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0 pointsjeremymims15y ago0 comments

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. :-)

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keeptrying15y ago· 2 in thread

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.

jeremymimsOP15y 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.

keeptrying15y 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.

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