Best housing options that are budget friendly (NYC & SF)

I'm currently in a nice studio in SF, nothing too fancy, but I hate paying $2.5k a month. Would love to bring it down to $1.7-1.9k a month and put the rest into savings.

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Hi Antiaverage, any of these threads helpful:

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  • 1st year analyst- Uncertain about moving from the NYC office to the SF office Monkeys, I just got offered by the group head to move to the San Francisco office from the New ... lateraling in NYC (only if M&A, generalist or TMT). The SF office is known to have better MDs, as the MDs ... in the NY office are petty and unreasonable and don't really bring in deals. Is this something ...
  • I F***ING HATE NEW YORK NY is fine. How To Make The Most Of Living In New York Many of those struggling with New York are ... reality of life in New York. bruins88: I've been in NY 5 years now after going to school in LA and ... find NY to be that dirty if you choose a decent area. UWS, UES, Tribeca, Battery Park, West Village
  • Best groups at Credit Suisse (New York) what are the TOP groups at Credit Suisse in NYC only? Is their TMT group in NYC any good? M&A? ... I used the search function, but a lot of threads are outdated, like pre-recession shit. Anyway, ... I know Sponsors is one of their top groups, but what else? credit suisse ...
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No promises, but thought I'd mention a few relevant users that work in the industry: @JHG1992" @jgf13" McEnroe

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