Rent

Rent is so ridiculous in this city that the first thing everyone asks when entering someone else's apartment is: "Soooo, what do you pay for this place?" You just have to compare. You just have to know. If you get offended, or think this question is too private, it means you must be new to the city.

Our rent increases every year and I get a stomach ache every year. So much money just to live somewhere decent. I can't live anywhere else. We're too old to compromise and live in a shitty neighborhood, saving money while dodging bullets. No thanks. I also have no interest whatsoever to live in the suburbs where people drive big cars and eat at Appelbee's and T.G.I. Friday's. No thanks.

We'll stay here for now, work a little harder, make a little more $...