Rent free�� yeah right is he a dude that wants something in return. To get employment here is hard for a good paying job. I hope she has a good resume. Because the average 1 bedroom apartment is about 800.00 and over depends on the area really. If it��s in the ghetto she will be paying like 500.00 and over. There are a lot of people that rent rooms the average cost for that is 400.00 an over. I suggest she try right now to look for a job and set up interviews maybe something over the phone. The people that are hiring the most right now are Bank jobs like tellers. Also let her know the tax here went up almost 10%. I would say also don��t be careful who she puts her trust in. Maybe is she contact a church to help her get started or something like that. O, I forgot she will need a car or learn the bus schedules bcs everything is far from everything. Good Luck !!
I agree with May. This guy has to want something in return, and what if them living together doesn t work out, where will she go? back to Chicago? oh and it s simple, SHE NEEDS MORE MONEY TO LIVE HERE. a LOT more.
it aint cheap living here... the streets are paved with gold. Its just the shovel sets you back a few million,
Excuse the language, but your female friend is an idiot and she needs to come to her senses.She needs to know that millions (literally) come to California to become actresses only to become porn stars, prostitutes, drug addicts, homeless or dead!She also needs to know that Coastal California is the MOST COVETED area which means MORE $$$.Affordability does not exist in Los Angeles. Starting prices begin at around $1000+/mo. and that s usually for a studio in a somewhat decent area.Jobs are also nonexistent at the moment. Unemployment rates have jumped to 13% so good luck finding a job. Even if she finds a job, that job will barely pay the rent (or not even come close to paying the rent.)She also needs to keep in mind she does NEED to buy groceries, hygiene products, clothes, emergency money, gas, electric, water, insurance, car, etc.Speaking of cars, she NEEDS a car in order to live in Los Angeles. The insurance for the car is not going to be cheap since the rate in Los Angeles are high and the gas prices are going to make her want to move back to Illinois.Bottom Line: She sounds unprepared so my best suggestion for her is don t even bother moving to California because we already have a crisis going on and people like her are just contributing to the problem.
Yeah, it s hard to live in LA. But the main thing we tell people here is that the rent is the killer. If she can live rent free (something tells me it s not as free as she says. Usually favors are exchanged) then that s the biggest hurdle. Jobs are really hard to come by here. She better be REALLY pretty, and have something besides looks.But overall, I don t blame you for being jealous. She has a leg up on 99% of the people who try to make a go of it. And I don t blame her for wanting to avoid another Chicago winter. If she doesn t make it by May, at least she didn t have to endure winter in Chicago.
She s probably not going to get anywhere. I would say that she needs to have AT LEAST $20,000 saved up before coming here. It s not easy to find temp jobs these days. It sounds like her friend has other plans for her.I don t want to scare you or anything, but there are many con artists that attract young women to Los Angeles with promises of making it big in the movies, and then push them into stripping or prostitution. I don t know if that is the case here, but I m just saying.