[Deb Auchery]

Yes for Eastern Europe you want $1500 a month to be comfortable. This means having your own apartment, feeding yourself well, clothing yourself with western brands, taxis, nightlife, gym, and some travel

Have a date with a hot girl tomorrow, a solid 8. Really pretty face too, cool personality. My approach will be different to the Ukraine. In Bgrad it's closer to Italian gaming, you have to take her out a couple of times and sweet talk her. In the Lvov it's was more like getting your hand down her knickers asap.

[pitt]

(05-27-2012 11:39 AM)Parlay44 Wrote:  

(05-27-2012 11:15 AM)pitt Wrote:  

I was just talking to my boy from Toronto and he said you can live on 1300 dollars per month in NY (he lived in NY before). Saying that, this means that you can live with that money pretty much anywhere. You wont have a luxury life but you will be able to live like a regular person.

That's a lie. I live just outside NY and I pay $1000 a month for rent. To have a small shithole studio in NYC will cost you $2000 easily. He might be talking about somewhere in bumblefuck upstate NY.

You can rent a room for 500 dollars in NY and then you have 1000 dollars to spend on whatever you like.

[Excelsior]

(05-27-2012 11:39 AM)Parlay44 Wrote:  

(05-27-2012 11:15 AM)pitt Wrote:  

I was just talking to my boy from Toronto and he said you can live on 1300 dollars per month in NY (he lived in NY before). Saying that, this means that you can live with that money pretty much anywhere. You wont have a luxury life but you will be able to live like a regular person.

That's a lie. I live just outside NY and I pay $1000 a month for rent. To have a small shithole studio in NYC will cost you $2000 easily. He might be talking about somewhere in bumblefuck upstate NY.

Upstate New Yorker here: I can confirm that even that bird won't fly. You won't be living well on $1300 a month anywhere upstate. You can live, but expect a very low quality of life. You'd need some luck, or connections (perhaps an informal arrangement with some friends) to get by reliably each month. If you are married or in an LTR with a partner pulling the same income, you have a better shot (seen this done). Even then, expect to struggle.

Rent alone will eat up at least half of that (and this is for a shitty place). By the time you're done with groceries, taxes, your car (you better have a car up there),insurance and other expenses, you'll be running on empty. It would be completely irresponsible to tell someone that $15600 is a reasonable annual income for this area. It isn't.

As for living in NYC on that money? If Pitt's friend had come to me with that idea ("yo dawg, you can get by on $1300 in NYC!"), I'd have laughed right in his face.

[pitt]

Athlone i think it all comes down to how you spend your money. On the other thread i had this guy telling me that you will hardly survive on 1300 dollars per month in London, he is somewhat wrong because i dont spend more than 1300 dollars per month and i usually do whatever i want to do. I also eat out everyday so how is that possible? I dont think im tight with money, i just dont throw away money. I dont do much clubbing at all, most of my money i spend in food.
p.s.that 1300 dollars per month, im not including buying clothes because i usually buy clothes every 3 months

[playa_with_a_passport]

(05-27-2012 03:12 PM)pitt Wrote:  

Athlone i think it all comes down to how you spend your money. On the other thread i had this guy telling me that you will hardly survive on 1300 dollars per month in London, he is somewhat wrong because i dont spend more than 1300 dollars per month and i usually do whatever i want to do. I also eat out everyday so how is that possible? I dont think im tight with money, i just dont throw away money. I dont do much clubbing at all, most of my money i spend in food.
p.s.that 1300 dollars per month, im not including buying clothes because i usually buy clothes every 3 months

1,300 is way too low even assuming your friend lives in one of the endless shitty former industrial shitholes that dot the thruway(I84) from Albany to the Canadian border. Plus outside NYC you need a car that will eat almost a 1/4 of your budget right there.

[Greek kamaki]

You could also try a Greek island in the summer.This is a representative video of the famous Chersonissos on Kreta.As you see plenty of targets and the crew changes every single day.

Zakynthos is also good.Here you see some Serbs partying there.

Serbian women are indeed among the hottest ones.

[Deb Auchery]

Haha thanks Kamaki.Yes I have been invited to go with the same travel company to Zakinto*, very cheap.

Here's a video of English football idiots tearing up Zante, hopefully the Srb area is far away.

[The Fantasist]

(05-28-2012 06:52 AM)Deb Auchery Wrote:  

Here's a video of English football idiots tearing up Zante, hopefully the Serb area is far away.

Fuck that shit,it's basically Blackpool but with better weather. I've worked into a position so that I don't have to ever mix with chavvy scumbags like that,certainly would not go on holiday with them.

[Bad Hussar]

(05-27-2012 03:12 PM)pitt Wrote:  

Athlone i think it all comes down to how you spend your money. On the other thread i had this guy telling me that you will hardly survive on 1300 dollars per month in London, he is somewhat wrong because i dont spend more than 1300 dollars per month and i usually do whatever i want to do. I also eat out everyday so how is that possible? I dont think im tight with money, i just dont throw away money. I dont do much clubbing at all, most of my money i spend in food.
p.s.that 1300 dollars per month, im not including buying clothes because i usually buy clothes every 3 months

London UK or London ON? If UK then you are way more of a cheap bastard than me, which is saying something. Including rent? I'm sorry, but in London that is going to be really difficult. Unless you share a two room flat with 10 Aussies, Kiwi's and Safricans. But what kind of life is that to live 24/7?

I agree that, excluding accomodation, big cities like London and NYC CAN be cheap if you have a particular mindset. Shit, you don't even need a car, so around $100/month will get you anywere by subway/bus in NYC for example. No gas, repair bills etc. But paying for a place to live is what kills you.

[freshcream]

I've been to Kos, Greece. Lots of drunken scandinavians and brits. A fun time if you're 18, but not anymore...

[freshcream]

Actually, somewhere that has a good atmosphere for getting some work done. As a library or university, where I could get some help. A quiet cafe with air condition is also good.

[pitt]

(05-28-2012 12:02 PM)Bad Hussar Wrote:  

(05-27-2012 03:12 PM)pitt Wrote:  

Athlone i think it all comes down to how you spend your money. On the other thread i had this guy telling me that you will hardly survive on 1300 dollars per month in London, he is somewhat wrong because i dont spend more than 1300 dollars per month and i usually do whatever i want to do. I also eat out everyday so how is that possible? I dont think im tight with money, i just dont throw away money. I dont do much clubbing at all, most of my money i spend in food.
p.s.that 1300 dollars per month, im not including buying clothes because i usually buy clothes every 3 months

London UK or London ON? If UK then you are way more of a cheap bastard than me, which is saying something. Including rent? I'm sorry, but in London that is going to be really difficult. Unless you share a two room flat with 10 Aussies, Kiwi's and Safricans. But what kind of life is that to live 24/7?

I agree that, excluding accomodation, big cities like London and NYC CAN be cheap if you have a particular mindset. Shit, you don't even need a car, so around $100/month will get you anywere by subway/bus in NYC for example. No gas, repair bills etc. But paying for a place to live is what kills you.

London, UK.

Actually im really not understanding why people are doubting this. So how do you think people on benefits (welfare) are living? There are many people here who only get 50 pounds a week and they still doing their normal shit. 1300 dollars including accomodation, i share a two bedroom flat with my brother. This just shows that i probably could live with that kind of money in NY, because NY has similar prices to London. I dont think i am that cheap, i just dont think that London is all that expensive as it sounds.

[The Fantasist]

(06-01-2012 06:46 AM)pitt Wrote:  

London, UK.

Actually im really not understanding why people are doubting this. So how do you think people on benefits (welfare) are living? There are many people here who only get 50 pounds a week and they still doing their normal shit. 1300 dollars including accomodation, i share a two bedroom flat with my brother. This just shows that i probably could live with that kind of money in NY, because NY has similar prices to London. I dont think i am that cheap, i just dont think that London is all that expensive as it sounds.

Do you have to pay rent and bills out of your $1300 a month? If you do then I'll call you out on it,if you don't and the $1300 is purely for food and fun then yes it's doable.

[AlphaTravel]

pitt anyone living on benefits even in some shitty small town in the UK, let alone London isn't living a 'normal' life unless they are getting so many different benefit payments because they have dozens of kids, are disabled or are screwing the system or are making money on the side from cash in hand work. The standard 50 quid a week jobseekers allowance isn't enough to live off, it's not even enough to survive if you have rent, bills, food, transport to pay. It wouldn't even cover most peoples rent let alone any of the other essentials to survive and definitely not leave money leftover for recreational or fun stuff.

[Sourcecode]

Having just come back from Prag and Budapest.
I would say you probably could live in one of those cities for 1300.

I used airbnb to rent an apartment.
The same guy say he use to rent the apartment to hungarians for 2-300 a month.
One bedroom,kitchen,living room. bathroom with tub. Real nice place.
And he said thats not uncommon.

I stayed with a friend in Prag. He isn't living in style..but has a place thats pretty much a really small studio apartment.
This is Prag..so you arent getting something nice. But he is affording to go out almost every night and have a little fun since the city is cheap if you arent surrounded by the tourist gaggle.
I wasn't in his business but I wouldnt be surprised to hear he is only spending about 1k a month

[UgSlayer]

(05-27-2012 11:39 AM)Parlay44 Wrote:  

(05-27-2012 11:15 AM)pitt Wrote:  

I was just talking to my boy from Toronto and he said you can live on 1300 dollars per month in NY (he lived in NY before). Saying that, this means that you can live with that money pretty much anywhere. You wont have a luxury life but you will be able to live like a regular person.

That's a lie. I live just outside NY and I pay $1000 a month for rent. To have a small shithole studio in NYC will cost you $2000 easily. He might be talking about somewhere in bumblefuck upstate NY.

Parlay, you live in Bergen? I think it's feasable to live outside of BK or Manhattan (queens, harlem) on that kind of money, but you will definitely be pinching pennies and living with roommates and not in the best areas.

[Deb Auchery]

(06-03-2012 12:24 PM)Sourcecode Wrote:  

Having just come back from Prag and Budapest.
I would say you probably could live in one of those cities for 1300.

I used airbnb to rent an apartment.
The same guy say he use to rent the apartment to hungarians for 2-300 a month.
One bedroom,kitchen,living room. bathroom with tub. Real nice place.
And he said thats not uncommon.

I stayed with a friend in Prag. He isn't living in style..but has a place thats pretty much a really small studio apartment.
This is Prag..so you arent getting something nice. But he is affording to go out almost every night and have a little fun since the city is cheap if you arent surrounded by the tourist gaggle.
I wasn't in his business but I wouldnt be surprised to hear he is only spending about 1k a month

Yes $1300 in somewhere like Budapest becomes the equivalent of say $5000 in somewhere like New York. Not too shabby

[Parlay44]

(06-07-2012 08:07 AM)UgSlayer Wrote:  

(05-27-2012 11:39 AM)Parlay44 Wrote:  

(05-27-2012 11:15 AM)pitt Wrote:  

I was just talking to my boy from Toronto and he said you can live on 1300 dollars per month in NY (he lived in NY before). Saying that, this means that you can live with that money pretty much anywhere. You wont have a luxury life but you will be able to live like a regular person.

That's a lie. I live just outside NY and I pay $1000 a month for rent. To have a small shithole studio in NYC will cost you $2000 easily. He might be talking about somewhere in bumblefuck upstate NY.

Parlay, you live in Bergen? I think it's feasable to live outside of BK or Manhattan (queens, harlem) on that kind of money, but you will definitely be pinching pennies and living with roommates and not in the best areas.

Yeah I'm in Bergen. I like where I live. $4 and 20 minute bus ride from my front door to Port Authority in NYC. I have everything within 5 minutes of me. I used to live in the sticks in Monmouth County. I'm glad I moved the fuck out of there. Surprisingly enough Monmouth is one of the wealthiest counties in the whole country. It also has a lot of trailer parks

[Duke Castile]

(05-27-2012 11:51 AM)Vorkuta Wrote:  

Going back to the Macedonia debate...Let's just remember to take it with a pinch of salt before everyone buys a plane ticket to Skopje. Whilst I am sure that the info about costs is spot on that does not mean you will be happy living there on that budget. Yes locals might earn $8 a day but you try having fun on that budget. $5000 a year? Yeah if you don't go out to bars,restaurants,clubs,gigs,travel,and are happy to live in the shittest one room apartment on the edge of town. Forget taxis for your dates,you'll be using the bus and walking. I lived in Bishkek ( Kyrgyzstan ) for 2 months and the locals earn about 200 US a month but I never lived that cheaply,it would have been hell to do so. I had to spend $1000 minimum to live how I wanted which meant eating out every day,big weekends,gym membership,internet use etc. I would expect Macedonia to be even more expensive.

The OP needs to provide more info on his wants and predilections however if I had a budget of $1300 and wanted it to last as long as possible I would head to the cheapest European country I have ever visited which coincidentally had the best looking women of any I have visited. That country is Pridnestrovia.

Vorkuta, can you break Pridnestrovia down further?

[maestrobaires]

i don't think you can live in macedonia on 5k a year! yeah, it's cheaper than some other places. but, not that cheap. to live comfy western style player life calculate at least 1k euro a month. a nice pad, dining out, taxi, gym, a bit of traveling, ....

macedonians are the coolest motherfuckers over there and probably the only non-rascists in the balkans!

macedonian girls are the only exYU girls that are not so difficult

macedonian is close to bulgarian. well, bulgarians use russian cyrillic while macedonians use serbian cyrillic

[Walderschmidt]

(05-27-2012 04:49 PM)Greek kamaki Wrote:  

You could also try a Greek island in the summer.This is a representative video of the famous Chersonissos on Kreta.As you see plenty of targets and the crew changes every single day.

Hah! I was at Starbeach for a week for my senior trip!

I got my first lay there.

Good memories.

Wald