30-year-old supercommuted from Mexico City once a week to attend law school in NYC: 'Everything kind of fell into place'

In 2024, Nat Cedillo was in her last year of law school and subletting a one-bedroom in New York City with her husband. The two were paying $2,750 a month for rent, which included utilities. They also spent an additional $1,250 on monthly expenses like groceries and transportation.

As Cedillo, 30, neared graduation, her schedule became more flexible. While registering for classes for her final semester, she realized she could take one class remotely and then schedule the rest on Mondays and Tuesdays.

“I started thinking if I barely had to be on campus why should we be spending so much money living in New York City? We have this flying perk, so is there something we can do with that and avoid the New York City part?,” Cedillo tells CNBC Make It.

Cedillo’s husband works in the airline industry, so the couple has the advantage of paying less for flights when flying standby.

The two are also both Mexican citizens and Cedillo’s sister had an apartment in Mexico City that was sitting empty, so it was a no-brainer for the couple to look into potentially moving there.