<p>So this is a question for current or former Columbia students, and something my parents are concerned about. How much would you say you guys spend on extra costs in new york per month? These involve restaurants, bars, clubs, museums, shows, etc......I'm just trying to get an idea just how much new york costs outside of college expenses.</p>
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How much would you say you guys spend on extra costs in new york per month? These involve restaurants, bars, clubs, museums, shows, etc......I'm just trying to get an idea just how much new york costs outside of college expenses.
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<p>Kids with rich parents can easily spend $500+ on one evening out. Some other people somehow cap themselves at like $50/mo in these types of expenses. Your attempt to get an idea about "how much new york costs" is an impossible-to-answer question. NYC costs as much as what you want to do costs.</p>
<p>C2002 is spot on, you spend as much as you want, it's possible to live cheaply and still have a good time, you just need to know where to go and when, like seeing broadway shows costs $110 in the evenings on weekends, through columbia you can get weekday matinee tickets for 20-25. Columbia also for the large part has no friday classes so many people work on fridays, either on campus or in the city. Working in the city as tutor or bartender can be extremely lucrative.</p>
<p>Basically you need to be comfortable saying "fck that, it's too expensive, you guys go ahead / let's go somewhere else" I'm pretty comfortable saying it, even when i think it isn't good value for money. there are many restaurants close to columbia and that will deliver to your dorm for under $5/meal.</p>
<p>You will get free admission to many museums as a Columbia student (see cuarts for a list) and discounts to some shows and other events. There are some good concerts and lectures that come to campus that will cost you $7 bucks as a student. In other words, NYC is expensive, but you will get some breaks as a Columbia student.</p>
<p>FreeNYC™</a> - NYC's Premier Guide to Quality Free and Cheap Events is always a good place to look for cheap/free stuff and most of it is in brklyn or queens so you get to explore as well as have fun</p>
<p>helpful thread, from the Helpful Threads thread:</p>
<p>who the feck is spending $500+ on a night out?</p>
<p>a night out...</p>
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who the feck is spending $500+ on a night out?</p>
<p>a night out...
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<p>Lots of people in NYC spend that much -- or far more. Some can afford it. Others think they can afford it / want to show others that they can afford it, but really can't afford it.</p>
<p>Bottle service at clubs -- which I think is a total waste of money -- is generally what people waste a ton of money on. Dinner at a fancy restaurant could run you at least $100, and $150 or more with wine; double that if you're paying for a date. Drugs are expensive. Buying lots of drinks for other people is expensive. Shows are expensive.</p>
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Drugs are expensive.
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<p>......LOL!!!</p>
<p>lots of people that aren't students.</p>
<p>students spending $500+ in a night is like... no, not happening.</p>
<p>honestly, i've seen tremendous amounts of ******** during my time at columbia, but this i find impossible to believe.</p>
<p>then you're hanging out with poor people. and hippies. Weebs would not approve.</p>
<p>although it is by no means the dominant demographic, there is definitely a rich section of the Columbia population who are used to living la dolce vita and continue that while in college. i knew some of them, although the ones i was friends with were usually more humble about their money.</p>
<p>is it necessary in the slightest to spend a lot on going out? no, it is not. hell, you don't even need to leave campus to have a good time, although it's a good idea to do so every now and then just to mix it up and learn about your city.</p>
<p>that's amazing. i seriously never found these people. did they live off-campus with meadow soprano? do they wear top hats? shirts from lacoste?</p>
<p>i bet they're the kids that go on and on about the need for socialism only to regress into whatever banking job daddy planned long before the first days on campus event.</p>
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<p>honestly, i've seen tremendous amounts of ******** during my time at columbia, but this i find impossible to believe.
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<p>Are you one of the GS dudes; if so, you might not interact with these types as much. If not, you live in a vacuum. People spend $500+/night all the time in Manhattan; why is it surprising that a rich college student does that?</p>
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that's amazing. i seriously never found these people. did they live off-campus with meadow soprano? do they wear top hats? shirts from lacoste?
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<p>Lacoste shirts are so 3 years ago. But 3 years ago they probably were.</p>
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i bet they're the kids that go on and on about the need for socialism only to regress into whatever banking job daddy planned long before the first days on campus event.
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<p>What you describe more the mentality of your average spoiled Columbia kid. The "la dolce vita" crowd is too selfish, materialistic and self-indulgent to give two sh1ts about politics one way or another.</p>
<p>yeah, a gs dude. an old man that likes to go on and on about his life story. and asks the worst, most annoying questions.</p>
<p>off my lawn...</p>