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12 months ago
one coast is the east coast of the US, the other is the coast that amsterdam, holland is on.
How to live bi-coastal
It made me
happy, but tired 
"Rent-control! And working freelance doesn't hurt either. If you can create a big enough demand for yourself on both coasts, I say DO IT!"
How I did it: I had a nice place on the UES of Manhattan that I rented for under $700 a month, then when I had a great opportunity in LA, I could still afford to keep my NY apt by finding a place to sublet for under $600 and still not live COMPLETELY out of my means.
Lessons & tips: There is a lot of great (inexpensive) housing available if you just keep looking!
Resources: craigslist.org
People doing this:
New York City
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Los Angeles
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Meriden
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Warwick
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People doing this are also doing these things:
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the plan...
17 months ago
i’m moving to massachusetts from seattle as soon as my lease is up here. woohoo!
so… that’s not really living bi-coastal, but i’ll have lived on both coasts, and really that’s the gist of the goal.
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2 years ago
it’s funny to me not to have any cheers for this goal when it’s one of the ones that actually seems attainable. i have definitely cheered other people with this goal, probably because i want it for myself so much.
i am making my third annual august migration to massachusetts this month and will be playing with a different band than who i have played with the past two years. this means i am networking with new people and spreading my connection-making around a bit. i’ll get to see people i haven’t seen there in the past, but who i have become friends with via the internet. i’m excited for it.
i have a new dream about having a cabin or tiny house out there where i can stay for artist retreats when i need a place to get away to write new material or record. it’s a tiny dream with nothing thought out yet. but if it’s at all like my other schemes, all that will develop rather quickly and become HUGE in my head. ha.
I guess I'm on my way!
3 years ago
Now, I don’t need a manor on each coast, or anything. I just want friends, people to make music with, places I enjoy and feel at home hanging out in, people to take care of me and whom I can take care of in both places. Actually, all the things I just listed are already a real part of my life. I am on my way to accomplishing this goal.
The reason I want to continue to persue this is that I’ve already learned so much from the difference in culture between the two coasts. I no longer prefer west coast culture. But I don’t prefer east coast culture either. I want them both in my life and shaping me.
And if I can span the country in my little life, then it really is a small world.
