In my first post on How to Save Money While Living in a Big, Expensive City, I had several readers offer additional money saving tips for city-dwellers. Here are some of their thoughts:
I live in Boston, an exceedingly expensive city. It's true, you can save money. Here are a couple of very small ways to save money: I don't drink coffee, so right there, I've saved hundreds of dollars per year. I don't buy the daily newspaper and instead read the paper at my job or the library. Sounds like a small savings, but at 50 cents a day and $2.50 on the weekend, you can save more than $250 year. Then, in my city there is a ZipCar (rentable cars) service. So that means you don't have to own a car. Etc., etc.
Good ideas, huh? Here are some more:
Yep - I agree. I live in Chicago, and while moving might seem more economical, I would be depressed not living in a big city - I've tried it, it's not for my husband or me. Thus, I've gotten creative about how I can save. One benefit of living in the city is that you don't have to have a car - and we don't. Also, you can take advantage of a lot of free entertainment (festivals, free days at the museum, enjoying the city parks) without having to travel anywhere.
There certainly are lots of free entertainment options in big cities -- though I'm sure they don't compare to the caramel apple festival in my local Grand Rapids "city." ;-)
I am a small city girl looking into moving to San Jose,CA. Can anyone give me some advice before I make this big move?
Posted by: Elizabeth L | November 14, 2010 at 10:58 PM