I live in new york and I really want to move into NYC. I don't have a car and I don't have much money at the moment, but would it be possible to gather enough funds to move in sometime within the year (or next year?)

>>33214978 (OP)
absolutely, people move into the city all the time. I moved into NYC for work from upstate a few years ago and got a shared apartment with roommates that I found on spareroom.com. A really nice thing about NYC is that you don't need a car at all because of the public transport, so that's not an issue. But if you don't have a job that could be a little problematic. So you'd want to have enough money to support yourself for a few months while you find one. But NYC is so big that jobs are everywhere.

>>33215018
Excellent, I was also gonna try to find someone to move in with over this time as well. I just prefer being around more people honestly. More options.

>>33214978 (OP)
there are long-term hostels that you might like. It's basically larger communal living spaces where like a dozen or so people have their own rooms, but they share a kitchen and what not. It's cheaper and it's a fantastic way to meet all kinds of people from techbros to creatives.

>>33215824
Oh that's cool, I've always wanted to be around more people. Something like that would be really nice if we all got along well enough

>>33214978 (OP)
NYC is a hell hole right now, especially in Manhattan with the rioters and shit. Wait till it calms down.

>>33215999
I mean I don't really care about noise or anything as long as my home isn't damaged that's fine. Like I said this will be later in the year. Need to finish degree first

>>33215999
you genuinely don't know what you're talking about

>>33214978 (OP)
Get a job with a NYC company first. It takes NYC salaries to afford NYC living

>>33214978 (OP)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MWsJX48Fy_s&list=RDMWsJX48Fy_s&start_radio=1

>>33216245
Go back to plebbit, faggot

>>33215998
My friend lived in one back when he was working remote and he had a great experience. They all worked together to prepare food, set up the table, clean the dishes etc.. And of course they all ate together. It became a little family I guess.

>>33219113
A few years ago I was living comfortably in NYC on $50k a year before taxes, and had no budget difficulties from going out to see broadway theater and cabaret shows multiple times a week. You don't need to be rich to live here and have a good time. Just get a cheap apartment share with roommates instead of spending $2000+ a month on a studio.

>>33219477
You're repeating hogwash about shit you know absolutely nothing about. If you lived in NYC as I do you would realize just how stupid you sound.

>>33219746
What did your monthly spending look like?

>>33219821
I don't have my old budget anymore so this is a bit from memory, but looking at an old paystub I was making $2300 a month after taxes.

$750 on rent/utilities (this was unusually low, but I had a very small room in an apartment share. Expect to pay $250-500 more for a room in a shared apartment.)

I went out to restaurants a lot (but didn't go to bars) so was probably spending around $400 a month on food and the rare drinks.

For entertainment it varied, but generally $300-500 on tickets to theater, movies, and sports events. I would go to the movies and theater every week, and made extensive use of the discount theater ticket buying services (tdf, tkts, and todaytix) so the most I'd pay was around $55 for a broadway show. I also had the AMC monthly subscription that comps 3 movies every week, so I made a lot of use out of that.

Other than that I had a $20 membership to planet fitness, no car, but probably spent around $50 a month on subway and commuter train fares, oh and no gf lol. That definitely helped keep expenses down. Was generally putting between $500-1k remainder in savings monthly.

Anyway this was what I did between 2019 and 2022, the costs on things may have gone up a bit since then. Since then I'd moved back in with my parents upstate and went to law school. Just graduated last month and now I've got a job making over $200k, and moving back into the city in the fall.

>>33219873
NTA but good shit man

>>33219129
lol

>>33219113
>>33215824
>>33215018
>job
nta but, would it make sense to rent a PO box in NYC, then list that as your street address? So that way when applying to jobs you can appear local?

>>33215824
>>33219718
Not OP but I work remotely and this sounds great.
Can I manage something like this with 2k/month living expenses?