cosmetics? She doesn't look like "fresh out of bed" is her favorite look.
It's crazy because I earn like, 1.8k € a month and I feel like I earn a good salary. Compared to american salaries it's insanely low lol.
BUT also we pay taxes directly on our goods so our price don't gain 20% during checkout
Just fyi, France has marginal tax rates. The 39% is 11% at 10k, 30% at 73k, and 41% above. I think the 39% is a little high.
And as far as other expenses are not accounted for, there are a lot. These would all be taken out of the gross income before she sees her paycheck:
Contributing to universal health care (called securite sociale in France)
Contributing to basic french pension
Contributing to executives french pension
In general, the rule of thumb is to consider a 30% difference between gross and net...before income tax.
I thought that her rent was subsidized by her company - most of her meals are catered by her company or she eats for free at her French boyfriend’s restaurant. Her pay likely remains the same if her Chicago firm sent her to Paris - her Chicago employer would be paying her, not the French company. On top of that to go overseas you would be paid more. I recently went on a business trip and everything from business class flight to food to transportation was comped. Plus if she works in marketing she’ll get commission on top of her base rate. She also mentioned that she rents her clothes so not all of that is being purchased by her. I think Emily is Paris is a fun, lighthearted show - and a lot more of it is actually realistic than what we think.
Expat packages typically cost the employer a multiple of the benefits received by the employee. Think law firm handling the work permit, relocation specialist, expat taxes, etc: its quite unrealistic that a 20-something gets an expat package like that. Expat packages are usually for older, real executives.
@@anotherperspective6247 you have to remember that Gilbert’s Group was big enough to acquire Savoir the French firm, and Emily basically goes instead of Madeline Wheeler who is the director of Marketing because Madeline finds out that she is pregnant. I don’t think it’s unrealistic given the circumstances surrounding her move explained in the show.
@@joyjin911 I haven't watched the show and I was an expat myself at a young age so it happens. But I was in a very unusual and lucky situation where no one else wanted it after 9/11.
+ she most likely gets passive income from her social media and through brand deals and partnerships. Not to mention she works for one of the biggest marketing companies in the capital of fashion. Imo it makes sense that she dresses the way she does and I wouldn’t be surprised if she got a discount on items or things for free from clients. Just look at all the free stuff that your average Tiktoker with a mid-size following gets. It’s insane. Emily in Paris is a ridiculous show but if you really think about it, her spending isn’t as outrageous as it seems.
I’m an expat, and I have been for 5 years. Your employer MUST provide the costs of your visa, work permit, flight to destination, health insurance, housing stipend. If they don’t, then don’t take the deal!
While i enjoyed this video, its so far off and its making me angry to even suggest this is an attainable lifestyle to live.
Not only is the salary extremely rare for any major European city, you also forgot utilities (her friend doesn’t always live with her, why exclude this), hair & make up, food cost is double what you estimate, insurances, subscriptions, phone & internet bill, gym. I could go on.
Absolutely not reflective of real life…
You are definitely low balling her fashion fund. One scene she had a collector’s Chanel bag. 😉
this audit series is so interesting. these kinds of shows really do make you feel like you could easily live like this if you just move to the city or move abroad and do something daring.
300 usd dollars in fashion? Hahahahahahahaha that is just for her socks 😅 that girls dresses expensive
Emily couldn’t make brand deals money in the side while working at an ad agency, it would be a massive conflict of interest…
Monthly groceries in Europe for 300 a month? We wish😂❤also I love these educational touches from you to these series!
I really don't think it's reasonable to drop her down to the french salary from her move. She didn't move on her own. She was sent from Chicago to Paris by her company. If anything, it's way more likely that she got a bump for upending her life than a pay slice for moving
Yep .... there would to be an incentive
Not exactly. The employer will consider a Cost of living adjustment, a housing cost adjustment, and tax impact. This will definitely result in a cut for an American moving to Paris, for a job of same size. The promotion must be very significant for a French compensation package to be higher than the US one.
The type of apartment is not the one she claims to have. Waaaaaaaaay bigger and waaaay more expensive. Her ridiculous unrealistic outfits are thousands of dollars. I’d say she spent per month $10,000.
Your advice that Emily invest in low-cost index funds can be dangerous advice for a US citizen living abroad. A US citizen living abroad can't normally invest in US funds for various regulatory reasons. If she invests in French funds, then those funds will be treated as passive foreign investment companies (PFICs) under US tax law. What's the consequence of the funds being PFICs under US tax law rather than American mutual funds? It's this: When it comes time to sell those funds in many years, not only will the IRA say that all gains get taxed not as capital gains, but as income; more importantly, many of those gains get attributed to prior tax years of ownership and interest is charged on income tax attributed to those years, and it's even conceivable that the "back tax" plus interest could wipe out all gains, all because she invested in non-American funds because those were the funds that she could access whilst living abroad.
The first few seasons she was living in Paris but sent on loan by her old firm back in Chicago so she would likely be retaining her same American salary. I think it was also mentioned that the firm got her apartment so she also wouldn't being paying rent.
As someone who works in digital and social media marketing, I only wish I earned that much.
I'm curious to know if Emily has a trust fund lol.
Starts approx. at 3:01
Another great video. Can you do an audit on Jess from New Girl and everyone from Abbott Elementary? I would love your insight; especially since I work in public education.
Absoluite brain rot show but i'd be lying if I said that as a french I don't find it hilarious.
My head canon is that Emily is living paycheck to paycheck because, as an American expat, she can't find a bank that will deposit her checks since they'd have to do yearly tax paperwork for her. She's also scared to keep piles on cash on her because of pick pockets, so thus spends it as she gets it.
I feel with her eating out, this is like 200-300€/weekly at least.
Fashionpices for 1000€ will not leave you at 300€/month in clothing.
I feel Emily is maxing out her credit card
This video isn’t the best judge of this show
Since she worked out of the Chicago office, her salary would not be reduced to match the salary of Paris. Often times it’ll stay the same or increase because the cost of living is higher or because she is getting a promotion.
However, she does end up leaving the company and goes to work for the Paris office on her own in which case she would switch to Paris pricing.
Buttttttt when she made that switch she likely built into her deal that she would make commission off of the clients she brings in because at this point she had a good roster so she would be able to negotiate a percentage.
And again in a later season when they leave to start their own firm her salary would have dropped again and at that point I would have ensured a commission since the company didn’t have much to provide in terms of base salary. Her clients were all million dollar clients so she could make a pretty penny off of the work although she never seemed to care much about the money.
Also although she looks stylish I believe in season one she said she thrifted most things so I don’t know how much she is actually spending on her clothes and she often borrows clothing from her friend who is also her roommate and I’m sure she is giving some rent money when she can
I’m also not sure Emily knows how to make her own food. She often eats out. I think her neighbor gives her free food at the restaurant but I think she pays for her lunches. Although if she goes to a lot of meetings over a meal that would be covered by her company
I’m not sure if Emily would have to pay the full 39% French tax being an expat, not a French citizen. Each country’s tax laws are different, but as someone who had lived abroad as an expat, US expats usually pay the minimum foreign tax rate plus US tax. And for US tax, your foreign income is only taxable at the sliding tax rate starting at the $1 you make above $80k. Not saying Emily can afford to live the way she does in the show while still being financially responsible, but she probably has more disposable income than estimated.
Would love to see a financial audit of Harvey spector from suits
I love your videos. How you manage to be entertaining while providing financial education is amazing.
I’m older than your target audience and honestly am pretty good with money but I always watch your content because you are fun
Hope you can analyze the characters of the big bang theory since they work in the academe and how it compares irl
I felt like Penny was doing too well as a waitress (living by herself with no roommate in cute apartment) and Leonard and Sheldon were more or less living at their income level and possibly below. (Admittedly, there's a lot of take-out consumed on that show...) Bernadette and Howard should have been living high on the hog. I believe we're told that she makes twice as income much as him, which means that their joint income should be $$$, especially considering that they have Howard's mom's (presumably paid-off or almost paid-off) house, plus whatever else his mom left. They don't get a real nanny, which I suppose is good for humor and plot, but a family in their income range can afford afford Mary Poppins for a few years.
Can you please do the Gilmore girls?
The richest 5% received 54,620 euros per year on average in 2022 (INSEE).
Moreover Paris is way more expensive than other cities (prices are up 20%).
Inflation is stable this year (around 3%), social security is free.
Come and visit! Or work! Americans are welcome 😉
Please do Gilmore Girls 😊
Writers “How realistic should we make Emily’s lifestyle?”
Netflix “Yes”
Maybe she uses rent the runway for clothes
Villanelle from Killing Eve!!!!!
Emily is NOT getting high end clothing from fashion brands for free.
Do GOSSIP GIRL.
Yeeees! Just like right on time, while I'm waiting for the 2nd part of season 4 of this polished beautiful series :)
Thank for an interesting perspective, I'm I love your content, it helps me to think more about financial situations 💖
I'd looove to see an audit to Gilmore Girls or maybe 2 Broke Girls!
You super low-balled all those fashion and food expenses, for sure. She's not saving a thing with that lifestyle...
Agreed
Another catastrophe of this kind is Amelie Poulain. Supposedly a young waitress, but lives in a big appartement in Paris … hahaha
And potentially another thing: I heard USA charges income tax of its nationals even when they are abroad. If that’s the case, she really needs to set a savings account urgently 😂
Character to Audit: BBC Sherlock as played by Benedict Cumberbatch. He and John Watson have to share a central London flat and do work, after a fashion, but also seem to have infinite money and very nice stuff?
American shows always love to portray Americans as somehow incredibly celebrated and special by Europeans, and every American show that's set in Europe always has a confusingly high number of Americans around the main character, even when they go to Europe by themselves 😂
I don't think Emily pays rent though? company pays for it
I love this series and your videos, but you are so off on just about everything in this audit 😂 but, I see a lot of people are saying the same. I hope the algorithm blesses you and can’t wait to see the next one!
Seeing those average salaries for some reason got me thinking. Wonder if economic policy makers look at that and say "Hey people are surviving on 30k euros/yr, the financial situation probably isn't that bad with all the inflation, housing crisis, etc. If they can do it on 33k surely the middle class that's complaining dont have it that bad". Idk anything about economic policy, I barely understand personal finance, just a thought that popped into my head
Do Gilmore Girls!!
Food in Paris is at 300-480 per adult per month and that would be ONLY groceries
Ahhh yeah! Bringing a dose of financial reality to Emily in Paris!
or let a tv show simply be a tv show and exist as a fictional escape from reality smdh. such a depressing comment to make and way to view life
Pls audit Gilmore Girls please!!!
As a budget traveler, I immediately started worrying about Emily's overweight luggage fees for her return to Chicago! A new outfit every day? 😂
When I was a child I was watching tv shows and I really believed is this easy to have a fancy lifestyle. Then, I grew up, and honestly is nothing like these shows living in the real world. I wish I had videos like this when I was a kid, instead, I was daydreaming about a fancy lifestyle with minimum effort. Thank you for educating the youngers🎉
Nice video, but the transport costs are underestimated. The Navigo pass (RER train/metro for €86) isn’t practical with her style of dressing and doesn’t operate after 2 AM on weekends. She will need taxis instead-not Uber, which offers lower cost but also lower service quality.
Since she has lunch with colleagues who enjoy luxury brasseries, you should add €40 per lunch X 20 days at work. 250€ grocery is not possible for her style (aller au marché et acheter du frais) I would say more 500€.
And our salary are cut by xxx% of taxes who can be a lot of money !
I’m gonna give her a C two minutes into the vid with no knowledge of the show
The company pays for the apartment rent as mentioned in the first episodes. And I am sure US company does not reduce the salary, they might even paying more for extra expenses since she started to live abroad. Her clothes being designer items look unreal but she also mentioned for rental clothes and other items. So this video is poor in terms of missing some points of the show. When you forget about those things, the numbers in the video don’t matter much.
The apartment is a big miss. This means she in theory could’ve saved her money that would’ve gone to rent for like multiple seasons.
I was looking for answers, and received none. Waste
Her wardrobe was at least $30,000 a month!
audit spongebob
an expat daughter here who also currently work as an expat. My father used to work at an MNC and when he moves country within the company he always get an increase on salary and more benefits even though he moves to a cheaper country, for example he can keeps his New York salary + 10% increase and extra benefits (such as good family insurance, apartment, utilities and kids education) when he moved to Germany and make him earn 5x more than his colleague. For my case I got recruit outside the country so I considered as an expat and I got more salary than my colleague but not so much so its really possible for Emily to keep her US salary and even get a raise plus benefit depending on her contract
"expat"
Financially Audit The Breaking Bad. 😏
PLEAAAAAAASE DO DRACULA NEXT
You should audit desperate housewives !!!
PLEASE AUDIT GILMORE GIRLS!!
300e for food in paris hahahhaha we wish...
Marketing exec who works with brands that she works with makes well over $500k/yr. She's friends with multiple billionaires ffs. And her downstairs neighbor owns a michelin star restaurant. She is doing well financially - $5000/month is laughably low. Its more like $30,000 post tax per month.
I live in Paris, 400€ a month in fun money is a broke student's expense in cheap beer and dirty clubs. It's difficult to keep it under 1000€ if you go out every weekend. Also 300€ in clothes is laughably low, you can blow through that even if all her outfits were Zara.
Realistically, Emily is spending closer to 10k / month.
I think 2 points that might not have been considered here:
1) Her US salary unlikely changed when moved to Paris for the first year when she still worked for the US company. It does not make sense when someone asks you to work abroad and get a pay cut.
2) Her US company likely have paid for her apartment +/- other relocation expenses for the first year before she joined Agence Grateau
To be fair, in net making as much as Emily, I am in no position to afford all these brand bags, rentals are expensive.
But there might be one explanation: from what I understood, at the beginning she was still paid by the American company, so maybe they kept her salary.
I appreciate this breakdown, but you are not accounting for expatriate status (tax implications), possible housing allowance, relocation assistance, cost of living adjustments. im not a cpa so thats all i can think of right, feel free to correct me in the comments
Please audit Gilmore Girls next!! Imagining what the must have spent on food and coffee alone has always mystified me
Try Alicia Florrick from The Good Wife. 😊 There’s a Season 1 episode where she spends time to compute for her bills.
1. I think if your company will relocate you to another country, there are gonna be allowances added on top of your current salary (current salary will either be the same or higher, but never lower regardless of the country you'll get assigned)
2. Rent allowance (if your company will not arrange an apartment for you)
3. Transportation allowance (if you don't have an existing one)
4. Not sure but there might also be a per diem allowance (if US is still her treated base)
ha, ha; I love this idea! Great idea to audit Emily financially! I give her a D-, just so as to not fail her!
Here I'm guessing that 1) you're not all that into fashion brands for pricing & 2) have likely never been to Paris. It's actually more expensive than folks might think.
I'd guess Emily's fashion costs well over €500+/mos. even with lots of free-bes; I mean it's Paris & also shoes! Shoes alone can easily go for €100+. & let's not even get into brand hand bag prices. Emily's is a terrible fashion spender! Also, it's rather unlikely that her salary is as high as 93k/yr!
Yeah, the salary estimate is wrong. She took a pay BUMP, not a cut, when she went to europe. She took it for deal that when she goes back to the US she will be promoted. Her pay never changed, in fact the worst case would be her salary grade would stay the same if not boosted for incentive. She also said she has a relocation bonus. Emily is earning high 6 figures a year for sure not 90k before taxes.
she's wearing designer. Even if she only buys 1 new piece using her own money per month, we're looking at a minimum of $3000 on one piece per month.
Thanks! This was fun to watch.
I’m pretty sure that in the last season since Emily moved to work from American company to a French one, she was on a minimal wage +commissions. How would that change the picture?
I think she spends upwards of 1000 bucks per month on fashion, even if she gets some presents. Also, she goes out for coffee plus out to eat about once per day, which to me would make 30 Euro/ day x 30 days = 900 Euros per month. Add 500 per month for hairdressing, nails, pedicure etc. Then you have misscelleanous fun expenses like travelling, cinema, gifts for friends,.... lets say that's another 450 Euros on average. That makes easily 2850 Euros per month for fun, meaning she is spending more then she brings in. On top of that, you didn't calculate her phone bill... In my opinion, her finances are poor. Maybe she has a secret sugar daddy we don't know anything about?
British national, 30-year Paris resident here. No, absolutely no 29 year old American moves to Paris and lives Emily’s lifestyle. Not going to put a monthly number on it but she has the lifestyle of a trust fund baby
She’s beautiful!.!.
Seriously? Have you noticed the bags and shoes which could NOT be 300 euros, totally implausible. She never wears anything more than once (am not sure where these clothes are stored in that one bedroom?). Eating out and drinking alone would be hundreds of euros.
I've never seen the show -- lol, so what do I know?! But $300 for fashion seems unrealistically low unless she's a very in-demand influencer. I also think she must be spending a lot on food, alcohol, and nights out -- again, maybe I'm wrong and she's seldom shown doing those things, but that's not the vibe I'm getting.
Sex and the city sold fantasy and dream to young girls that their 40s could be fabulous that. Which is quite not true, but true. At the same time carry was already New York best selling book writer. The level of fame and career, Carey was making more sense, but Emily, and her friends, I felt like it’s so much fantasy. In 2024, wearing most expensive outfit every single day and go for luxurious vacations are not going to make girls to feel like it’s possible it’s more like faking reality and all of girls know that. Paris isn’t only about fashion people, although I am one of the maniac who watches fashion weeks and check the trend every season, still I must care social opinion. Wearing like Emily and Mindy, Camille in Paris at working hours I’ve never seen that kind of people unless they are tourists.
I think you're undervaluing the cost of clothing (especially footwear), and it looks like there's a lot more eating out than is being accounted for. (Haven't been to Paris for quite a while but it never felt cheap to eat decent meals in restaurants. I usually walked out feeling it was worth the cost, but it still didn't feel cheap. YMMV.) Your points about gifting/loaning of wearables and multiple income streams seem super valid, so I'm honestly more than a little jealous of our girlfriend Emily. :-)
Thank youuuu. I literally just watched the latest season and this question popped up in my head, how much does Emily actually spend to live so lavishly in Paris? Thank you for making this video. I love it
Lorelai Gilmore maybe ?
These TV Shows such as "Sex In The City" & "Friends" & this 1 play into the American Myth that we can all make it & be rich. It's not reality. Only the Rich or Near-Rich can live like this. This is 1 of the main reasons I watched little TV my whole life. I was more into books & films. Great video. Thank you.
I personally think that she gets pretty close to these 3000 EUR just on eating out alone. And the view on her apartment would definitely add some bucks to that rent value.
I work in HR, and sometimes when employees are assigned to another country, companies offer relocation allowances. Since she works at a marketing firm, she may also receive commissions for every client she brings in, as well as other incentives or bonuses from clients. Additionally, as a content creator, she has the potential to earn from that as well.
I think the thing that you are forgetting or that nobody talks about is maintenance Emily is a girly girl she has to get her hair her nails her monthly she either does some type of de-hearing process All those things costs money and not fun money as you put it. Those things don't even come under the cost of healthcare, well maybe teeth whitening but other than that that's a definite extra cost monthly. Do I think that she is going over budget unless she's getting those clothes from her connections yep absolutely.
On a side note can you do a review of Gray's anatomy. Or my new fave bridgeton, that might take a bit of research but I enjoyed your video and thanks.
The fashion count is TOO conservatives, believe me xD you can cut out a couple of pieces "donated" by brands, but they are all high end brands, each piece around 700-800 euros.