This somewhat goes along with my last post - I recently had a friend (actress) who lived in midtown Manhattan with her boyfriend. They had an apartment in an ideal location and were definitely paying for that. Her boyfriend worked in finance or something and was making the money to afford them that apartment. They even got engaged. Months later, I another friend told me he went out on a date with this girl...the one who was engaged with the swanky midtown apartment. She's now living back home with her parents an hour from the city and is trying to set herself back up so she can be closer and start acting again. Moral of the story - actors/actresses need to be self reliant on no one but themselves. Being with someone in a relationship is great but relationships end ALL the time. Actors need to ALWAYS have a back up plan. I hate the struggling actor/starving artist mindset. Those who think they need to suffer for their craft. I think.. Jeremy Renner..he's a good actor right? He probably made a lot more money flipping houses than he did acting - at least at first. I even heard a story yesterday where he may have gotten his way in to producers by working on projects for them. Point is - actresses especially - set yourself up so you rely on NO ONE but yourself. It not only assures you will never have to give up the acting career, which can be a 10 year start, but it empowers you also. You don't just have to be a bartender or waitress. Use your brain a bit and think and you will find something that is even more ideal, better schedule, allows you to be creative, makes your more money, and allows you to live with yourself past 30 feeling proud. For me it was a real estate agent, then owning my own office to have people out there working for me and have some passive income, then buying property to create more passive income, etc. See what I mean? Allowing me to have the type of lifestyle I want, and that my friends that aren't in the business and work full-time have, all while pursuing my dream... Sure may have to just work a little harder than the next guy but hey, nothing in life worth having comes easy, or maybe it does?