What does a cheap apartment look like in NYC?
As a waitress working in Times Square, I live on the upper west side in Manhattan and I rent a single room in a two bedroom apartment for $700 a month (that's about the same as my parents mortgage on their two story home back in Michigan).I have a large closet, which is nice, but also a twin bed with a pretty bad mattress. This might not sound like a crowded apartment, but the living room has also been converted into a third bedroom where my landlord lives with his wife. So four people in a two bedroom apartment. I'm not allowed to use the kitchen, so my next investment for my room will be a mini fridge and microwave.Living in Manhattan isn't for everyone, especially if you're lower or middle class. But for me, it's worth it when you consider the fact that I can get pretty much anywhere in Manhattan in less than 45 minutes for $2.75.Edit: I’ve deleted the picture that was attached to this answer because I never expected it to be so popular. I don’t really want a picture of the inside of my room to go viral haha.
Christmas decorating on a college budget?
You can get some decent looking greenery at dollar stores. If you don't want to buy a tree, you can still decorate with ornaments. Choose a color, or a theme, and set them on your bookshelves or hang them from your ceiling with clear fishing line. We have a few glass canisters filled with dollar-store ornaments in the kitchen, in 3 shades of green. Clipping just a few branches from an unsuspecting pine tree can give you enough decor to top a mantle, or drape over the tops of mirrors you have hanging up already. Sometimes the people who sell Christmas trees will give you the branches that they've clipped for free. We usually buy just a live wreath, much less expensive and less waste than a whole tree. We hang it inside the front door and it makes the house smell fresh and piney. For a party, a handful of cranberries look beautiful floating in a bowl of floating candles. If you have any houseplants, you can hang tiny ornaments on them, or put down tiny ornaments to cover the dirt. You can buy small evergreens at home improvement stores, and keep them on your patio or inside. You can decorate them or not. Gingerbread cookies make pretty and durable decorations. The color is very nice against the dark greens. The ingredients are inexpensive, and can be a fun party activity. Ooh, this is getting me excited to put up more decorations. :)
What are some cheap ways to make my apartment look nice?
Quick, cheap fixes.1. Paint2. Plants3. Floor coverings (throw mats, textured area rugs)4. Window coverings (bamboo blinds, inexpensive Ikea curtains on adjustable tension rods which fit snugly within the frame - can buy at Home Depot etc.)5. Bookshelves for books and to display collectibles. Try stacking some books horizontially for an interesting look)6. Wicker baskets for newspapers, magazines etc. Can buy at thrift stores7. Sofa cushions and throws for sofas and chairs8. Interesting pictures cut out of coffee table books you can get a thrift store. Buy frames at the thrift store and paint to accent your decor.9. Check out picture frames at Ikea rather than have artwork framed professionally. Much, much cheaper and just as nice (a framer gave me that tip!)10 Lamps bought at thrift stores with updated lamp shades. Spray paint lamp base to match your color scheme - or add fun splash of color11. Check out fabric ends at fabric stores or at thrift stores. Great for making table cloths, napkins, throw cushion covers. 12. Group collectibles in threes (an interior designer told me that)13. NEVER use overhead lighting unless you're performing surgery14. Mix textures in interesting ways, i.e. metal and wood are nice; glass and wood are nice. Clear, cut glass adds a lot of sparkle, esp. in a dark corner. 15. Arrange artwork in interesting combinations. Hanging tip: cut newspaper to the size of each item then play with that on the wall before you hang anything. 16. Buy wooden furniture at thrift stores and paint to spruce up. But don't buy anything upholstered second hand - beg bugs :(17. Rice paper window blinds are great for old windows/nasty view. They cover up discoloured/cracked glass but let lots of light in. 18. Shelves - in dens, bedrooms, kitchens. Add a few books and a plant or two. 19. Hooks - handy and great for displaying purses, scarves, necklaces etc. for a homey look. Great if storage space is tight.20. Cut flowers, potted flowers. Nicest, I think, if all the same color. Bright yellow is really cheerful in late fall and winter.21. Do something surprising, different to make the decor your own.
Why do a lot of people think that to live with your parents is bad?
There are some legitimate reasons to it, and some irrelevant.For some, it’s because parents have always seen them as a kid, no matter if they are 6 foot tall, or a hot shot for the outside world. Hence, as that kid grows, he/she would like to make some decisions, that makes them feel good. But since some parents are still stuck upon the very thought that it’s their KID, that would be difficult.For some, it’s to have their own space. Surprisingly, that’s a phrase mostly used to relationship stuff. But this is very much applicable to the current question too. As children, we want to have a space that belongs us, that is in accordance to us. And with parents, in a family, that would be a difficult thing to do. That’s why you would see many, not mostly, complaining about life after marriage, in a joint family.For some, living with parents is an obstruction to all the crap they wanna do, out of the vibes that they get from the outside world. For example, With parents, you can’t go drunk weirdly, smoke freely or do any such “shouldn’t be done in front of parents” stuff. So that’s why, these people are so very much against the idea of living with parents.For rest, they are just following the over hyped, totally corrupted meaning of the word Independent. Yes, living with your parents makes you dependent, you’re not self-sufficient, asking money from them shall make you a shrewd, under performing offspring. Atleast according to people. This people are blinded by an idea, which is being followed by many people, for totally different reasons as compared to the definition they provide.Overall, I love staying with my parents, and involving them more or less in every aspect of my life. Apparently, life is spelled as FAMILY for me ;)
Women: if you see that a guy has an incredibly nice apartment/condo, does this increase the odds you'll sleep with him?
I'm gonna be the weird Devil's Advocate person again. I'd say yes, it does make a difference. To a point. "Nice" is subjective, and lots of people have a different idea of what is nice and what is average, or bad, or unclean. No matter what you do - how nice you dress, how great your place is, how good you smell - there will always be women who are unimpressed and/or not interested in you. It's an undeniable fact. Personally, I wouldn't want to sleep with anyone who decided I needed an expensive and fancy home before they'd be with me. Shallow doesn't work for me. That said, have a clean and comfortable home for when you have a person you like over is just respectful. How can someone expect a potential partner to respect them enough to sleep with them if they don't even respect themselves enough to y'know, do the three-day-old dishes, make the bed, vacuum and tidy? Having a clean and tidy home is ALWAYS a good idea when you're having a woman over. It's not shallow, it's respectful, and speaks to the level of respect and regard you have for that person. So yeah. I wouldn't worry too much about getting some epic, expensive pad in the most prestigious part of town. I'd get a comfortable, affordable home, and keep it neat and clean for when you bring your lady over for sexy times.
Do girls find guys more attractive if they drive a luxury car?
A while ago my car was damaged on a parking spot in front of my company. I drive large dark-green Subaru Outback XT from 2006 that my father gave me few years ago once he switched to a new car. I love this car from first day my father got it back in 2006 and to be honest even though it costs me now a fortune I just can’t get rid of it - i like it too much. I even call it by name.anyway,I took the car to local dealer to get it fixed and received a replacement car for the time I’m without my car - normal thing. But since all expenses ware covered by other’s driver insurance for a replacement car instead of a old Forester or Outback with diesel engine I got brand new Lexus hybrid from a luxury car rental that my car dealer has a agreement with.Imagine my surprise :) I bring for some bodywork damage removal 10 year old 250 bhp crocodile and receive for next two weeks slick luxury car that even has car trunk opened with a press of a button! I giggled, the guys from Subaru did too - then they had to explain to me automatic transmission since I always considered manual only viable option in car and had no experience with it… and poof there I was on a road in Lexus with sport mode on, and huge smile on my face.The best part of the story is my wife’s reaction to the car. I’ve picked her up later that day from shopping mall. Obviously once she got in to the car I asked her what she thinks.What do you think about the car? Awesome, right? It has electric engine that in sport mode supports regular engine for extra torque!Her answer was incredible.Oh you’ve changed engine in your car?She didn’t even notice I was in a different car :) She just saw my face behind the wheel so she jumped in.So to answer your question:Woman that you want to spend rest of your life with, don’t care about what car you drive.
Barbie Ideas to play with my Friend?
My friend and i like to play barbies together but she is always making my character look bad like the last time we played she said that she was moving into my girls apartment for college and her character wants my room but my character says that she can sleep in the guest room and her character said that she took all of the things that was most valuable to my character and jumped out the window into a lake but survived because she had water powers. the thing that annoys me about the power thing is 1.when ever we have powers in any kinds of games shes fire and im water so she decided to choose water to get on my nerve. 2.She says that none of my characters get powers because she doesn't want my characters to be able to beat her in a battle of powers. The most hardest part about this is SHE IS MY BEST FRIEND and she will tell ANYONE that im a bad role-model or something like that. HELP!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!