Now, inspired by my coworkers—whose real jobs are my summer job— I wonder over my expensive habits and what is a minimum living for me, and hope like heck that I don’t get too greedy after the dream-corrosion of grad school and student loans.
Lauren R. Dorgan ’04, a Crimson editor, is a history concentrator in Quincy House. In addition to sleeping days to recover from her overnight shift, she is writing feature articles for her hometown paper.