How long can you stay in Manhattan on 2000 dollars- Page 2

[PalJoey]

Posted: 7/30/08 at 3:36pm

No.

Tell her New York chews people like her up and spits them out onto subway tracks.

If she thinks I'm being melodramatic, she should read CubanPab's thread.

[papalovesmambo]

Posted: 7/30/08 at 3:37pm

sh*t, jerbster, i'm sorry. then your place works.

[Jane2]

Posted: 7/30/08 at 3:38pm

LOL SNAFU!

[jrb_actor]

Posted: 7/30/08 at 3:40pm

She can go see In The Heights and then see the heights.

Anyway, it's ALL about how she would spend that money. If it's to see every show on Broadway and/or eat out alot and/or go partying a lot, then it won't last a month.

But, if she can keep the living expenses down and balance free/cheap activities with cheap theatre tickets as much as possible, she should be good.

[rowlinvale2]

Posted: 7/30/08 at 4:26pm

OP, tell your friend to bring a journal with her and record what she does every day and what money she spends on what.
then when she comes back, you can post it in a thread. or you could post like one each day for a month. and we can see if she makes it 30 days in manhattan on 2000.

it would be very interesting and informative. there are apparently many who believe this can simply not be done. =]

[Kristie-K2]

Posted: 7/30/08 at 4:28pm

I am laughing so hard, I can hardly type...I live in Oregon, she lives in LA....She just emailed me and said she found some Convent for 300 week plus Breakfast....but they lock the doors at Midnight...."I am peeing my pants"....I asked her if they were going to make her get on her knees and pray every morning....She said...YES...but hey I will chant to Buddha, would do they know......But she can only stay for two weeks...

[LePetiteFromage]

Posted: 7/30/08 at 4:29pm

Updated On: 1/14/09 at 04:29 PM

[Kev14]

Posted: 7/30/08 at 4:30pm

I dont understand why she wants to do this? Why would you want to take a month long vacation, stay in some crappy place and be unable to do anything, see any shows, etc because you are on such a tight budget? If that was all the money I had, and it was one month or no trip, I would use it to splurge at home.

[PalJoey]

Posted: 7/30/08 at 4:40pm

It's called a "Stay-cation." It's all the rage in the current economy.

You stay at home, relax and do all the things you never have time to do.

[jrb_actor]

Posted: 7/30/08 at 4:45pm

She should stay home then.

Suzie would probably say, "Denied! You! Can not! Afford it!"

[Jane2]

Posted: 7/30/08 at 4:46pm

My opinion is that $2000 is not enough money to enjoy a vacation in Manhattan no matter where she stays for two months.

[Unknown User]

Posted: 7/30/08 at 4:47pm

But if you aren't living in Manhattan are you really living at all?

[jrb_actor]

Posted: 7/30/08 at 4:48pm

"Hey, big spender!"

[Jane2]

Posted: 7/30/08 at 4:50pm

I mean, why bother if you have to scrimp on food and only eat cereal, stay in some dump, watch each penny you spend, you get my drift. How is that a vacation? I agree with those who said stay home in your air conditioning, buy an expensive steak, and watch some dvds or tv.

[Kristie-K2]

Posted: 7/30/08 at 4:52pm

I've known Raquela since the third grade...If anyone can do it, she can...She is the brave one. She has money, so if it cost a little more then 2000 dollars, it's fine...But her goal is 2000...

[Kev14]

Posted: 7/30/08 at 4:52pm

Jane, I agree. A steak sounds AMAZING right now. I missed lunch

Updated On: 7/30/08 at 04:52 PM

[Gothampc]

Posted: 7/30/08 at 4:53pm

Kristie, if you were any type of friend, you would submit your friend's picture to that style show with the fop and the big mouth Fran Drescher imitator. Then your friend could get a free trip to NYC plus $5,000 for clothes. Plus she could get a haircut by Nick and Carmindy could tell her she had beauitful eyes.

[jrb_actor]

Posted: 7/30/08 at 4:56pm

Well, I pay my rent, Con Ed, cell, TimeWarnerCable bills and eat nicely for under $2000 a month.

If she wants to stay for a month, she has to LIVE here for a month, not vacation. I live very well for under $2000 a month. And have a life. And see shows. And do fun things.

[LePetiteFromage]

Posted: 7/30/08 at 4:56pm

Updated On: 1/14/09 at 04:56 PM

[Gothampc]

Posted: 7/30/08 at 4:58pm

"You mean What Not to Wear?"

Yeah, I couldn't think of the name of it. Or fop and Fran's real names. Strange though that I could remember Nick and Carmindy.

[jrb_actor]

Posted: 7/30/08 at 4:59pm

Goth is awfully gay for a gay-hater.

[Phyllis Rogers Stone]

Posted: 7/30/08 at 5:05pm

I don't get what makes her a Fran Drescher imitator. Because they both have dark hair?

[blueroses]

Posted: 7/30/08 at 5:07pm

And Stacy sounds nothing like Fran.

[Kristie-K2]

Posted: 7/30/08 at 5:09pm

Emailed her and told her log on and look at what you kind folks had to say...She loved Pal Joey's comment about New Yorkers eating people up(she loves Lorna Luft too)....Said Thanks, keep the positive feedback coming......

[LePetiteFromage]

Posted: 7/30/08 at 5:17pm

Updated On: 1/14/09 at 05:17 PM