How long can you stay in Manhattan on 2000 dollars
How long can you stay in Manhattan on 2000 dollars
#1How long can you stay in Manhattan on 2000 dollars
Posted: 7/30/08 at 2:41pm
One of my best friends, Raquela was laid off from her Job and before she starts looking for another one she want to visit NYC until her 2000 dollars runs out...I told her that Manhattan is very costly but she insists she can make it for a month...After I laughed, I thought..."Well maybe"...She doesn't eat much, only cereal in the morning and salad at night. She is a student so she could see a few musicals fairly cheap...
I told her to check out the Y but I don't think they will let her stay for a month...I told her to get a subway card for the monthly rate and she could travel all over Manhattan and beyond.
Any suggestions would be appreciated...Raquela is the sweetest girl and has always loved adventures...This is exciting, because if she can do it, then I might try to stay in Manhattan for a month this winter.
#2re: How long can you stay in Manhattan on 2000 dollars
Posted: 7/30/08 at 2:46pmTwo grand wouldn't last me more than a couple of days in Manhattan, but I have never been a cheap date. A hostel may give her a good rate for a month, and one (but again, not me)can eat cheap in NYC. If she does some student rushes and/or lotteries, why not? Your suggection of a monthly MetroCard is a good one. Throw in some cheap or free museums, free concerts in Bryant Park, and it sounds like a plan.
#2re: How long can you stay in Manhattan on 2000 dollars
Posted: 7/30/08 at 2:55pm
She should ask Suzie Orman if she can afford it! Seriously!
But if she does it, I would say that depending on where she stays (get a sublet uptown or in a borough or find couches to sleep on) and how little she eats and drinks out, she could stay for a month or two or more maybe.
blueroses
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#3re: How long can you stay in Manhattan on 2000 dollars
Posted: 7/30/08 at 2:59pmMy suggestion would be for her not to go and blow $2,000 until she secures another job. She can always visit another time.
#4re: How long can you stay in Manhattan on 2000 dollars
Posted: 7/30/08 at 3:04pm
You Guys are too funny...
Blue...She has a boyfriend so she does not have to worry...She just knows she can stay in Manhattan for a month on 2000 dollars...I told maybe two weeks...She said No....one month!!!
#5re: How long can you stay in Manhattan on 2000 dollars
Posted: 7/30/08 at 3:05pm
Good lord. With today's economics, stay where you are! Why in the world would she want to move somewhere where everything is more expensive with no source of income? She just wants to blow through her savings?
And if she's thinking she'll come up, find the perfect job and stay forever...
See this thread!
#6re: How long can you stay in Manhattan on 2000 dollars
Posted: 7/30/08 at 3:11pmNo...this is a month Vacation...she doesn't want to move to NYC
#7re: How long can you stay in Manhattan on 2000 dollars
Posted: 7/30/08 at 3:16pm
even a hostel is gonna be north of $50/night for a private room. plus she'll need to book as far in advance as possible to even get that long of a stay.
say she gets a month at $50/night that's $1500 right there.
$81 for a metrocard leaves $13.97/day for food and anything else.
has she any idea how expensive manhattan actualy is?
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#8re: How long can you stay in Manhattan on 2000 dollars
Posted: 7/30/08 at 3:19pm
She has a boyfriend so she does not have to worry...
I have a boyfriend and I'm constantly worrying about money.
Gothampc
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#9re: How long can you stay in Manhattan on 2000 dollars
Posted: 7/30/08 at 3:19pm
I admire your friend and think if she can do it, then she should. I was planning to stay a month in London and had nearly everything worked out, then 9/11 happened and I felt I shouldn't leave NYC. I've not had the opportunity since.
Her biggest cost will be lodging. She needs to decide if she wants luxury (no way on $2000) or bare bones (the Y or a hostel). She might want to call a few hotels, talk to a manager and see if she can work a deal. Of course, she needs to contact some of the lower end hotels.
She also might want to try booking her hotels on one of the discount websites like Priceline.
#10re: How long can you stay in Manhattan on 2000 dollars
Posted: 7/30/08 at 3:20pm
She can do a vacation in NYC for 2k, but I think she needs to realize that a month isn't gonna happen.
If she can't stay a month is she not going to go?
#11re: How long can you stay in Manhattan on 2000 dollars
Posted: 7/30/08 at 3:20pm
well, if she's staying with her boyfriend, she won't need to spend $1500 for a hostel. Plus, it's way cheaper to find a sublet out in Queens or Brooklyn or Washington Heights/Inwood.
She'll easily make a month, if not two.
#12re: How long can you stay in Manhattan on 2000 dollars
Posted: 7/30/08 at 3:21pm
Anything is possible, if you're willing to give up some of the creature comforts.
Tell her to sign-up and get verified with couchsurfing.com. A month might be pushing it, but she might be able to find several people and move from one place to another.
I say good for her for living it up when she has a chance.
Experience is what you get when you didn't get what you wanted. - Randy Pausch
#13re: How long can you stay in Manhattan on 2000 dollars
Posted: 7/30/08 at 3:22pmIf she was really cautious with her money, it might last her a month, but I'm more leaning towards no, but it also really depends on where and what she does. I'm not saying it is a good idea though. Especially if it is the only money she has right now.
#14re: How long can you stay in Manhattan on 2000 dollars
Posted: 7/30/08 at 3:23pmI live here and don't spend $2000 a month on living expenses.
#15re: How long can you stay in Manhattan on 2000 dollars
Posted: 7/30/08 at 3:25pm
btw - by "a month might be pushing it" I mean to stay in a single place.
God knows that I can go through $2,000 in one weekend. But I also know people who travel a lot more than I do with a lot less money.
Experience is what you get when you didn't get what you wanted. - Randy Pausch
#16re: How long can you stay in Manhattan on 2000 dollars
Posted: 7/30/08 at 3:27pmA double wide refrigerator box underneath the Manhattan Bridge perhaps?
#17re: How long can you stay in Manhattan on 2000 dollars
Posted: 7/30/08 at 3:27pm
I can't possibly imagine staying there for a month. Heck, I can hardly imagine staying there a week for that much.
Unless, is she is looking at staying somewhere outside Manhattan like Newark or something? Also is she considering the cost of merely traveling there?
#18how long can you stay in manhattan on 2000 dollars
Posted: 7/30/08 at 3:29pmi don't think she'll even go. if she does she won't last 30 days in manhattan - like the thread title asks - on $2k if she's got to pay for accomodations.
...global warming can manifest itself as heat, cool, precipitation, storms, drought, wind, or any other phenomenon, much like a shapeshifter. -- jim geraghty
pray to st. jude
i'm a sonic reducer
he was the gimmicky sort
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#19how long can you stay in manhattan on 2000 dollars
Posted: 7/30/08 at 3:30pmkev, she's going to wish herself here on translove airways. or do they just go to san fran?
...global warming can manifest itself as heat, cool, precipitation, storms, drought, wind, or any other phenomenon, much like a shapeshifter. -- jim geraghty
pray to st. jude
i'm a sonic reducer
he was the gimmicky sort
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#20re: How long can you stay in Manhattan on 2000 dollars
Posted: 7/30/08 at 3:31pm
Newark? A refrigerator box?
Astoria, Washington Heights, Williamsburg. You can sublet a room for well under a thousand in one of those neighborhoods.
If I were to sublet a room in my apt, I would only charge 700--for a whole month.
Gothampc
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#21re: How long can you stay in Manhattan on 2000 dollars
Posted: 7/30/08 at 3:32pmOr just go the Kelsey Grammer and Brett Butler route and sleep in your car.
#22how long can you stay in manhattan on 2000 dollars
Posted: 7/30/08 at 3:34pmwell, there you go. give her jerby's information and she can stay with him. it's not manhattan, but it's close. unless she's adamant about staying in manhattan and then it's not so good.
...global warming can manifest itself as heat, cool, precipitation, storms, drought, wind, or any other phenomenon, much like a shapeshifter. -- jim geraghty
pray to st. jude
i'm a sonic reducer
he was the gimmicky sort
fenchurch=mejusthavingfun=magwildwood=mmousefan=bkcollector=bradmajors=somethingtotalkabout: the fenchurch mpd collective
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#23how long can you stay in manhattan on 2000 dollars
Posted: 7/30/08 at 3:35pmI don't think the boyfriend lives in NYC. I think the point was she doesn't have to worry about money because of the boyfriend.
#24how long can you stay in manhattan on 2000 dollars
Posted: 7/30/08 at 3:35pmI live in Manhattan.
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