Yeah, I'm not sure what these people are talking about. I lived quite well as a single male working in Manhattan proper with a sub six-figure salary; living in

Yeah, I'm not sure what these people are talking about. I lived quite well as a single male working in Manhattan proper with a sub six-figure salary; living in Hoboken, and commuting maybe 15-20 mins everyday on the PATH. This was around 2013-14. And I lived like a king in my opinion... was able to save money, build my credit, eat out wherever, never pay attention to price tags when shopping, and take trips/vacations, etc. Maybe things have changed.