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I'm jealous. 28 and in NYC here. Rent: $1700 (tiny studio in Manhattan) Utilities: $200 (electric and FIOS) Transportation: $120 (subway + occasional tax

by jyu 15y ago

I'm jealous. 28 and in NYC here. Rent: $1700 (tiny studio in Manhattan) Utilities: $200 (electric and FIOS) Transportation: $120 (subway + occasional taxi) Food: $600 Fun: $400 Maid: $400 Clothing: $100 Grand Total: $3,520

exit 15y ago
you need a maid for your tiny studio? you spend $100 in clothing every month?
- dasil003 15y ago
  $400 dollars a month for said tiny studio? How about learn to pick up after yourself and pay someone $50 to clean the bathroom and dust once a month.
- keeptrying 15y ago
  I think he means laundry + ironing service + some clothes.
MatthewB 15y ago
This looks more like my expenses.
jscore 15y ago
I spend about 1/4 of that with same quality of life in Colombia (in a great city) and I lived in NYC. Oh, and I'm 32.
keeptrying 15y ago
This actually pretty accurate for manhattan. Though you've missed some biggies: health insurance ($300) and iphone: $110 and hosting,netflix (they addup) etc. And the biggest expense in manhattan is : taking dates out for dinner ($50 a pop usually so about $300 a month) + drinking and hanging with friends ($300 a month easily).
jeremymims 15y ago
Damn Dude. You cost double what I do in the same city. I live in a nice-sized apt in Manhattan, eat well, and go out. - Get a roommate and cut out nearly half the rent and half the utilities (two bedrooms aren't much more in a walk up). - You're clearly eating almost all your meals out. You could probably cut this by 2/3 if you went to a Trader Joes and ate 3/4 of your meals at home or made lunch. - Cut out the maid. Buy a nice vacuum and some cleaning supplies. New Total: $1,950. Just saved you $19k next year. Pro-tip: Take dates to Thai restaurants in Manhattan. Many have great ambience and you'll spend ~$30 with a drink each. Super Pro-tip: The girls you want to date in the long run will be happy to pay their share. :-)
- keeptrying 15y ago
  How much do you pay in rent and in what part of the city? Even a decent place in the city will cost you $1300 per person.
  - jeremymims 15y ago
    Upper East Side. $950 per person for a nice corner unit in a walk up. Mostly I want to dispel the idea that New York is prohibitively expensive for startups. It's not if you're resourceful.
    - keeptrying 15y ago
      Cool. I'm looking for a June 1st apartment share - know anyone who might be looking for a roommate? Around $950 would be awesome. My email is railsnoob at yahoo dot com. Thanks.

by jyu 15y ago

exit 15y ago

you need a maid for your tiny studio? you spend $100 in clothing every month?

dasil003 15y ago
$400 dollars a month for said tiny studio? How about learn to pick up after yourself and pay someone $50 to clean the bathroom and dust once a month.
keeptrying 15y ago
I think he means laundry + ironing service + some clothes.

MatthewB 15y ago

This looks more like my expenses.

jscore 15y ago

I spend about 1/4 of that with same quality of life in Colombia (in a great city) and I lived in NYC. Oh, and I'm 32.

keeptrying 15y ago

This actually pretty accurate for manhattan. Though you've missed some biggies: health insurance ($300) and iphone: $110 and hosting,netflix (they addup) etc. And the biggest expense in manhattan is : taking dates out for dinner ($50 a pop usually so about $300 a month) + drinking and hanging with friends ($300 a month easily).

jeremymims 15y ago

Damn Dude. You cost double what I do in the same city. I live in a nice-sized apt in Manhattan, eat well, and go out. - Get a roommate and cut out nearly half the rent and half the utilities (two bedrooms aren't much more in a walk up). - You're clearly eating almost all your meals out. You could probably cut this by 2/3 if you went to a Trader Joes and ate 3/4 of your meals at home or made lunch. - Cut out the maid. Buy a nice vacuum and some cleaning supplies. New Total: $1,950. Just saved you $19k next year. Pro-tip: Take dates to Thai restaurants in Manhattan. Many have great ambience and you'll spend ~$30 with a drink each. Super Pro-tip: The girls you want to date in the long run will be happy to pay their share. :-)

keeptrying 15y ago
How much do you pay in rent and in what part of the city? Even a decent place in the city will cost you $1300 per person.
- jeremymims 15y ago
  Upper East Side. $950 per person for a nice corner unit in a walk up. Mostly I want to dispel the idea that New York is prohibitively expensive for startups. It's not if you're resourceful.
  - keeptrying 15y ago
    Cool. I'm looking for a June 1st apartment share - know anyone who might be looking for a roommate? Around $950 would be awesome. My email is railsnoob at yahoo dot com. Thanks.