Cost of Living, Season 1

A project in San Francisco, CA by Cost Of Living
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A comedic web series about best friends, Marisa and Jules, struggling to afford a city that no one can afford.
Backers: 137
Average Pledge Per Backer: $84

Funded: $11,503 of $10,000
Dates: Mar 25th -> Apr 25th (31 days)
Project By: Cost Of Living
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Latest News

LAST 24 HOURS!

April 24th - via: kickstarter.com
Hello amazing, wonderful, fantastic backers! We are now in the FINAL 24 HOURS of our kickstarter campaign and would love to end things with a bang! What do you think about trying to raise an extra $1,000 in the last 24 hours?! Kinda crazy, but let's... (Read More)

and the winner is...

April 23rd - via: kickstarter.com
Wahoo! The winner of the beautiful handcrafted silver necklace by Aminimal Studio is... Congrats Megan Elston!! We will be sending you this beautiful necklace... As we head into our FINAL DAY of the kickstarter, we have one final surprise reward for... (Read More)

WE DID IT! (But, let's do more!)

April 23rd - via: kickstarter.com
WOWZA! Woke up today to see that we had hit our goal! Thank you everyone who has generously donated to help us finish filming Season 1! Because of this amazing enthusiasm for the show, we want to keep raising funds so we can do the following things... (Read More)

91% Funded with 70 hours to go!

April 22nd - via: kickstarter.com
This post is for backers only. Please visit Kickstarter.com and log in to read. (Read More)

Win this beautiful silver necklace with a map of SF on it!

April 21st - via: kickstarter.com
We are in our final days of our Cost of Living kickstarter! We have to raise an additional $1,700 by this Friday at noon to make our goal of $10,000! We have an amazing raffle prize for all donors who give $100 and more: a handcrafted silver necklace... (Read More)

Music Package Raffle Winner!

April 19th - via: kickstarter.com
Hey Everyone! We've drawn the name of the backer ($50+ and above) who won the CDs of phenomenal local music featured in Lady Date: Foreverever, Eight Belles, and Travis Hayes! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l30aNZonSYc&feature=youtu.be Stay tuned... (Read More)

Crowd Funding Spotlight: HellLA, Seeking Sublet & Cost of Living

April 19th - via: digitalchicktv.com
In the overabundance of crowd funding campaigns, how do you figure out what to fund? Well, I thought I’d make a few recommendations of shows created by women. In this group of shows, affording and surviving a city without losing your flipping mind is the theme. (Read More)

Check us out on Indiewire!

April 18th - via: kickstarter.com
Check out Shannon's blog post on Indiewire's Women and Hollywood page about why she was inspired to write Cost of Living. "I started screenwriting five years ago because I was angry. Every time I watched a movie or TV show geared towards women, it... (Read More)

Video Update from Marisa & Jules!

April 17th - via: kickstarter.com
As we approach the final week of our Kickstarter, enjoy this video update from Marisa & Jules! Tomorrow at noon we will draw the name of the backer ($50+ and above) who wins the CDs of the local music featured in Lady Date: Foreverever, Eight... (Read More)

Exclusive raffle for all backers $50 and above!

April 16th - via: kickstarter.com
All backers who have given $50 or more will be entered into a raffle to win three CDs of music featured in our second episode Lady Date! If you have given less than $50, increase your pledge and enter the raffle! If you have friends who haven't given... (Read More)

Something to ruffle Marisa's feathers...

April 15th - via: kickstarter.com
This post is for backers only. Please visit Kickstarter.com and log in to read. (Read More)

Bringing a diverse lens to filmmaking through all female and all queer crew

April 11th - via: kickstarter.com
Hello amazing backers! We are two weeks to go with 48% to raise! One of the main reasons we are doing a kickstarter is to pay our incredible crew. Cost of Living is unique because not only do we have a female director, but we also have an female and... (Read More)

#ThisisSF Join in the snarky fun!

April 10th - via: kickstarter.com
Accompany our web series is a #ThisisSF Twitter and Tumblr campaign that allows us all to vent about $4 artisanal toast! We invite you all to snap a picture of: Ridiculously priced items  Things that you can only find in SF  Or use stock... (Read More)

Get your revoked adult license!

April 9th - via: kickstarter.com
This post is for backers only. Please visit Kickstarter.com and log in to read. (Read More)

50% funded with 18 days to go!

April 6th - via: kickstarter.com
Break out the whiskey -- we just hit 50% funded thanks to our 58th backer: Kara Ayn! We can't thank you enough for your generous donations and enthusiastic support! This GIF says it all: We've got $5,000 more to raise over 18 days -- let's do this... (Read More)

Almost halfway there!

April 5th - via: kickstarter.com
Wahooooooo! It's less than halfway through our campaign, and we're SO CLOSE to being 50% funded!  That's only like a week of rent to sleep on someone's couch in the Haight. We're amazed by your outpouring of support for the web series and love that... (Read More)

The Write Stuff: Shannon Bowen on Taking Charge of Your Story

March 27th - via: blogs.sfweekly.com
Shannon Bowen is a screenwriter inspired to write strong female characters who (shockingly) have loyal lady friends, because she has been lucky enough to be surrounded by badass women all of her life. You can watch the first two episodes of her web series Cost of Living (about struggling to afford a city that no one can afford) and join the Kickstarter to help film the remaining episodes. (Read More)

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