WoW.... Our 800 sq ft apt here is $640 a month includes water and trash.. Cable and Internet are $75 a month and electric is $125ish a month, due to the crappy hvac unit we have..
Speaking of cardboard boxes, I wooked near Bloomingdale's on East 58th Street (read: swanky upscale address).
A homeless man lived in a refrigerator box (horozontal with a tent-top on the street in front of a chuch. No one dared remove him in that the church was some type of out-reach center.
He had water from the fire hydrant piped in via a rubber garden hose and electricity from the lamp post. He had a heater, a hot-plate a TV and a radio.
Glad to hear that you are finally going to be able to "officially" move on. That must be such a relief.
Also, thanks for the tips on the NYC trip. We just got home yesterday and it was fabulous. I didn't think I would have that much fun but it was great. We zipped all over on the subway and never had any trouble. The people were wonderful if we needed help. We met an awesome man when we got off the subway at the WTC site and he gave us great insight as to where to go to see all the things we needed to see there. Times Square was fun and the Broadway show was great. My husband's company rented Ellis Island for a private dinner on Sunday night and that was awesome. The weather was great too!
Maytag mom: There is a St. Joseph (with his heels up in the air, as is technically proper) buried in my yard. Methinks the neighbor's cat pees on him. Poor dear. There is another one in the house as well. My brand of Christianity does believe-in or DO statues, but what the hey, it was worth a try.
Heather: Glad to hear you had a great time! Yes thank you, it is nice to move on! Have you and your family decided to sell and move as well?
Yes, we are moving as soon as we can sell our house. My husband got his new position and his new office is 60 miles away. In Chicago traffic, that means 2+ hours commuting each way. We are looking towards the Illinois-Wisconsin border.
I made a webpage with our house info since we are trying to sell it on our own. We get a 10% of the selling price bonus from the company if we sell it and they do not have to buy it from us.