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I'm in a similar situation (live in NJ instead of NYC) but I do wonder: $6000 / year = $500 / month. I could save at least that much (more like $500-$1000 / mon
by samspenc 13y ago
I'm in a similar situation (live in NJ instead of NYC) but I do wonder: $6000 / year = $500 / month. I could save at least that much (more like $500-$1000 / month) living in Long Island or NJ instead of Manhattan.
Having said that, I do hate long commutes. I would love to live in Manhattan, but it is just prohibitively expensive.
- Spooky23 13y agoNYC != Manhattan. Normal people can't afford to live in Manhattan. If you do, you're paying for the privilege. The choice (that millions have made) is to get the heck out of NYC. My family is a great example of that diaspora. My grandparents all immigrated to Brooklyn and Queens from 1935-1945. Of about 80 people in the extended family, exactly 10 are still in NYC. The rest of us are scattered from Jersey to Boston, with a branch in upstate NY. That story is repeated dozens of times in the old neighborhood.