What I Spend in a Week in NYC as a 21 Year Old

// what I spend in a week in nyc! this is how much I spend in a week in new york city as a 21-year old! obviously, each week of spending varies, but this was my past week of spending in nyc! I wanted to open up about how expensive new york city is and what my spending usually looks like in new york city. let me know your money habits below and what you think!

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Thanks to Yestalgia for the music in this video!

[eleighswood]

I like this level of transparency. Not because you owe us any of that information AT ALL, but it does help people learning how to budget and maybe those who are interested in Nyc.

[kendelllavella]

Omg you do nottt spend a ton, you work very hard for yourself it’s okay to treat yourself to a coffee whenever! Loved this!

[LisaZheng]

I'd also like to see you do one of these when you go back to Texas!

[kellytruong]

I really enjoy how realistic and practical you are. You are a very relatable YouTuber with your spending and how you live your every day life. Sometimes I watch Youtubers and I find them completely unrelatable with their lifestyles and it seems like as if they are superior to me. Which I know they are not trying (hopefully not) to come across that way. I’ve been supporting you since your junior year in HS and love how you have grown. Ugh please make a podcast!! Just hearing you talk and voice your thoughts automatically calms me down!

[luiceosorio]

I swear in New York you step outside and all of a sudden you're down $30

[yeahwellso]

I feel the same about coffee. No matter how hard I try to prep for the week there’s always a few days I go out to buy it

[TheKerryBerry]

Its really interesting to see how different youtubers spend their money. Like Alisha Marie and Remi spend $250 on one training session with a personal trainer and thats already more than what you spend in one week. So compared to other "influencers" you're budgeting really well for living in a major city!

[LexieLombard]

Yay! I’m so glad you made this! Call me frivolous, but if coffee is your one little break it’s fine to keep it around

[alimwood]

Tip: you could bring your own coffee cup and they may give you a discount & it's better for the environment! Love how relatable you are ! xo.

[BaileyBlurbs]

I’ve lived in NYC all my life, and the cost of living was so normal to me that when I went to Walmart for the first time in college, I nearly lost my shit. 😭😭

[xoxMaybel]

can you do a video about how much you spend with rent/utilities/subway cost too??

[GenZGrandma]

i really enjoy how many more people are making these videos and it's soooo nice that you made this video as a young female in the work world in an expensive city 💖

[FujaBlue]

Michelle I think you honestly do so well. I've been to NYC twice and both times spent like $100 in a day because EVERYTHING is so expensive. I really admire how smart you are with your money and this was so interesting to watch!

[beautywithabeast]

Loved this! It made me interested to calculate mine- $103.64! It all seems like a lot of money when you add it up, but we work to enjoy ourselves. It’s your hard earned money and you (and I) deserve to spend it however you like! I read something that said “we work a 9-5 job to afford a place we never get to spend time in” so I think it’s those little fees throughout the day/random and extra date nights that make your hard earned cash worth it!

[abbieamavi]

*I think you’re one of the more frugal youtubers for sure!! I love how smart you are with your finances. And thank you for making more money based videos, I enjoy watching and learning fork you about how you use your money since you live in NYC and clearly know a thing or two. Great video. Please make more??* :) maybe something like “How To Make A Budgey”

[kelseagail_xo]

You seem so sweet and genuine. Also, your voice is so calming! You should totally start a podcast, I would totally listen! I often keep your videos on and will just listen sometimes. Your videos are always informative in some sort of way, I love that about your channel!

[rachelparks]

i really appreciate this, and how frugal you are. a lot of the other videos i've seen are just not relatable (like $600/week) and it's nice to see someone who's responsible with their money, even in an expensive city :)

[damondominique]

I used to survive in NY by pregaming in East Village at a Korean supermarket called M2M. Don't think it exists anymore, so good luck out there folks.

[ElenaTaber]

Love this!!! I've been wanting to try this ever since I saw Lexie's video too!

[emilytowi]

This is one of the best/reasonable what I spend in a week I’ve seen. great work!