<prompt> Human: Hopefully this is the right subreddit for this, Ive been helped immensely here just in the last few weeks and I would love input!I have some job interviews coming up that are hardly high-paying, but would be great stepping stones in my chosen field international higher ed programming and would be a big step up from my current income gross 18.500 per year, upstate NY.Since both of these are pretty rock-bottom entry level jobs, I have two concerns. One being the salaries themselves:1st: 25k with as yet unnamed performance bonuses, full health and dental and travel reimbursement, 401k matching after 1st year. Based in Fort Collins CO for 6-12 months and then Northampton MA after that point.2nd: 28.5k with partial benefits. In the middle of literally nowhere in Missouri, Kirksville to be exact. No travel required.Here is my situation: I do not have a car. I currently walk to work for my temporary paycheck to paycheck interim job. I do not have a laptop. I use a desktop. I think I would need both of those for job 1 but not job 2.What I am really wondering about is figuring out if and how to make these salaries work financially, because career-wise I think they do work as foot-in-the-door roles not positions I would stick with for more than a year or two, but excellent preparation for the higher-paying positions Ive been applying to and getting rejected from due to lack of experience.Do you have favorite cost of living calculator? The only one Ive attempted is CNNs and its not too useful for me because my current location is not listed, and Kirksville MO is definitely on there. Or is it actually a good approximator and I should use?Mostly however, I would love to hear any reactions about negotiation strategies that you would use if you were in my situation. Here are things Ive pondered:JOB 1: Figure out what exactly performance bonuses are and possibly negotiate those higher Ask for the purchase of a work laptop and or cell phone and or carJOB 1 2: Ask for covering relocation costs Ask for them to cover the costs of breaking my lease Inquire about and negotiate Paid Time Off Professional development reimbursement, i.e. national association membership for this field with an eye on moving up to a better position in a year or so in particular Straight up negotiate a higher salaryIve never gotten to the negotiation stage before in a job interview, so I am kind of out of my depth here, and have this vague understanding that in such a competitive field, and with such an entry level job, I shouldnt push too hard and risk losing an opportunity.Just wanted to see what you all have to say, because this is the first time since starting to get my PF affairs in order that Ive had interviews come up, and I want to approach my decisions carefully in regard to financial health, and specifically find out if there are some hidden non-salary ways to pad my living expenses in the negotiation stage that I might not think of otherwise benefits, relocation costs, etc.By the way, neither one of these positions is a given unfortunately, but Ive been shortlisted for both recently and Id like to be as prepared as possible for an offer.Thank you for your help!  <response>: Dude, its an entry level job for less than 30k. You have no leverage. For that kind of money, they can get almost anybody they want to work for them. There is nothing to negotiate here. 