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re: Moving to New York in your 20s
Posted on 12/29/25 at 7:48 am to Mariner
Posted on 12/29/25 at 7:48 am to Mariner
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If they don't succeed but are too stubborn to give it up, they will eventually turn into a screaming lib who hates successful people because in their mind they are "qualified" to be just as if not more successful.
What?
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Posted on 12/29/25 at 9:26 am to Mo Jeaux
First, not everyone wants to buy a house with a yard in a cul-de-sac, have an SUV and have to drive to get a decent cup or coffee or got the gym or a movie in their 20s, which is ok.
Living in NYC or a big city long-term isn't for everyone. Also most people who move to NYC after college do it with no illusions they will spend the rest of their lives in the City.
Outside of rent and roommates (again not for everyone) living in NYC isn't more expensive than most other large cities. People assume everyone in NYC eats and spends money on entertainment like you do when visiting. NYC has amazing happy hours, cheap bagels and in many neighborhoods bodegas and local cafes where you can get great food cheap. Thats just talking about food, not even the other experiences NYC offers.
Last, I have numerous friends in NYC who have children. They sacrifice living space for sure, but NYC public schools are generally amazing and the educational, social, cultural and recreation options for kids are endless.
Living in NYC or a big city long-term isn't for everyone. Also most people who move to NYC after college do it with no illusions they will spend the rest of their lives in the City.
Outside of rent and roommates (again not for everyone) living in NYC isn't more expensive than most other large cities. People assume everyone in NYC eats and spends money on entertainment like you do when visiting. NYC has amazing happy hours, cheap bagels and in many neighborhoods bodegas and local cafes where you can get great food cheap. Thats just talking about food, not even the other experiences NYC offers.
Last, I have numerous friends in NYC who have children. They sacrifice living space for sure, but NYC public schools are generally amazing and the educational, social, cultural and recreation options for kids are endless.
Posted on 12/29/25 at 9:31 am to Prominentwon
if your job is tied to NYC ala entertainment, fashion, or business then fine. If you are just moving there to big time your friends back home it's a very stupid move.
Posted on 12/29/25 at 10:28 am to Mo Jeaux
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What?
elitism -
the belief that some things are only for a few people who have special qualities or abilities.
They think they are better than say, an AC repair guy (or insert any other middle class profession). Then they find out the AC repair guy owns a successful AC company, has grit and ingenuity, and is living better than them. It drives them insane as they live in a shack and commute in a dingy subway for an hour or longer a day, and come home to a shoebox for an apartment, all with massive student loans.
I saw this for three years. Those people live in a bubble. They think the world outside of that bubble is stupid and ignorant.
Posted on 12/29/25 at 10:34 am to NOLALGD
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Last, I have numerous friends in NYC who have children. They sacrifice living space for sure, but NYC public schools are generally amazing and the educational, social, cultural and recreation options for kids are endless.
Then they all come out putting rainbow queer stickers on everything, wanting to be called "they" and think in their past lives they were cats.
I'll take my backward arse Louisiana.
Posted on 12/29/25 at 10:36 am to Prominentwon
My sister and her husband moved to NYC in their late 20’s after college and doing entry level career jobs in BTR.
They hate it & are trying to come back now.
$3600/month for a 1 bedroom apartment. Walking/subway everywhere. Crowded childcare facilities etc
They hate it & are trying to come back now.
$3600/month for a 1 bedroom apartment. Walking/subway everywhere. Crowded childcare facilities etc
Posted on 12/29/25 at 10:40 am to MSTiger33
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All I can say is that you better have a plan before moving here.
So "try and get a job after I get there in a low paying highly competitive and nepotistic industry" doesn't count as a plan?
Posted on 12/29/25 at 10:43 am to Giantkiller
Do not listen to the negative comments, go out…you can always come back…you will learn. Louisiana is a. shite Hole.
I dreamed since 8 years old of exploring the World. Left Here at. 18. Joined the Nave, lived in 8 different States with my Career.
Have visited 6. Continents, 48 Countries, 38 States. Go anywhere you choose
Posted on 12/29/25 at 10:44 am to 225bred
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They hate it & are trying to come back now.
$3600/month for a 1 bedroom apartment. Walking/subway everywhere. Crowded childcare facilities etc
Why did they move there and what did they expect? Did they have a plan? Sounds like a child is involved, that complicates a move anywhere. Will edit to add having a child in any City is a trigger for life changes in any City, including NYC.
Walking/subway everywhere with occasional uber in NYC sounds great to me. Living in NYC is fun and adventurous, but like I said not for everyone.
This post was edited on 12/29/25 at 10:47 am
Posted on 12/29/25 at 10:47 am to NOLALGD
Most the peeps on here are scared to leave their parish
Your 20's are a great time to geaux do something
Your 20's are a great time to geaux do something
Posted on 12/29/25 at 10:50 am to Prominentwon
i've done it...it's a damn grind my friend...and you have to be ALL-IN, not just thinking about or let's try and see.
Posted on 12/29/25 at 11:41 am to Mariner
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They think the world outside of that bubble is stupid and ignorant.
Pot meet kettle.
Posted on 12/29/25 at 12:32 pm to Prominentwon
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She’d be starting mostly from scratch, picking up smaller jobs at first. There will be a little help getting her started, but she understands that it’ll be a struggle for a little while.
She’ll be looking to get her foot into production….behind-the-scenes work for TV, radio, theater, that kind of thing.
So porn?
Posted on 12/29/25 at 12:38 pm to DiamondDog
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Then they all come out putting rainbow queer stickers on everything, wanting to be called "they" and think in their past lives they were cats.
I'll take my backward arse Louisiana.
It’s amazing how much of a bubble some of you live in.
Posted on 12/29/25 at 12:39 pm to Mo Jeaux
At least we have tailgating and gumbo. And we aren’t woke.
Posted on 12/29/25 at 12:43 pm to Mo Jeaux
Better to go to the finance hubs in Texas and Florida.
Posted on 12/29/25 at 12:45 pm to bluedragon
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Better to go to the finance hubs in Texas and Florida.
then you can't refer to where you work and live as "the City," duh
Posted on 12/29/25 at 1:31 pm to 777Tiger
I moved from Shreveport to the Hamptons in the spring of 2001 when I was 18 and lived there for a couple of years. I moved to Dallas from there, but I went back to NY for work stints off and on until 2016. I liked being NYC adjacent. The Hamptons were just as or more expensive than the City. Just north of NYC or just down Long Island are more affordable options with plenty of transit options. The LIRR goes straight into the subway system and isn't expensive.
Having lived in NY, DFW, and the Austin area, I'd say I learned something different from my time in each. Single, married, now married with two kids, I'm happy for the time and seasons I spent in those places, but I'm happiest now having a small ranch in the middle of nowhere to raise my daughters on a farm instead of suburbia.
Having lived in NY, DFW, and the Austin area, I'd say I learned something different from my time in each. Single, married, now married with two kids, I'm happy for the time and seasons I spent in those places, but I'm happiest now having a small ranch in the middle of nowhere to raise my daughters on a farm instead of suburbia.
Posted on 12/29/25 at 1:33 pm to Prominentwon
What it will do is make her a screaming socialist.
Posted on 12/29/25 at 1:34 pm to stuckintexas
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the Hamptons
now I dig me some Hamptons
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The LIRR goes straight into the subway system and isn't expensive.
yep
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now married with two kids, I'm happy for the time and seasons I spent in those places, but I'm happiest now having a small ranch in the middle of nowhere to raise my daughters on a farm instead of suburbia.
and this, sounds like you've had a good taste of both of those worlds
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