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Note: Using throwaway so my employer doesn't find out about my plan to eventually leave. Are there any places similar to this in USA? Cost of living around $10

Note: Using throwaway so my employer doesn't find out about my plan to eventually leave. Are there any places similar to this in USA? Cost of living around $1000 (give or take), good internet access, no car needed, decently cheap food and rent, and possibly an affordable coworking space? I'm looking to bootstrap an internet company and while I don't mind living abroad, I'd be much more comfortable here in the US, seeing as I've lived here my whole life.

jeff_facebook 13y ago
How can you be sure of that last sentence without having tried something different? Go to Thailand with no solid commitments and see how you like it. P.S. Beware of amorous ladyboys and STIs (not necessarily at the same time).
larrykubin 13y ago
Back in college I used to rent 1 bedroom apartment in Austin for $400 a month near campus. I never had a car there either. Prices have gone up some, but still you can find cheap apartments there.
tomca32 13y ago
It's possible even in NYC. Around Jamaica you can get a room for $400-$500. Although it's not an apartment, just a room in a big house, so you can't make parties and stuff but is otherwise quite comfortable. Going to Manhattan also doesn't take too much time. E train goes directly and is express so it's a 45-60 min commute. As for food, cook at home. If in Manhattan, there's a great $1 pizza on Bleecker St. Lots of free coworking spaces in Manhattan - Wix for example. I wouldn't call it a luxurious life by any stretch of imagination, but it's doable to live in NY for $1000 a month and not really feel poor (or it could be just a story I tell to myself to feel better).
- diziet 13y ago
  You're much better finding a room somewhere further in Long Island and taking LIRR to the city than the E train!
_delirium 13y ago
Pittsburgh is sort of doable without a car, and 1-bd/studio rents are under $500 in many parts of the city.

jeff_facebook 13y ago

How can you be sure of that last sentence without having tried something different? Go to Thailand with no solid commitments and see how you like it. P.S. Beware of amorous ladyboys and STIs (not necessarily at the same time).

larrykubin 13y ago

Back in college I used to rent 1 bedroom apartment in Austin for $400 a month near campus. I never had a car there either. Prices have gone up some, but still you can find cheap apartments there.

tomca32 13y ago

It's possible even in NYC. Around Jamaica you can get a room for $400-$500. Although it's not an apartment, just a room in a big house, so you can't make parties and stuff but is otherwise quite comfortable. Going to Manhattan also doesn't take too much time. E train goes directly and is express so it's a 45-60 min commute. As for food, cook at home. If in Manhattan, there's a great $1 pizza on Bleecker St. Lots of free coworking spaces in Manhattan - Wix for example. I wouldn't call it a luxurious life by any stretch of imagination, but it's doable to live in NY for $1000 a month and not really feel poor (or it could be just a story I tell to myself to feel better).

diziet 13y ago
You're much better finding a room somewhere further in Long Island and taking LIRR to the city than the E train!

_delirium 13y ago

Pittsburgh is sort of doable without a car, and 1-bd/studio rents are under $500 in many parts of the city.