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My 3 AM subway meltdown over a $14 bag of coffee
Last month I moved from a small town in Ohio to downtown Chicago for a job, and I was already feeling shaky about the whole thing. Then at 3 AM after a long shift, I stopped at the corner bodega to grab my usual cheap coffee beans, and they were $14 for a tiny bag that would've cost me $6 back home. I stood there in the fluorescent light, holding the bag, and just started laughing and almost crying at the same time. The cashier asked if I was okay, and I told him I was just realizing I could've bought a house for that price where I grew up. Turns out he moved here from Detroit six years ago and still misses the quiet. We talked for ten minutes about how the city eats your paycheck and your nerves. Has anyone else had that weird tipping point where a dumb grocery price made you question your whole move? How did you decide if it was worth staying?
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christopherh798d ago
Give it a year, I told myself, then recheck the math if the city still feels like too much.
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