...and live like shit! I should know, I'm a grad student just across the river, and I work a second job and live in Harlem just to make ends meet. Anyone who h

...and live like shit! I should know, I'm a grad student just across the river, and I work a second job and live in Harlem just to make ends meet. Anyone who hasn't lived in NYC will have a hard time understanding. Living in the city definitely has its perks, and even having to work the second job, I wouldn't trade it for the world... ...that said, I don't have a PS3, or an Xbox, or a Wii, or a Plasma/LCD, or a stereo, or a car less than 7 years old, or more than 7 changes of clothes, and I only just got cable last year. Life in the city is about trade-offs. If you're coming from the suburbs, and expect the same sort of lifestyle in the city, don't take a job that pays less than $80k/yr!