She's clearly living in a studio -- and rents for those, way back in 1963 were low, and totally in keeping with her income. In another thread someone pointed out that she was earning 2.00/hr. that's $16.00/day (before tax, obviously) but she was probably getting overtime, too; and at 80/wk she could easily afford an apartment. The formula then was 25% of your annual salary (before tax) in rent.
Keep in mind -- she was in a walk up apartment, not a "luxury" high rise. And in a low income neighborhood.
Why pronounce it of-Ten when you don't say lisTen or sofTen or fasTen?
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