I think I've mentioned that I'd love to move to New York. Manhattan's a little more expensive than I expected, but I think I've worked out a feasible plan for survival. Here's the breakdown of expenditures (assuming a salary of $2000 a month) for a one-bedroom apartment in the East Village:

$1800 - rent
$1.05 - Tic-tacs
$0.33 - ramen noodles
$20.00 - laundry
$30.00 - MetroCard
$3.00 - 2 loaves of day-old bread
$15.00 - 8-pack of Puppy Chow for finicky pups
$5.00 - socks
$31.50 - 30 Hebrew National all-kosher hot dogs (from vendors)
$25.00 - Gucci key chain (for prestige)
$50.00 - vintage Snoopy Sno-Cone Machine
$19.12- water filter

Possible extra income:

Sell CDs/organs
Become world-famous artist with weekly show at the Whitney
Patent new street drug

Manhattan here I come!

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