the only little boy not in new york

[rjmccauley]

so i've been quite the fan of this website for quite sometime now, just never have bothered to register. i figured now its my time for you all to listen to me bore you with my nonsense stories and ideas. anyways, i love this site and havn't found anything else quite like it. i love the community aspect of it. i've joined the roster of registered users even though im not a new yorker, although i've noticed theres many like myself. i just got done looking at a bunch of the photos by NYatKNIGHT, and seeing the city like that makes me so jealous of everybody. for the past 4 years (im 21 now) i've done nothing but fantacize about the city. i got a chance about 3 years ago to visit manhatten for less then a day, and that was the deciding factor that the City is for me. the only problem is i dont have a college education like most of you seem to have. i've been on and off at a community college here in iowa and have recently discovered that college is not for me. its not that im not intelligent or anything like that, but im just not made out for it. i dont have any passion (besides making to the city), so its too hard for me to pick a major. money has never been a huge aspect of my life. i come from a middle income family, and they have always taught me to just live life and enjoy it, and that you dont need tons of money to do it (although it does help) anyways, what do you all do in the city? are most of you professionals.. freelancers.. or just like me? my goal right now is to be in the city in T-minus 1 year and 3 months (when the lease for my apt is done). what do you think the chances of a passionate, easy going, life loving, city thrill seeker are for honestly making it there? this is a really open ended thread, i would love for everyone to throw in their piece of the pie. my email is always open if you wanted to send me something personally. my name is ryan, and this is me offically introducing myself to wired ny.
cheers

[BrooklynRider]

Welcome Ryan. Check your private messages.

[microserf]

so i've been quite the fan of this website for quite sometime now, just never have bothered to register. i figured now its my time for you all to listen to me bore you with my nonsense stories and ideas. anyways, i love this site and havn't found anything else quite like it. i love the community aspect of it. i've joined the roster of registered users even though im not a new yorker, although i've noticed theres many like myself. i just got done looking at a bunch of the photos by NYatKNIGHT, and seeing the city like that makes me so jealous of everybody. for the past 4 years (im 21 now) i've done nothing but fantacize about the city. i got a chance about 3 years ago to visit manhatten for less then a day, and that was the deciding factor that the City is for me. the only problem is i dont have a college education like most of you seem to have. i've been on and off at a community college here in iowa and have recently discovered that college is not for me. its not that im not intelligent or anything like that, but im just not made out for it. i dont have any passion (besides making to the city), so its too hard for me to pick a major. money has never been a huge aspect of my life. i come from a middle income family, and they have always taught me to just live life and enjoy it, and that you dont need tons of money to do it (although it does help) anyways, what do you all do in the city? are most of you professionals.. freelancers.. or just like me? my goal right now is to be in the city in T-minus 1 year and 3 months (when the lease for my apt is done). what do you think the chances of a passionate, easy going, life loving, city thrill seeker are for honestly making it there? this is a really open ended thread, i would love for everyone to throw in their piece of the pie. my email is always open if you wanted to send me something personally. my name is ryan, and this is me offically introducing myself to wired ny.
cheers

Don't need alot of money, if you are in Iowa, but Manhattan? C'mon now, step it up son! :)

The only friends of mine, who were able to go out there, and "make it" worked in law (healthcare industry attorney), graphics/cgi (viacom), medicine (obgyn/fertility), and medical research. The few others just have rich parents. :) Heck, even the obgyn had to have her parents help her out, since her apt was $750k!?! These are all folks in their late 20's/early to mid 30's. Salaries range from just over $100k to upwards of $250k per annum.

There's got to be a better/more economical way, but across the board, I just don't see it.

[JCMAN320]

Ryan welcome buddy. Can't wait for the day when we get to call you one of the locals as well. You sound like you already love the city and once you are here it will become you, you will take on its attitude and style. I have seen it happen to many people so I expect the same to happen to you lol. Best of luck getting here and when you do decide to come have a safe trip.

[ryan]

The only friends of mine, who were able to go out there, and "make it" worked in law (healthcare industry attorney), graphics/cgi (viacom), medicine (obgyn/fertility), and medical research. The few others just have rich parents. :) Heck, even the obgyn had to have her parents help her out, since her apt was $750k!?! These are all folks in their late 20's/early to mid 30's. Salaries range from just over $100k to upwards of $250k per annum.

Um, salaries start at just over $100k? For whom? What precicely does "making it" mean to you? I have friends who live on less than $30k and they're doing just fine.

[BPC]

Nowhere in microserf's post did he describe $100K as anyone's "starting salary." If you re-read his post, you will see that he described those salaries as being for doctors and lawyers in their late twenties and early thirties working in the private sector. Seems about right. In any event, New York is like every other city in the country -- you can be unhappy with a lot and happy with a little. But things are expensive here.