after highschool

sounds nice, good luck with everything!

picking seattle for its cost of living is like a form of self harm. 

as someone who moved here post covid with a 4 year degree, im on food stamps and 3 jobs x__x librarians might make good money idk enough about them but an apartment downtown is going to be upper 1000's-2k or more no doubt + utilities + food + internet + gas + expenses for fun(<usually gets neglected for survivals sake lol). this city and surrounding areas are designed for the tech bros, everyone else either needs 1 or multiple roommates, or will chronically struggle/be driven out... yay for gentrification!! ^__^

done it with roommates and done it alone. if you can, try to find a roommate, whether someone moves with you, or you find people from craigslist/move into a place where people are trying to fill a spot. it'll save you thousands of dollars, which will take off many of the pressures of settling into the shock of a new place, lifestyle, responsibilities etc. 

and if at all possible...maybe consider a different city. portland is a little easier to afford too, and its pretty much the exact same place aha, a few less techies, more hipsters and weirdos. its no joke the cost of living here. but i dont know how california is, maybe its cheaper in comparison, but god damn i did not know what i was getting into when i moved here because i just blindly followed my boyfriend(now ex).