I’m off to NYC with my best friend in less than a month, and we are a little disorganized (to say the least).<\/p>\n
We just booked our hotel today, and we only just got our New York Passes on Saturday. Flights are booked, and we have a very vague plan of what we want to see and where we want to go.<\/p>\n
What we do NOT have, is a budget.<\/p>\n
And, I am not even planning to make one.<\/p>\n
I know that most people would burn me at the stake for this; and I know myself – I will succumb to at least making a spending forecast, but I don’t want to be bound to something tangible. This is my first trip after graduation, and I want to have a good time. So a good time I will have.<\/p>\n
The flight was $439 and the hotel will be pretty much exactly that amount. The New York Pass was $165 and will help us save money on attractions and save time standing in line. I want to buy a new bag ($300-$400) and a decent blazer ($100-$150). I am sure I will spend another couple hundred on shopping, and then of course FOOD.<\/p>\n
I am told to expect about $100\/day in food (if I go to eat-in restaurants). Since such a big part of NYC is the food, I definitely will not be cutting back on that part.<\/p>\n
So I’m looking at, already, about a $2500 trip.<\/p>\n
I don’t think this is unreasonable at all, but I’m sure other things will pop up (I want to see a show, we’ll need subway tickets, etc).<\/p>\n
It’s so much funner to travel a trip without a budget. I asked the Twittersphere for restaurant suggestions. I got a few good suggestions from Moneymaus and Asian Pear. Here’s what I have for food<\/strong> so far:<\/p>\n Porchetta Shows:<\/strong><\/p>\n When I reached out to Twitter for shows to see, I got quite a few responses. Here’s what my peeps said:<\/p>\n Avenue Q These are just to name a few. I’ll consult with my friend to figure out which she wants to see, but there was lots of great feedback for Avenue Q.<\/p>\n Attractions:<\/strong><\/p>\n There are a ton of things I want to see in NYC. I want to go everywhere, but of course that’s not possible in 6 days, so I’ll just have to visit again. But here’s a list:<\/p>\n Empire State Building I know there is a lot more that I want to see, but such little time!<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Have you ever been to NY? What was your favorite part? \u00a0Would you go without a budget?<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" I’m off to NYC with my best friend in less than a month, and we are a little disorganized (to say the least). We just booked our hotel today, and we only just got our New York Passes on Saturday. Flights are booked, and we have a very vague plan of what we want to …<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[231],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2298","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-money-2"],"yoast_head":"\n
\nCaracas
\nBlind Pig
\nMomofuku SSam Bar
\nBig \u00a0Gay Ice Cream
\nChickalicious
\nTotto Ramen
\nEmpanada Mama
\nHK Cafe<\/p>\n
\nBook of Morman
\nRock of Ages
\nWicked
\nChicago
\nThe Producers<\/p>\n
\nStatue of Liberty
\nTimes Square
\nCentral Park
\nMadison Square Gardens
\nMuseum of Natural History
\nBrooklyn Bridge
\nNYU
\nNY Library
\nTop of the Rock
\nNBC Studio Tour
\nMadame Tussaudes
\nWall Street
\nHarlem
\nTV stuff (Seinfeld diner, SATC apartment steps, Carlo’s Bakery (close enough to NY – lol))
\nStaten Island<\/p>\n