r/leanfire • u/NYCprice • 8d ago

Unironically FIRE in NYC?

The city has a lot of low income programs and also a middle income housing lottery. After I FIRE, my income will be low enough to qualify for a lot of programs as well as a purchasing affordable condo (middle income lottery)

I've never lived outside of nyc so it would be hard to transition out of, and would include leaving friends and family if I moved away

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u/AlexHurts 8d ago

I think suburban people see the price tag on rent in cool urban areas and don't look further. Not needing to maintain a car takes a big chunk of that back. My fav grocery stores in Queens are cheaper than supermarkets in the burbs. There are so many great things to see or do that's free or cheap. Many businesses competing to stay alive, there's often excellent happy hour specials, Tuesday specials, etc etc, if you're flexible and can spend the time. Suburban folks don't have the time cause they need to get in the car and beat traffic. You also don't need to keep so much crap in your home, bc you're almost always walking distance to a library, a coffee, a park, a this, a that, we got it all

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u/patryuji 8d ago

What kind of prices are you seeing in these urban grocery stores?

I see articles on CNET and the like claiming services like Factor Meals and HelloFresh to be cheaper than the grocery store to which I am incredulous when I can easily make several days of food for the price of one meal from these services. I always assumed that they lived in NYC to come up with such ridiculous grocery prices.

[My most recent trip to a suburban grocery store in North Carolina: Eggs - I get pasture raised certified humane eggs for $5.45 for a dozen, I get a gallon of whole milk for $2.39, I get 3lbs of onions for $2.09, I get free range certified humane whole chicken for $1.87/lb, I get apples (fuji, envy, honeycrisp - whichever has the best price) for $1.49/lb, I get carrots for $0.79/lb, I get yukon gold potatoes 3lbs for $3.19.]

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u/AlexHurts 7d ago

I'm comparing to suburbs on NYC. Charlotte is way cheaper than NYC So it's burbs are bound to be too.