What are the cheapest ways to live in the Valley?

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by jmtame • 19 years ago

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gibsonf12• 19 years ago

A sleeping bag on the beach. (Beware of high tide)

rms• 19 years ago

is there free wireless?

gibsonf12• 19 years ago

Actually, almost. SF is almost finished with a deal for Google to wifi (at no cost) the entire City (and probably the Bay Area eventually), so coding on the beach at no charge will be possible soon.

cbueno• 19 years ago

If you are not a snob Oakland has some great places to live on the bleeding edge of gentrification. I stayed at a friend's place near 17th st, a kind of brownstony place, 800 bucks/month, beautiful kitchen, right on the BART.

MEHOM• 19 years ago

In the late afternoon, early evening, you can walk down to Oakland Chinatown and get an adequate meal at one of the deli's @ Webster/10th.

Oakland Chinatown is one of those rare places where some of the eateries are open 363 out of the 365 days.

menloparkbum2• 19 years ago

youth hostel on 23rd and Bryant in SF

friend's couch

shack up with an older gay man

menloparkbum2• 19 years ago

I don't know much about cheap living down in the valley.

If you are talking SF, there are some other options:

www.sfofficelofts.com - a friend of mine (an artist, not in software) rents one of these for $725 a month. It is a huge loft. The downside - you share a bathroom with everyone else on the floor, like a college dorm. And, the building is conveniently located between a porno theatre and an alley full of meth tweakers.

The usual option is to find a share on craig's list. http://sfbay.craigslist.org/roo

Mistone• 19 years ago

just to be clear, are we considering Oakland and SF the Valley? might be better to pose the question as cheap ways to live in the bay area. unfortunately there are not many, but places in the eastbay (elcerrito, oakland) can be great.

Also check out places near SF State, shaking up with a student can be a good way to go.

dawie• 19 years ago

Bench

dfranke• 19 years ago

http://zipcar.com

I haven't tried them out yet but plan to when I move to Cambridge in a few weeks. Seems like a good way to save money if public transportation gets you most places but you still need a car.

papersmith• 19 years ago

A beat up van. Ideally RV-type. You can drive around to fish for free wifi.

What are the cheapest ways to live in the Valley?

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