How do flight attendants survive on such a small salary?


Dear Cold Feet,



So how do we do it? Enter the crash pad.
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  1. There are also expenses that F/A’s do not need to spend money on, like a work wardrobe (apart from that uniform fee but not to get off the subject) and transport. Most of us lived near the airport so it was a quick, cheap bus or subway ride. No car payments. Since I worked int’l, a lot of my meals were paid for while at work. I actually bought very little food at home because of the risk of roommates eating it or it going bad.

    The bohemian-ness of it was actually half the fun. We were all living very frugally so we made our own fun, hanging out at each others’ crash pads. Kew Gardens, I’m sure it still goes on there with JFK based F/A’s!

    Don’t forget all the freebies from the hotel! Once I could afford a bottle of my own shampoo again, I didn’t want to see another small bottle for a looooong time!

    Stealing from the plane was a fire-able offense so I didn’t dare but others did.

    I felt very badly for those whose student loans came through after probation. That was very tight.

  2. You’re so right-definitely don’t do it for the money. But for the lifestyle? You can make it work! Great job responding to her, Heather!

  3. So I plan on becoming a flight attendant. I’m 18 and so passionate about it but I’ve been doing ALOT of research I am a little nervous on how it’s going to work I am going to be living in AZ if that helps any, and I meet all the requirements such as appearence, weight, vision, height, everything like that. I have my GED and but no expirience. I think I need a little help though can you tell me what else I’ll need?

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