How I Bought My Own NYC Apartment On A $50,000 Salary When I Was 25

Despite all the stories about crappy living standards and unrecognizable smells on every corner, it was always my dream to move to New York and make it as a writer. I finally relocated to the city that never sleeps in 2013, a year after graduating college. But finding a place to live wasn't easy. With a deadline of three weeks to move, I spent countless hours sorting through apartment listings on Craigslist, StreetEasy, and PadMapper before taking two trips to the city from Maryland. After looki...