That’s a car and a pretty good steak dinner in my neck of the woods. Unsure what that would get you in other areas of the world.

There are lots of types of work in the tech space. The layoffs I seen have impacted sales and marketing (probably happens elsewhere too) because AI makes the day to day work efficient enough they don’t need as many people.

I have had good luck at H&M for low-end, but stylish clothes. When I want to invest in staple pieces, I use a personal shopper at Nordstrom.