In defense of walk ups NYC

jonsteinberg.com

5 points·jonsteinberg··5 comments

This article did not make a good case for living in NYC. "If your apartment has no heat, hot water, or kitchen, you may get away with not paying for a couple month's rent!"

Thats a fair point...but it was small struggles that were compromises for cheap rent and a good location

Yea this article really backfired. I was considering relocating to do a startup in NYC from here in LA and now I'm really turned off.

I mean I had an entire 2BR house to myself with a yard and a garden and a deck, with a full kitchen in the middle of the city 10 min drive from Downtown, Hollywood for $1500 a month.

Also it doesn't snow here.

Moving to NYC where the only way to save a buck is to get a studio apartment with no kitchen or heat is really making me rethink this NYC thing..

NYC is not as expensive as people make it out to be but it IS expensive. It's not just rent, though that's quite a bit of it; it's also the price of food and entertainment. I'm not saying that there isn't a ton of bargains out there but it takes work to find the fun and cheap things to do in the city.

I love it here but you have to be ready to make compromises if you want to live in the city.

My wife made that point. Yes you need to choose your meals and drinks carefully...you can really blow your budget eating out

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