One Month In – Part Two

Employment
Major question number two, immediately following “Where are you going to live?” is “What are you going to do [for work?]” A fair question.
We three each started the endeavor with different amounts of money banked, but by no means would it last forever. Our respective reserves would sustain us anywhere from three months to a [...]

One Month In – Part One

Introduction
We followed the GPS’ purple arrows into Culver City, our modern, corrupted version of Yellow Brick not even Gregory Maguire could dream up. Teddy pointed out the window at the formidable white building, fortified behind a tall, black fence. It’d only be less inviting if the wrought-iron was composed of ivory tusks, pillaged from a [...]

How Much to Save Before Moving to Los Angeles

Introduction
Skip the foreplay, and get right to the lode like a one-pump-chump:
What’s the magic number?
The thought pervades skulls of anyone with the itch to head west. It’s not the first to bud, not while you’re California Dreaming in upstate New York or Kalamazoo, Michigan. Surfing, or California Gurls carves that notch in the bed post. [...]