Days, small budget, where to go. NY based.
09-26-2011, 10:02 PM
Ok people...my story: I live in NYC. Low 20's. I'm an actor/artist and can't work by day, auditions film projects etc. I work most later afternoons till 12-1am as a waiter. How much I make completely depends on the season, sometimes 800, like this week, most weeks more like 400. All summer less than 250 a week as I worked only 1, maybe 2 nights a week. I also am finishing up my bachelors. Moved back home until I finish school, so rent isn't in the picture. I can't ever save much, because I may have one week where I"ll maKe 400 but then 2 weeks of $250. So at times I'll have 1500 in the bank, at times -$80 overdraft, and then I'll rely on a credit card I have. I happen to have no school this wed/thurs, and no work, so I figured instead of going to Turtle Bay Bar on 52nd and 2nd on Wednesday night, which is an amazing night there, and Fat Baby/Pianos/Tonic/Marquee Friday and Saturday nights, I'll hop on a 20$ bus to Atlantic City, rent a 40$ room in Tropicana or Harras with a friend - yes they have those deals often- and go to Mur Mur Club at the Borgatta which is also pretty solid, or day game in AC. My other thought was jump on a 70$ bus to Toronto, hit up Guvernment or local bars there, stay at a cheap inn, or at whatever girls place. Option C, was to go to Dc, I know everyone here hates on it, but my buddy's from Rockville MD and has spots there he likes etc. Essentially my point is, I can spend a couple hundred on travelling cheaply but not a whole nice trip down to Cancun.
In the end, I'm gonna stay local. I'll be staying at my buddy's apt in Brooklyn, so i'll be able to bring girls back to chill and then fuck, something I'm usually unable to do as I live with the parents for another few months. I usually rely on the girl's place, or just sneak em in.
@rl mechanico, RI is a good idea, s is Foxwoods or Mohegan, I've been there, had a great time.
@MIXx I worked 15 hours Saturday, 9 yesterday, another shift now I just got off from, and need to be at work 6:30am tomorrow, I do bust my ass, but being an actor and in school means I have other things to focus on than money, so that I can get on the big screen asap.
@Man About Not a bad idea, Albany could be good for that at times, or a local Rutgers campus. On a slightly larger budget I'd go with my buddy down to Charlotte where he went to school; lots of blonde bimbos there.
@dash global, any time, but again, my focus is really not money now.