Don't spend 4k/mo on rent when you can spend less than that and get a good place. If you like to go out then you will need to budget for drinks and cabs, which add up. I'd look in the West Village if you're older than 25. Your ideal neighborhood may vary but downtown Manhattan is where the party is at.
Lower East is too expensive for the quality of the accommodations.
The Financial District only makes sense if you want to live close to Wall Street and never go out. It's a ghost town at party time.
Also, nobody cares how much you make and they'll give you good advice regardless. Whether you digest the advice, discard the bad parts, and use the rest as information....That's up to you.
Last thing....Don't overspend with the hope that your bonus will consistently cover your ass.
Lower East is too expensive for the quality of the accommodations.
The Financial District only makes sense if you want to live close to Wall Street and never go out. It's a ghost town at party time.
Also, nobody cares how much you make and they'll give you good advice regardless. Whether you digest the advice, discard the bad parts, and use the rest as information....That's up to you.
Last thing....Don't overspend with the hope that your bonus will consistently cover your ass.