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Date: June 1st, 2007 1:24 PM Author: orchid becky mediation http://sexandtheivy.com/2007/05/31/money-money
Money, Money Filed under: New York — Elle May 31, 2007 @ 8:44 pm How is it possible that I’ve spent $175 in 26 hours in New York?
Before I get ripped for reckless shopping, $75 went to groceries and $40 to booze (I swear I’m not an alcoholic. It’s for my brunch this Saturday, okay?!). Not so justifiable expenses: cab rides, multiple meals out, wardrobe expansion. However, I completely stand by the $10 heel repair of my purple BCBG peep-toe stilettos. That’s less than 10% of their original retail price ($130 — bad, bad freshman self!) to restore my favorite shoes to their former glory. Totally worth it.
My only real luxury was a manicure, which a girl needs every once in a while. I even visited the Kate Spade and walked out without a purchase. This is discipline. But I need more than discipline if I want to leave New York with actual savings. Thus, I’ve downloaded Burn, a Mac-compatible expense tracker I found — where else? — at Lifehacker.
Since I’m on a streak, I wrote up a preliminary weekly budget:
Rent - $250 Utilities - $25 Transportation - $25 (30-Day Metrocard $76 or ~$20/week + $5 in random cab fare) Groceries - $50 Restaurants - $50 Other - $50 (mostly salon/spa-related expenses)
Total expenses? $350. [?!?!] Thankfully, my job pays. Miracle, right? After expenses, I should have $250 to put in the bank each week. After 10 weeks, I’ll actually have $2,500 to show for Manhattan and that’s just from my 9-to-5. Assuming I manage a few freelance assignments, I might even have a decent shopping budget.
Before taking my summer gig, I did the math. Manhattan is ridiculously expensive but I’m actually making just as much money after rent as I would be in Los Angeles living at home. Also, a matter of pride: I really didn’t want to take a pay cut. The hourly rate for all my previous summer internships (entertainment, public relations) in California has been shit, and that’s being generous. Doing business-oriented stuff in Boston this fall actually paid double-digits, and I really didn’t want my seventh internship to pay me what I was making at 16. Minimum wage stopped being cool when I graduated high school. My current job — in new media — constitutes living wage in Manhattan, believe it or not. Thus, I’m in the Village instead of the San Gabriel Valley.
This is a very good thing. For one, my mother won’t have to fund my trip to China in mid-August. Second, I won’t feel guilty for the three months I’m financially independent. That is, until school starts and I’m reminded once again that she was in labor for 26 hours and I better be making the most out of Harvard because someone has to give me a real job when I graduate, dammit. But I’ll worry about that in September. [Is that when she'll take down her skankvertising on her blog? ;)]
In other news, I am incredibly happy that I have a kitchen in which I can cook instead of a dorm room microwave that nukes the hell out of ramen. Tonight’s dinner for one: baked salmon fillet. [You *could* afford to skip a few meals, sweetie--we've seen ur pics]
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Date: June 1st, 2007 1:25 PM Author: Sickened Set Sign me up for a $1k NYC apt. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=639291&forum_id=2#8197283) |
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Date: June 1st, 2007 1:29 PM Author: well-lubricated station How did she land an internship? Doesn't her employer google her name and realize she's a total slut. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=639291&forum_id=2#8197293) |
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Date: June 3rd, 2007 5:54 PM Author: Sepia galvanic box office Maybe they had to fill their slut quota.
Or the internship is with "Hustler" |
Date: June 1st, 2007 1:27 PM Author: Big-titted Chrome Hell Pozpig should I try and pwn her cunnus this summer for sport? (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=639291&forum_id=2#8197286) |
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Date: June 1st, 2007 1:27 PM Author: Mustard Faggotry dont joke about that (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=639291&forum_id=2#8197289) |
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Date: June 1st, 2007 1:28 PM Author: Puce Hall Sport like shooting fish in a barrel (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=639291&forum_id=2#8197292) |
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Date: June 1st, 2007 1:33 PM Author: Claret misanthropic meetinghouse wrinkle I'll take up a donation for your penicillin tab. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=639291&forum_id=2#8197305) |
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Date: June 1st, 2007 1:51 PM Author: Trip Internal Respiration 180 (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=639291&forum_id=2#8197363) |
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Date: June 1st, 2007 1:55 PM Author: Drab Genital Piercing Depressive at least get a bj report back in full. |
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Date: June 3rd, 2007 5:55 PM Author: Sepia galvanic box office titcr (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=639291&forum_id=2#8206970) |
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Date: June 3rd, 2007 6:15 PM Author: impressive sick degenerate sneaky criminal that's disgusting dude (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=639291&forum_id=2#8207071) |
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Date: July 21st, 2007 3:07 PM Author: violent slate tank rehab cr (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=639291&forum_id=2#8416520) |
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Date: June 1st, 2007 1:27 PM Author: Mustard Faggotry she should ditch the bus and walk her fatass around nyc (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=639291&forum_id=2#8197287) |
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Date: June 3rd, 2007 5:57 PM Author: Indecent school toilet seat titcr (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=639291&forum_id=2#8206981) |
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Date: June 3rd, 2007 5:57 PM Author: low-t plaza shes disgusting.
how is she a sex blogger?
what sad dude would want to bone that POS? |
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Date: June 3rd, 2007 6:16 PM Author: impressive sick degenerate sneaky criminal the yellow fever in this nation is going overboard. lena is just more proof of this (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=639291&forum_id=2#8207079) |
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Date: June 4th, 2007 3:29 PM Author: Sepia galvanic box office titOcr (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=639291&forum_id=2#8211479) |
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Date: June 4th, 2007 3:40 PM Author: Titillating shrine trust fund her internship pays pretty well
then again her other math is all wrong so who knows if she factored in NY taxes or not |
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Date: June 5th, 2007 2:09 PM Author: orchid becky mediation Oops! (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=639291&forum_id=2#8215830) |
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Date: June 5th, 2007 2:18 PM Author: Claret misanthropic meetinghouse wrinkle 7th google hit for Lena Chen (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=639291&forum_id=2#8215866) |
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Date: June 6th, 2007 5:43 PM Author: orchid becky mediation =)
http://216.22.25.177/~xoxohth/thread.php?thread_id=569172&mc=285&forum_id=2 |