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Re:An Offer by herdrick on Monday December 10, 2007 @04:58AM (#87718)
Agreed, definitely find a roommate situation on Craigslist. The process of going around from place to place meeting possible roommates is also a great way to make friends, including friends of a romantic nature, and to get a better feel for the city and how to get around in it.

As for leaving the car at home... I mostly disagree. It's good to get out of the city and go hiking or whatever. You need a car for that.

Most of all, yes, come to SF. Where else can you find things like this: http://superhappydevhouse.org/ ? You won't regret it. Post here again if you are looking for more advice.

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Re:An Offer by menloparkbum on Monday December 10, 2007 @03:04PM (#87921)
I agree that a car is nice for getting out of the city, and I miss my car for exactly that reason. However, parking + parking tickets is going to run you about $300/m. Add in gas + insurance and even the worst car that is fully paid for (like my old car) will cost $500/m.

I switched to City Car Share (www.citycarshare.org) and spend maybe $60 every three months on a car. They have a new plan where you can rent a car for an entire day for $40, which is a good deal. Especially since a 19 year old cannot rent a car from one of the standard car rental places (usually have to be 25+).

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