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Don't give up. Keep your dream in front of you and just work to attain it. Save some money up with your specific goal in mind. Then get some roommates . . . can your family help you?
Don't give up, no matter what!!!!!!!!!!!
Exactly. Don't get all upset and destroyed that you can't do it now. You have a goal now to work towards. That should excite you and make you save even more and work hard to build up a good size next egg. Set a goal that two years from May you will move to NY and do everything in your power over the next two+ years to make it happen.
Another option you might want to look into is a job in a retail store that has locations all over the country like a Best Buy or something. Maybe if you work in one in Philly for a while and ask to transfer to a NY store they will allow you to do that. Then you'd arrive with a job that you are already familiar with.
I can go to college here and still visit NY frequently like I already do and then in 2013 I can move. But I guess I got impatient because I was thinking with my heart rather then my brain.
And, you can always take the Bolt or Megabus from Philadelphia to NYC on days off, or sanity days, while living in Philadelphia.
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Yeah. That's relief that I live closer. I DO already use Chinatown bus when I visit . Hopefully I can make it. Thanks, guys, for helping me.
Good plan, and since you're planning, not jumping ship on emotion, you WILL make it. It's a good sign that you're thinking and focusing on your education first.
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All the world's a stage, and all the men and women merely players: they have their exits and their entrances; and one man in his time plays many parts, his acts being seven ages.
~William Shakespeare (As You Like It Act II, Scene VII)
If more schooling isn't for you, don't forget that you can train in a trade. As much as I am a cheerleader for folks moving to NYC, you don't want to get stuck in low-income jobs. When I moved to NYC, I hadn't finished my degree yet, but I had worked in editing and was able to join the union shortly after moving here.
I'm worrying that if I go to a trade school, I will get out certified in I dunno 2 years? To become an electrician or repairman and then I'll go to NYC unable to find work. I dont know how the job market is there for skilled trade.
But seriously my advice would be to just stay in Philly and get your $$ and credentials (ie work experience) up. You gotta start small and work your way up. Start by going to community college in PA and get a decent job so you can get used to living on a real budget. I would give it at least 2 years before you can hit NYC and live comfortably. Trust me NYC is a city you don't want to be struggling in.
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. Hopefully I can make it. Thanks, guys, for helping me.
