move to los angeles

okay. for a while now I have been contemplating just getting up and moving to LA. i am a aspiring actress, but i don’t plan on going to LA and begin to get jobs left and right. I am a realistic person. i am here in Philadelphia miserable as hell and just wanna LEAVE. i want to move to LA and kinds just “start over”. im 16 and currently not in school so that helps me none. i will be 17 in a minute so peeps don’t freak out. i think i can do it. i wanna find a job waitressing or something and start to begin my career. PLEASE no negative comments. tips and encouragement would be so nice.

xoxox

i’m 18…i want to move to los angeles from greece but i’ll be all alone there….with no money…..could anyone give an advice or some information…??

Right now, I’ve got a fairly decent setup here in Missouri, but it doesn’t change the fact that I no longer have a reason for living here, and the living-here part is godawful. I was married, then divorced, then, er, stranded. Having been born and raised and carried out much of my adulthood in L.A., I know where to live and where not to; and I also know that it’s a risk. Believe me (from personal experience) that you do not want to go live in Southern Califnoria on little money. If I had a fairly hefty amount of money, it wouldn’t be a problem. But I don’t have that. Weighing the pros and cons of moving versus staying here is getting frustrating as hell. Equally frustrating is hunting online for inexpsensive apartments in the area. But worse than that is being around here, sort of rotting on the vine. Existing rather than really Living. It’s all about the startup.

Well my plans to move are going well I think (even though I’m still stuck up here in Seattle). I’m in talks with my brother regarding the mortgage on our family’s current house and I’m finally going to become a citizen mid this month so there’s nothing else that’s really tying me here to stay (other than my immediate family).

I’m glad I logged in here as reading other peoples stories on their moves gives me that inspiration that slowly tends to fade into the background when I continue on with my regular daily routine (which is what has kept me here longer than I like).

Moving in 3 weeks and need to find a roommate, ideally in W. Hollywood or Studio City and ideally with another actor(s). Been searching, but no luck!

Help?

I’m tired of the cold, the snow, and ice. Plus, I just love LA.

i lost my temp job today, and am so completely fucked now. its pretty obvious to me now that God doesn’t want a normal life for me.

so, why not move to LA? at least its warmer there, and alot more money than Maine.

ive been wasting my talents for too long anyway
i just have no idea what ill do when i get there and i dont have much money, but i dont care. ill do whatever it takes. call me if you want, or have any advice (207)837.2275

I was really struggling to save money – I’m temping, and there are hardly any jobs around right now. My mother suggested that instead of trying to get a job here, that I just go right to L.A and look for work instead. I’m an actor, so I only need to be waiting tables! And I did some maths and decided it’s far more beneficial to go now. I’ll stay with a friend for a couple of months, instead of getting an apartment right away as I initially planned. For those couple of months, I can be earning some money to get my apartment set up. So exactly the same as before, only I’ll be in L.A working, not London! It finally feels doable!

I think I’m ready to finally move back. I’ve been wanting to do it for so many years and I’ve gotten to the point where I hate living here in Seattle. I’ve visited Los Angeles 4 times in the last 2 years and I think it’s finally time to do it.

I may not be the most prepared (still have to debt to pay off, don’t really have a place to stay at yet, etc.) but if I don’t do it this year I’ll probably put it off for several more years like I’ve done before.

I’m hoping to do it by this summer (hopefully before my 27th birthday)..

I got my visa approved, and have set a date for Feb 28th. I’m so excited, but shaking in my shoe-boots at the same time! And today is my last day at work, which makes it seem really real… oh crap. What the hell am I getting myself into??