<p>Yeah, that’s basically life in New York City and its suburbs in Jersey, Connecticut, etc. Everything’s so expensive. Renting a tiny studio in Manhattan can easily go for $1500/month these days. A 1 bedroom apartment can easily cost $2000/month. If you own a place, a $500,000 apartment would be so small compared to a house with a yard you could buy for that same amount somewhere else. Plus 40% of our income in the City goes to taxes. AND a freaking mixed drink costs at least $10. Going out in the City can run into the hundreds of dollars for one night alone (if you include dinner, cabs, buying your friends drinks, clubbing, watching a movie or attending a Broadway or off-Broadway show, etc.) </p>
<p>Ugh…it’s like we’re bleeding Benjamins up here.</p>