Moving to Lincoln Park

[surlycue]

Originally Posted by CarolinaBredChicagoan

I'll also mention that we used to go to a place right on Halsted and Webster every Monday for dollar burgers and 5 dollar pitchers of miller lite. Last I checked, the place still has both.

Lincoln Park isn't always the most expensive part of town.

Is this at Glascotts? I've been meaning to go there now that I live so close to it.

[Avengerfire]

Originally Posted by chet everett

But you have to plant yourself at the SB for two consecutive hours... MORE THAN 12 MILLION AT&T, STARBUCKS CUSTOMERS TO GET FREE WI-FI ACCESS FOR A RICH IN-STORE EXPERIENCE | Starbucks Coffee Company

You can get free internet at the library.

[Avengerfire]

Originally Posted by Lookout Kid

My small family of three spends $6000 a month to live in the city somewhat modestly (though our housing costs are high for what we get). The rest is savings and investments (and we save and invest A LOT). It's hard to believe because I lived on $1000 a month as a grad student not that long ago... It's amazing how it all adds up:

$1600 mortage
$335 association dues, cable, heat, water
$300 property taxes
$225 parking
$1400 child care
$500 food (including weekday lunches out and baby formula)
$322 car payment
$100 transit
$70 gas
$150 clothes (three people)
$150 discretionary spending for Mom and Dad
$400 entertainment

And the rest is various miscellaneous expenses, utilties, internet, and various insurance coverages (we have hefty life insurance policies because of our daughter).

Oh poor you.

You can easily knock hundreds if not a couple thousand off of that if you wanted to buckle down.

[CarolinaBredChicagoan]

Originally Posted by surlycue

Is this at Glascotts? I've been meaning to go there now that I live so close to it.

Near there. A place called Slainte. This was several years ago.

[Avengerfire]

Originally Posted by CarolinaBredChicagoan

Near there. A place called Slainte. This was several years ago.

There used to be a place called Slainte on Belmont just east of Western for years...

I wonder if they moved over near Halsted for a bit?

[CarolinaBredChicagoan]

Originally Posted by Avengerfire

There used to be a place called Slainte on Belmont just east of Western for years...

I wonder if they moved over near Halsted for a bit?

Dunno. It's kind of a crappy bar, but it was good and cheap, and usually pretty quiet. A good place to go with friends if you just want to drink and shoot the sh*t.

[Avengerfire]

Originally Posted by CarolinaBredChicagoan

Dunno. It's kind of a crappy bar, but it was good and cheap, and usually pretty quiet. A good place to go with friends if you just want to drink and shoot the sh*t.

That description fits the one that used to be on Belmont.