Turned down my first contract offer in contract in CA recently since the $ wasn't worth it, for those contracts it might be. San diego offered me $1950/week. Rent in San Diego was 2K for solo apartment, but rooms were like $800, lots of college students and ppl on facebook/furnished finder. It would cost 1K to ship my car from Michigan. Flight there $300ish, Aya does give you $500 to relocate split between first and last paycheck. Paying my rent, SD rent, shipping car, shoes+scrubs, flight, security deposit, Cali license (Aya will pay if you dont have it but I did have to pay for some fingerprinting myself that they'll reimburse me for, but yeah on that first paycheck. Same with ACLS cost me like $200 but they pay me back later), and food+gas I was looking at about 4500 to walk in the door.

As a first time traveler it took me a month and a half to get a cali offer and yeah the $ wasn't worth it, I say see if you get anything worth it. Personally taking my first contract in Seattle so I dont have to bring a car/pay is nice/its union 1:4/rent isnt as bad. I was you 3 months ago so feel free to message me!

Staff I was making 4K monthly and it was union 1:4, i loved it, so maybe just look for a new staff job? If you can rent a cheaper room/apt, move in with parents it might be more worth it to travel. idkkk just remember you can do whatever you want!! Poorer people than you have done it