This is to startup entrepreneurs living with high rent in the Bay Area especially SF.
Do you sell cereal, freelance on the side, couchsurf? How do you stay afloat?
How do YOU survive during tough times?
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Re: How do YOU survive during tough times?
#2Easy answer: leave SF and get to a lower rent situation if you truly cannot afford rent.
When I wanted to cut down costs, I built some software to take advantage of referral programs from startups and used that to get free food for a few months. But if I found myself in a situation where I truly feared my ability to pay rent, I'd start contracting and look into moving elsewhere.
Re: How do YOU survive during tough times?
#3> sell cereal
Huh? Breakfast cereal? Is this something people do in SF to earn money on the side? Or is it a joke I don't get?
Re: How do YOU survive during tough times?
#4Access to a locale with a vastly cheaper cost of living.
Re: How do YOU survive during tough times?
#5> sell cereal Huh? Breakfast cereal? Is this something people do in SF to earn money on the side? Or is it a joke I don't get?
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#6> sell cereal Huh? Breakfast cereal? Is this something people do in SF to earn money on the side? Or is it a joke I don't get?
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Re: How do YOU survive during tough times?
#7How long have the tough times been going on and how much longer do they look to continue? If this is a rough patch, getting a second job, selling some belongings or renting out an extra room/space could be feasible (even renting out your apt and staying in the office if you have one).
If the tough times look to be continuing indefinitely they aren't tough times they are life and you have made some bad decisions about where you could afford to live..
Re: How do YOU survive during tough times?
#8If you're building a company in SF without OPM (Other People's Money), you are making a big mistake.
Re: How do YOU survive during tough times?
#9Freelance, or live in a car + buy gym membership to shower.
Re: How do YOU survive during tough times?
#10Go back to school by taking advantage of student loans.