re: Moving to NYC

Yes, I'm aware of the cost of a studio condo. The ones that appear livable in downtown or Chelsea run between $450k and $500k. Rent looks like it would be $2400 a month for a livable studio. Mortgage, property tax, maint. Fees, looks like it would run $2600. If I got a roommate in a 2 bedroom I could get rent down to $2k a month. 3 bedroom around $1800 a month.

I've saved enough for a down payment since I've been living in BR spending very little on housing, vacations, or going out. I'll be making right at 6 figures in an extremely secure job.

Don't forget about higher state income tax, and city income tax.

Used to live in Hoboken, my wife could be at her job in the city by Path in about 30 minutes.
If you bought in Hoboken you can easily sell in 6 years and make a profit.
Buying in Jersey city would be a little less expensive, depending on where you bought, but that investment will also pay off in 6 years of you decide to sell

Gotcha. Well good luck and congrats on the new job.



And for getting the hell out of BR

And a single guy making 6 figures in his late 20s? I would think you would have your pick of some really hot women in NYC.

Yeah but he also has more access to women that are successful as well and haven't drank the Southern koolaid of "must get married and pop out 3 kids by 27."


Just saying, a single guy making a decent salary is gonna have wayyyy more fun in NYC than Baton fricking Rouge.

Well obviously he's not gonna be living OT baller status.


But again...he's single with no kids. It's not like he's gonna be living on nothing but ramen noodles or anything. He could still have fun. Also...remember he won't need a car there so that's car payment, insurance, gas, etc that he doesn't have to worry about as well.

Yeah you're probably blowing minimum 25k on living. Everything is more expensive here too, dating, going out to a bar, getting TP from the bodega. God help you if you smoke.

But really nothing compares to living in NYC if that's what you want.

Y'all need to stop regurgitating shite you read on this board

100k as a single guy will have him leaving great in NYC

He is looking at around 5,500 take home a month

Let's say he spends 2500 a month on rent(this is assuming he goes the expensive non roommate route

Groceries=$300 a month
Cell phone= $150 a month
No car payment. It is pointless in Manhattan
Cable and Internet= 150 a month

So he has around 2400 left over for booze, entertainment, and whatever the hell else a month

Why pay that much in garage fees when you can rent a car pretty much every weekend if you want for the same price of a garage? Not to mention the costs of buying and upkeep of a vehicle, as well as monthly insurance. I would sell my car in his situation to bulk up my emergency fund. The only reason to have a car would be out of town trips, and it would probably be more fun/relaxing to ride the Hampton jitney out to the beach on the weekend instead of driving.