Quote from eagle488:
I will give you the real advice. Go to southern Florida and here is why.
First, ***no state income taxes.***
Second, 4 seasons does not keep you in-shape. Go to NYC and then to Florida, the people are obviously in better mental and physical shape in Florida. Its also a lot easier to get around a place that is warm and sunny, than cold and snowy. Daytrading requires that you be 100% at all times.
Third, attitudes. NYC is notorious for rude behavior to include myself. The reason why there are so many attitudes is because its not a peaceful place. Traffic is always jammed, horns honking, everyone always in a rush and never a private moment.
Fourth, expenses. A decent apartment in the city will run a premium to Florida any day of the week.
Fifth, Florida is blue and NYC is shades of grey. NYC is full of concrete canyons and, when it gets cold especially, you see shades of grey.
Sixth, dirt and filth. NYC has always been filthy-dirty. Imagine paying thousands of dollars a month for an apartment and walking outside to piles of trash everywhere with a rotten smell.
Seventh, safety. There is always the possibility of a terrorist attack, but thats not the real problem. You could very easily be hit by an oncoming vehicle or get mugged. There are so many people and cars that anything can happen.
Eighth, cant have a car without consequences and expense. Parking on the street is non-existent. It will take 30 minutes at the least to find a decent space. Chances are that it will get ticked and towed. If you do rent a space, it will cost at the least 300 a month. When and if you do find a space, your car will be damaged by a hit-run driver eventually. Most NYC cars have collision damage on them.
Ninth, women. NYC women are notoriously overweight and full of attitudes. Florida on the other hand has many easy slender ladies. Why does this matter? If your young and single, this does matter A LOT. Imagine making a lot of cash but having to choose from overweight attitude filled women who have a lack of libido because of the 4 seasons. Ok ok. There are many exceptions here. Its possible to find a good looking lady in NYC, but one walk along a beach in Florida or visit to a bar and you will see what I am talking about.
Out of all the different factors, no state income taxes is the top one. However, it is a lot of trouble living in and around NYC. I say find a nice peaceful part of Southern Florida. Thats a better place.
Quote from eagle488:
I will give you the real advice. Go to southern Florida and here is why.
First, ***no state income taxes.***
Second, 4 seasons does not keep you in-shape. Go to NYC and then to Florida, the people are obviously in better mental and physical shape in Florida. Its also a lot easier to get around a place that is warm and sunny, than cold and snowy. Daytrading requires that you be 100% at all times.
Third, attitudes. NYC is notorious for rude behavior to include myself. The reason why there are so many attitudes is because its not a peaceful place. Traffic is always jammed, horns honking, everyone always in a rush and never a private moment.
Fourth, expenses. A decent apartment in the city will run a premium to Florida any day of the week.
Fifth, Florida is blue and NYC is shades of grey. NYC is full of concrete canyons and, when it gets cold especially, you see shades of grey.
Sixth, dirt and filth. NYC has always been filthy-dirty. Imagine paying thousands of dollars a month for an apartment and walking outside to piles of trash everywhere with a rotten smell.
Seventh, safety. There is always the possibility of a terrorist attack, but thats not the real problem. You could very easily be hit by an oncoming vehicle or get mugged. There are so many people and cars that anything can happen.
Eighth, cant have a car without consequences and expense. Parking on the street is non-existent. It will take 30 minutes at the least to find a decent space. Chances are that it will get ticked and towed. If you do rent a space, it will cost at the least 300 a month. When and if you do find a space, your car will be damaged by a hit-run driver eventually. Most NYC cars have collision damage on them.
Ninth, women. NYC women are notoriously overweight and full of attitudes. Florida on the other hand has many easy slender ladies. Why does this matter? If your young and single, this does matter A LOT. Imagine making a lot of cash but having to choose from overweight attitude filled women who have a lack of libido because of the 4 seasons. Ok ok. There are many exceptions here. Its possible to find a good looking lady in NYC, but one walk along a beach in Florida or visit to a bar and you will see what I am talking about.
Out of all the different factors, no state income taxes is the top one. However, it is a lot of trouble living in and around NYC. I say find a nice peaceful part of Southern Florida. Thats a better place.
Quote from Tuneman:
im sure you can find shitholes to eat, drink, or live in, but on the average everything is quite expensive..
Quote from Steve Tvardek:
I live in Hoboken NJ which, for those who dont know, is literally a 10 minute train ride into Manhattan. But...I dont have to pay the outrageous NYC city tax which is like 4.5% or something. If you make, say 200K, you have to pay, in addition to federal and New York State tax, almost 10K just for the privilege of living in NYC. For a day trader, who has such variable income, why on earth would you want to pay this additional expense? This extra money you save by not living there can really come in handy in the event of slow periods.
Quote from Tuneman:
the NY/NJ is by far the most miserable area on planet Earth.
Quote from Dr. Zhivodka:
NYC how do I love thy....let me count the ways.
1) foot long rats...( who live in your building)
2) aggressive homeless...(former day traders)
3) African/Paki taxi divers who believe that laying on their horn will magically disperse the pedestrians from the crosswalk.
4) Tips
5) Having to live on the 60th floor to escape number three.
6) Pigeon Shit
7) the crying baby next door.....unless you're paying $5000 per month.
8) whinny bitches from Brooklyn
9) Fire Island.
10).....god I could go on and on....
Quote from saxon22:
Undoubtedly, there are places that are more desirable than NYC, Florida unfortunately is not one of them. I got to tell you, I was on the floor when I read that according to you: "the people are obviously in better mental and physical shape in Florida." That is just funny. Did you guys shipped all those 90 year old senior citizens off to Cuba or Puerto Rico?????
As for women, please do not blame NY ladies for having standards and ability to distinguish a classy gentleman from a country hick. Maybe down in Florida you are a playboy among the toothless morons, but in NY it takes class to impress the opposite sex. Southern accent, and picture from your escapades to Disneyland will not do.
Quote from Tuneman:
cry some more. Yes id take east germany over the dirty jerz
Quote from eagle488:
When you live in NYC or NJ, you oftentimes see these long convoys of vehicles with flashing lights. These are funeral processions and commonplace.
The 80-90 year olds in Florida are evidence of the wonders a warm climate can do for you. If these same people had lived in NJ or NYC, then they would most likely have passed away.
Another feature that is typical of the tri-state is public defibrillators. Think about that. Why would this geography require members of the public to operate complex medical machinery that usually only licensed doctors utilize? Heart disease and dieing is out of control in the tri-state.
It does not take class to impress the opposite sex in NYC, it takes money. In any event, I find a lack of ambition to attract anyone here. Why would I want to attract someone who is clearly overweight, out for my cash, has a lack of libido, etc.
There is a line of women lined up at Mr. Chows during happy hour and I wonder why they are there...Any guesses? They are trying to attract the affluent crowd.
Well no thanks. I would rather pay a prostitute in southeast asia or brazil my hardearned dollar then to take some woman in NYC to dinner. In the end, its all the same except the prostitute uses the cash to feed their families. The woman in NYC uses it to get a cheap frill
