Most affordable? Try the three B's: Barstow, Bakersfield, Beaumont. All are about 100 miles away from LA. If you want to live in or around LA, you need a plan: First item on the agenda is rent. A decent 1BR apartment in LA currently goes for $1200, give or take. Nicer areas and areas closer to the beach are much higher. Don't expect to move to Santa Monica and get an apartment on the beach for that much. Or Toluca Lake, or Beverly Hills. Unlike many metro areas, LA is unique in that it extends for nearly 100 miles in every direction. There are no open spaces between towns. So the price tends to stay high until you are 70-100 miles from Los Angeles. Next, you will need a car. Los Angeles is VERY spread out, and train service is extremely limited. If you don't have a car, you will have to take a bus, which takes 3 times longer to get anywhere than a car. All told, it generally takes about $3,000 per month to live here. If you don't have a job that pays that much or skills that can get you that kind of job, stay where you are. If you are unskilled and work for minimum wage (or for tips like bartending or waiting tables), you'll only make about $1200 per month. And speaking of jobs, they are rather hard to come by now. College grads seeking employment are having a very tough time of it right now, since the job market is flooded with experienced people who were laid off. Unemployment is over 12% right now. Not exactly the kind of job market you want to move into. Finally, you will need money. Landlords want first month's rent and a security deposit up front. You'll need money for food, transportation, utilities, etc. The consensus in this forum is that you need about $10,000 to start out. Do some research on these sites to see about safety vs. price: http://www.lalife.com http://www.neighborhoodscout.com http://projects.latimes.com/mapping-la/neighborhoods/

for most clothing items such as t-shirts, definitely use USPS (postal service) for t-shirts, use an envelope if you have one big enough (plain manilla or bubble padded ones). normally, what most people would use are plastic envelopes like these http://www.envelopes.com/images/products/detail/82520.jpg they are strong and tear-resistant (not tear-proof lol) and waterproof so they protect your item. if you plan to sell a bunch of shirts i would order a few of those types of envelopes on ebay. what you COULD do for now if you dont want to invest in envelopes is use maybe a trash bag to replicate them (but only unscented). you can use a box if you want but that will add weight and could affect the cost. try to use small as possible if you do. ship the shirts first class mail. most shirts including packaging will be under 13oz which is the limit for that service. thats the cheapest way to ship and gets the item there just as fast as priority mail. cost depends on the weight but is usually around $2-3 or so. you have to provide your own packaging (box or envelope or whatever) you can also ship priority mail but it costs a lot more. usually double the price of first class for packages that contain stuff like t-shirts. the plus side is they give you free shipping materials such as boxes and envelopes. gets there in same amount of time as first class mail. you have to decide if its worth the extra cost parcel select/post is only good for bigger, heavier stuff. not recommended for t-shirts ups and fedex are kind of like parcel post of the usps. better for bigger, heavier stuff. so not really worth looking into right now

There are different ways of answering this question. I'm from southern California outside of Los Angeles. When I'm away from LA I don't often have any desire to go there. Sure, there is more going on in a city of 3.7 million people than there is outside that city, but LA still is not a city that I'm drawn to given that other areas of SoCal and the US are enough for me. On the other hand, NYC has much more going for it than other areas up and down the Eastern seaboard. For example, Philadelphia is an interesting city, but it's not as interesting or important as NYC, plus most the architecture there is downright ugly. Once I'm gone from Philadelphia it's like "out of sight, out of mind." NYC, however, stays on my mind because it's a place that is much more pleasant than Philadelphia. So what are Los Angeles and New York really like? Both are interesting, but one is more interesting than the other, personally. More objectively, LA is like NYC minus the lush vegetation (which implies that NYC isn't entirely a concrete jungle) and minus Manhattan. And if you lived in LA you'd want a car, but you'd also entertain the idea of ditching it once you got a taste of LA-area rush hour traffic or if you found a way to make public transportation (e.g. the Red Line of LA's subway system) work for you. If you lived in NYC, you'd pay a high price or having and keeping a car there (you mentioned car ownership in your other question), unless maybe you lived on the outskirts of the city which are more like suburbia than the business districts of the city. If you really want pictures, just start with Wikipedia, pull up the articles on LA and NYC, then start pulling up the articles of individual neighborhoods in the two cities (and articles of the five boroughs of NYC), and those articles will usually show pictures and highlights of those neighborhoods: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Los_Angeles https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_districts_and_neighborhoods_of_Los_Angeles http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/New_York_City http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Borough_%28New_York_City%29 A lot of times those pages have links ("Coordinates" at the top right) that will point you toward Bing Bird's Eye aerial view of areas or Google Maps' Street View photos of neighborhoods from ground level. And since you want to know what each city is really like, here's a unique example: https://www.google.com/maps?q=40.597915,-74.174731&hl=en&ll=40.597914,-74.174731&spn=0.004244,0.010568&sll=40.597926,-74.174720&layer=c&cbp=13,34.9,,0,11.2&cbll=40.597915,-74.174731&t=m&z=17&panoid=AZ5qGHdrsjCjRIQNMk4gBQ

There is no location anywhere that real estate prices are in all spectrum.... - Bel Air will be in the upper spectrum - Torrance will be mid-tier - Cudahy is the lower tier If you need a mortgage, the first step in the process is getting pre-approved... You know LA real estate is going through the roof right not, right? It's probably not the time to be purchasing investment property.

Unless you are a US citizen, you can't just move to the US, Los Angeles or anywhere else. Just like I can't "just move" to the UK. Have you been accepted to study in the US and been approved for a student visa? - where do you plan to study? If I say Norwalk is an affordable area but you are going to class at Cal State Northridge, that wouldn't be very feasible. - while you are in the US on a student visa, you can't really work (a few hours a week on campus paid as a stipend) You have many questions about how much it takes for rent in Los Angeles. They all say about the same price which is accurate. Without knowing what area you need to be in specifically for school or work, it's impossible to tell you a good area for you to find a place. If $1000 per month is out of your budget, there is really no place in Los Angeles that you will find "affordable".

Feedback: "I know I'm crazy for even considering that path" - True "I know I sound arrogant & stupid" - No, just naive and stupid. "Michigan sucks & I'd rather be dirt poor in Los Angeles than waist my life here" - Pretty bold talk for someone who has never lived in the streets. We already have a million (literally) wannabe actors in this town. The case of Satara Stratton is so common, it doesn’t even count as news: http://abclocal.go.com/kabc/story?section=news/hollywood_wrap&id=8583293 Before you think about moving here, take a GOOD look at that face. It could be yours. -"If there's anything I'm missing, let me know" - Sure. We already have a million wannabe actors here. The vast majority can't make a living at it. Most people who move out here for this eventually wind up getting evicted. Here's the analogy I use: Trying to make it in acting here is like jumping from a high cliff, into the ocean, then trying to swim to Catalina. Out of 10,000 people, 9900 crash on the rocks or the beach and die immediately. Of the 100 who make it into the water, 99 drown. One person gets lucky enough to be picked up by a passing boat. I'm at the top of the cliff begging people not to jump. The mess is horrible. However, people like you focus on the one who made it, despite the odds and the messy ending. There's a great line in "The Outlaw Josey Wales": A bounty hunter says to Josey Wales that a man's got to make a living. Josey Wales replies, "Dyin' ain't much of a livin', boy". I would heed the advice. You've said nothing that makes me think you have the talent to even have a chance. BTW, don't say you weren't warned. Normandie Ave is in South LA. If you're white, you'll be the only one in the neighborhood. Do some research on these sites to see about safety vs. price: http://www.lalife.com http://www.neighborhoodscout.com http://projects.latimes.com/mapping-la/neighborhoods/

Yes. Actually, I sold my car and bought a bicycle instead, so I buy very little gas now (almost never. Rent a car once in a while).

u ARE abandoned. he did leave u. if he didn't he wouldn't move out and quit the lease. he is a free loader. when he returns from vacation he will return to u to continue free loading. i suppose u re paying half of everything? he is having u so good in all holes. quit being low maintenance and learn your price

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The ACCRA Cost of Living Index is an excellent tool for looking at these issues. Looking at the city-by-city statistics, rent remains the main budget coup in Philly. Average rent in the metro area is $1,314.41. That's far less than Manhattan ($2,776.33), Brooklyn ($2,249.13), Washington, D.C. ($1,783.13) and Los Angeles ($1,840.75). A bit more surprising, it beats out Seattle ($1,364.60), Chicago ($1,455.39) and even the Baltimore-Towson Metro area ($1,414.68). Home ownership also remains within reach for most people, even in desirable, developing neighborhoods like Passyunk Square, Pennsport and the Baltimore corridor in West Philly. Home prices are affordable, and they are also steady. A depressed area is often cheap, but the interesting thing about central Philadelphia is that there is underlying health to the market. For deal-seekers, there are an increasing number of attractive and vibrant neighborhoods. It's true: for a city of its size and geography, Philadelphia can be had on the cheap. It's no wonder artists, entrepreneurs and independent workers are making homes here. There is also a growing community of young people coming for school, and deciding to stay. And for entrepreneurs looking to test-drive an idea with low overhead and an adventurous clientele, the city offers an excellent option. When talking about cost of living, it's important to talk about context. Living in a major coastal city is never going to be cheaper than moving to a less-dense area inland. The Northeast in particular is home to some of the priciest areas in the country. But the reasons people pay those premiums comes down to quality of life -- opportunity, energy, culture. Looking at these more intangible factors makes Philadelphia feel like even more of a bargain. Young people are taking note. According to the most recent U.S. census data, the overall population of Philadelphia rose .6 percent, the first increase in more than a half century. Meanwhile, the population of people ages 20-34 rose 14.7 percent (from 342, 473 to 392,779). Recently named the No. 1 U.S. city for culture by Travel & Leisure magazine, Philly is also easily approachable for arts lovers.