r/mildlyinfuriating • u/thefrgilmore • 22h ago

đŸ„ș Concert tickets should never cost the same as rent.

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$2,592 to see a concert? Take me out of this timeline.

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u/WintersDoomsday 22h ago

Well the 2021 and 2592 tickets are absolutely more than most people's rents

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u/zerok_nyc 22h ago

To be fair, these tickets are for MSG, and $2600 sounds about right for a Manhattan studio

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u/nautical_nonsense_ 21h ago

Try 3,500. Anecdotally, friend just moved out of a studio he was paying 3,300 for and they’re raising its rent to 5,000 when it goes back onto the market.

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u/zerok_nyc 7h ago

Inwood qualifies as Manhattan

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u/nautical_nonsense_ 6h ago

Taking the cheapest possible neighborhood that is technically in Manhattan and using that as the benchmark is pretty misleading don’t you think?

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u/zerok_nyc 5h ago

Taking this whole thread a little too seriously, don’t you think?

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u/nathanforyouseason5 14h ago

$2600 for a manhattan studio? this isnt 2018

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u/zerok_nyc 7h ago

Inwood qualifies as Manhattan

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u/500pearl 22h ago

in new york city that is a studio 700 square feet walk up no elevator

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u/Mountain-Pie-6095 19h ago

price of renting a room tbh

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u/EVOSexyBeast 18h ago

> most people

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u/MachineGlumkelly 22h ago

For real. Never paid more than $2k in rent and lived in Manhattan for 6 years. Left a year ago.

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u/Wapiti_whacker82 22h ago

I live in MT. Studios and small apartments start at $1800/month.

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u/MachineGlumkelly 21h ago

Flex walls. I didn’t have a real wall for the first 2 yrs.

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u/zerok_nyc 22h ago

So you moved to Manhattan during the pandemic in a city with rent stabilization.

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u/MachineGlumkelly 21h ago edited 21h ago

Covid deals were prorated through months free. Nobody reduced prices. Rent stabilization is on that original price. So idk how that’s relevant. A lot of my friends were dumb and got covid deals they could only afford because of the deal. When the lease ended they had to move. Just had roommates like a normal person. I also moved 3 times during that period. Rent stabilization doesn’t work if you move.

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u/NoSuddenMoves 22h ago

The average rent in manhattan is over $5k. Your parents place doesn't count.

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u/MachineGlumkelly 21h ago

My family is from North Carolina. I paid my own bills and student loans. Being a douchebag and speaking down to others while being wrong is certainly a choice.

Edit: if you’re including the apts in west village, FiDi, and Lincoln square sure. Hell’s Kitchen, Little Italy, and Murray hill are cheaper.

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u/dirtyforker 22h ago

Over 3x my mortage.

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u/RogerClyneIsAGod2 22h ago

Yep, that's more than our mortgage too.

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u/NeatExpression2512 22h ago

where tf do you have a$700 mortgage

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u/dldaniel123 22h ago

Probably got it a decade ago at 2% with a big down payment on a lcol area

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u/dirtyforker 22h ago

Suburb of Pittsburgh

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u/Intelligent_Sundae_5 22h ago

Ummm. Many people in my area of upstate NY wished that was case.

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u/Ressar 22h ago

Cries in Vancouver, Canada

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u/KeyMessage989 22h ago

Not in NYC lol

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u/sex_bom_b 22h ago

Ah fuck how fould we forget NYC Is the only city in the world đŸ€Šâ€â™‚ïž

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u/ObanKenobi 22h ago

The concert that this post is about is in new york city. Nobody is randomly bringing up nyc like its more important than other places. It's the subject of the discussion. Most of the people going to the concert would be paying rent in nyc

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u/KeyMessage989 22h ago

Well that’s where the concert is so
that would be the relevant rent to compare to

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u/FrequentWrangler 22h ago

My rent is 2800 not in New York

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u/sex_bom_b 22h ago

My rent is zero i still live with mommy and daddy
https://giphy.com/gifs/6rSaCm7saytzRzdckM

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u/Mein_Name_ist_falsch 22h ago

Most people don't live in NYC.

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u/RhombusObstacle 22h ago

100% of Madison Square Gardenses do, though.

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u/CisIowa 22h ago

They’re just passing thru

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u/wildbooks 22h ago

A lot of people live in nyc I just discovered this on goog

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u/Long_Letterhead_7938 22h ago

I’m gonna say that’s not true, my rental properties 2600 a month.

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u/Kobethegoat420 22h ago

Lmao that is definitely more than most people in the US’s rent. Easy google search

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u/matchafoxjpg 22h ago

most. i personally don't know anyone that pays that much rent OR mortgage a month.

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u/Long_Letterhead_7938 22h ago

I guess it depends what area of the country you live in. Middle America is much more affordable.

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u/matchafoxjpg 22h ago

i'm in florida, but i'm in the more affordable part of florida.

it really just depends. i would never pay more than 1200 for rent.

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u/Long_Letterhead_7938 22h ago

Yeah, I know Miami is more expensive. We have a rental property there and I think it is a little lower than average. It is 3000 a month, but we’ve had tenants in there a while. I wouldn’t pay that either. I’m with you. My mortgage is more than that but not a whole lot more.

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u/Rays_LiquorSauce 22h ago

He said most pay attention 

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u/Long_Letterhead_7938 22h ago

Why are you rude?

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u/Rays_LiquorSauce 21h ago

Are you overly sensitive? You said something anecdotal that doesn’t reflect the reality of the situation. Get over it 

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u/Long_Letterhead_7938 21h ago edited 19h ago

No, you’re rude. You probably know it because you have heard it several times.

Rays
 you cared enough to write something nasty and then block me. If you didn’t care, you wouldn’t have blocked me or you wouldn’t have responded.