Live somewhere suitable for running out of your apartment - I rented a studio apartment two blocks off Newbury Street in Boston that doubled as my office. Had J

Live somewhere suitable for running out of your apartment - I rented a studio apartment two blocks off Newbury Street in Boston that doubled as my office. Had Japanese screens around my bed and a "war table" with whiteboard as the first thing you'd see when you walk in, second thing you'd see was my desk, a coffee table, couch, a second desk, a fireplace, and the screens just kind of blended in to the decor. My original goal was just to separate work space and home space visually for a professional appearance, but a few people commented they didn't know it was my apartment at first. It's surprising how possible this is to do - the extra couple hundred bucks to between Copley and Hynes-ICA instead of out of the city made a lot more people drop by when I invited them. Then stock the place with enough coffee, tea, energy drinks, water, bread, cans of tuna, cans of soup, whatever that's fast and doesn't go bad so you don't have to go out if you're in a good flow. Instant coffee also potentially saves a hell of a lot of money if you're a coffee drinker and on a tight budget. Edit: Another thought - if you wind up hiring any accountants or lawyers, be really, really cool with them. I remember I hired a lawyer to look at an important contract and I asked his secretary how he took his coffee. That combined with being friendly and gracious went a long way - we originally planned to go about an hour, we went two hours, then he only charged me for one. Very helpful guy, too. Being friendly, courteous, gracious, and doing little gestures makes people want to take care of you. When you don't have money, you have to think even more about being appreciative and putting your time to use for other people.