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- flavorful0
Sweet man. Heh, I'd love to move to NYC but I'm pretty much stuck here in PGH for awhile I think.
Kind of fooled my job into them thinking I know what I'm doing. :D
- joyride0
cool, you should tell dinky... he still living with my friends? hrmm... or did he kill them or vice versa.
*better give them a call
- e-pill0
dinky dont want my help. so fuck a dinky!!
- ldww0
you can find affordable stuff in nyc bro.
i live in park slope in a place for 1400 which inludes elec and has my own w/d. pretty large too.
- Momentum20
man you guys are probably makin bank to be able to afford 1400 ....
with the 35% thing it seems i can only afford 950.
- ldww0
well you also have to figure you spend money on different things in nyc.
when i moved to NYC my rent went up, but i did not have a car loan or car insurance....
- Momentum20
oh i hear ya ldww
- flavorful0
Also, try to look for places near where you like to hang out at, or would like to hang out more.
Saves on transportation fees in the long run as well.
Walking distance to your favourite food market, bar, friends, sports venues sounds kind of cheesey but if it is what makes you happy then do it.
What I/I'd do would be to get a list of places you'd like to move to and then make a Pros/Cons list on each one.
That way you can hopefully shrink the list down a bit and maybe 1 or 2 might jump out as the favourites.
And read over the lease like your life depended on it, your parents can help with that.
My mom and sister still read over mine.
- e-pill0
yes, living in nyc is different as i dont have any need to owning a car,and i dont have a mortgage, plus im married and a dual income. but i try to bank at least 2 paychecks per month.
- k0na_an0k0
i'm making 7 figures and my mortgage is just under a grand a month.
with the other utilities it's maybe 1400 a month total.
there is so much to think about. food. gas. utilities. cable. internet. porn. it all adds up. the best thing you can do is write estimates of everything you'll be spending money on down, and figure out the #s.
live within your means but make the most of everything.
- k0na_an0k0
damn. my math is shit.
7 figures?!? haha. forgot to factor in the decimal point for the cents.
:)
- flavorful0
I'd be making 9 figures if we are counting cents.
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Okay, I'd be making 2, heh.
- ldww0
if you are making 7 figures and you only spend 1400 on rent you are crazy.
- obey460
Try getting roommates to split the cost. You'll save alot more. Me and my friends managed to rent a 2 story house (3bdrm 2.5 bath). I'm only paying 700 for the master bedroom.
- Rand0
I make $1250 per month and spend over $12,500 on rent
- taragee0
dinkys in my basement
- taragee0
how old are you
- flavorful0
a/s/l?
taragee
(Jul 5 06, 11:18)
- taragee0
lol i meant momentum taht he still lives at home
- flavorful0
Haha, I know.
I just saw my old apartment for rent ... it jumped 155 bucks since I was there.
Probably should have jumped more but they must not be working the angle that I once kicked it there for a year, haha.