What I Spend In a Week as a 28 Year Old *Ex-Software Engineer* in NYC

what's up everyone I'm Jossie and I'm excited to share a little bit about myself and what it's like living in the vibrant city of New York at 28 years old I've been navigating the hustle in boso of New York City a place that never ceases to inspire me with its energy and diversity living in New York City comes with a unique set of challenges and expenses and today I'll give you a peek into what I typically spend in a week from commuting on the subway and grabbing a quick coffee at my favorite local cafe to enjoying occasional dinners out with friends the ca can add up really quickly as I manage my budget I always strive to balance Essentials with occasional treat ensuring I make the most out of this incredible City whether it's groceries Transportation or entertainment every dollar spent is a step towards experiencing all that New York City has to offer so join me as I walk you through my week in the city that never sleeps and explore how I manage my expenses when enjoying the vibrant life here in New York [Music] all right good morning everyone today is Monday it's 12:30 p.m. I had a pretty late start to my morning but relative to when I typically wake up but I actually got up a lot earlier than anticipated because I got back home at 1:00 a.m. from a bachelor weekend for one of my really good friends we were in Scott still for a weekend for one of my really good friends Bachelor weekend and we had a great time went to a son's Mavs game atee some really good food had amazing conversations just catching up because none of us live in the same state anymore we all never lived in the same city but we definitely don't see each other as much as we used to so appreciate trips and like moments like I had this weekend but it's Monday and I've spent $ Zer and I live in New York City so the moment I step outside and take a breath I'll probably spend $100 [Music] thank you to AMD ryzen for sponsoring today's video so this is the HP Omni book Ultra co-pilot plus 14-inch laptop powered by AMD ryzen AI 300 series processors built for Tech enthusiasts content creators and Gamers when I first laid eyes on on this device I couldn't help but notice the laptop's Sleek stealth design and its perfect shade of silver with up to 12 high performance Zen 5 cores capable of lightning performance for multitasking powered by the AMD ryzen AI Series 300 welcoming a new er of how Tech Enthusiast content creators and Gamers experience new levels of performance and possibilities the meteor silver colorway combined with this hexagonal like shape along with the subtle branding makes this laptop both modern and elegant its full-size backlit chicklet keyboard offers a smooth comfortable typing experience and with Advanced Air architecture and supercharged performance this device delivers Elite Gaming and productivity it has a vibrant 2K IPS touchscreen display with accurate colors and crisp picture quality for consuming content or doing creative work now that we've discussed the specs and the design of this laptop let me talk about where the real power lies and that's in the AI capabilities specifically the AI companion app that comes pre-install installed on this laptop the AI companion in this co-pilot PC enhances user experience and boost productivity through various intelligent functionality as a creator with a smaller team it can be really hard to read through all the briefs I get and contracts and it's very timec consuming but with AI campaign document analyzer in literally seconds I can get information I need by simply chatting with the AI agent asking it about specific details pertaining to the doc that I uploaded to the application 12 course CPU and an mpu that can process up to 55 trillion operations per second I can get answers instantly Explore More through the link in my description box and thank you to AMD ryzen for sponsoring today's video this was the worst egg I've ever oh my gosh wow so these legit might be the worst eggs the most unesthetic eggs I have ever made in my life [Music] so I decided to stop pushing off these errands and shipped a bunch of things at the UPS Store I actually made some money from the items I sold like on grilled but since this is about what I spend it costs $ 5855 to ship everything at the UPS Store I also purchased a desk mat for Lee's desk setup makeup subscribe to the channel because I'll be posting that video soon and it's a lot of fun and I got this Des mat from Po and Hunt that cost [Music] $42 so I know what you're probably thinking isn't this a what I spend in a week in New York City but I travel so much this is what my life looks like nowadays I'm headed to Pao Alto but for not even 48 hours this is really what my weeks look like nowadays I'm extremely blessed that I get a chance to travel as a Creator thanks to the amazing support from the best community in the world each and every one of you who supported me throughout my journey and watching these videos and don't worry I'll be back in New York City in no time I just wanted to make this video as authentic as possible [Music] yeah so yeah bro like it's been like it's Friday will be like 3 weeks I think good morning guys we're at the hotel Shashi and this hotel is so cool like look at the gym and then right across from the gym is and there's even a sauna and a hot tub so it's like an indoor outdoor kind of vibe but we're here in Mountain View for 48 hours basically [Music] about [Music] it to Redwood Nature Preserve Park and it's not a big Park so I decided to walk up these steps thinking that it would take me up this hill but this sub's just in but there was supposed to be a creek right here and I'm not sure I guess it's just but it's all dried up but nonetheless I came here because I searched for a redwood tree Tre and I don't think these are redwood trees but man these are some of the most beautiful trees I've ever seen in my life [Music] all right guys so today is Thursday I'm on my way to New York City I'm so happy that I got a flight upgrade so I'm going to be in Delta one I'm going to be lying flat 40,000 ft like this is crazy actually my first time flying Delta 1 I have flown business but since the flight is so long from San Fran in New York City they actually have Delta 1 as an option on flight so I'm about to grab a latte I've spent $0 today did a 3 and2 Mile run which I was contemplating whether or not I wanted to do but I'm so glad I did it and I don't regret it at all about to grab the this latte and then order this Uber to the airport but this is just how my life is now I travel so much that there are some weeks where I only spend a few days in New York this week I was only away for a couple days so it's still what I spend in a week living in New York if you ask [Music] me got a cinnamon bun warmed up in a nice latte I never get cinnamon buns when I go to a bakery and that totaled to $14.30 [Music] ch [Music] despite the exhaustion from the journey there was a comforting sense in returning to the energy environments of New York where every street corner buzzes with life the skyline welcome me back and I couldn't help but appreciate the fast-paced life that only New York can offer it felt good to be home I know that it's already Friday but being home before the weekend starts even if it's only a day is so refreshing I'm excited to get back into my routine making my coffee and getting the home office situated to start the day I also had a leg workout to complete which I'm kind of dreading but it's winter Arc so I got to get it done I'll do it right we got all night I'll take you today is like day and technically I already paid my invoice for my versal training but if you break it down into a weekly payment it was $12.25 so you could say that I spent $122 125 this week on personal training now I'm not meeting my trainer this week but I will meet him next week because we meet in person only once a month and then we just communicate with what my fitness goals are and then I use this personal training app to track my progress whether it's my body fat percentage measurements weight PRS I've hit and then of course my workouts and how much intensity it took to complete those workouts just got off a plane not even 24 hours ago and we're doing like day today so I'm filling it it's also like 80° in New York so it's extremely hot in this gym I don't feel like doing this workout but it's also because it's hard I already did chess when I was back in a Mountain View because that was the easiest workout to do with equipment they had so there's no excuse not to do a leg day today Baby Let Me Love You Let Me Love You Baby Let Me Love You love you baby you're my M I want to see you move baby let me love you love you love you yeah love you yeah love you yeah come on girl yeah love heart in my soul share up hes and dreams everything and don't [Music] have feel you close tonight I'm let it go cuz it's our time just you and don't run don't hide no I'll do it right we got all so the guy at the cafe wanted me to take his picture not taking a picture no I thought I was taking pictures as most people do they don't assume that I'm Vlogging or anything like that and I was like oh do you want me to take your picture he was like yeah so after I finished up some work I took his picture I'm going to send him to his email so that felt like my good deed of the day is being a pseudo photographer even though I'm not a photographer at all but he wanted them for his WhatsApp so I'm like let me help the brother out give him some semiprofessional pictures for his WhatsApp his hinge maybe who [Music] knows baby let me love you love you love you yeah love you yeah [Music] you love you yeah love you yeah love you yeah girl it's hard [Music] Cal down really [Music] [Music] [Music] [Music] is [Music] [Music] all right so we're on our way to New York City marathon technically here but we're trying to catch up with a couple of our friends so we can cheer them on but one of our friends Patty is going so fast we didn't even get a chance to see her at Mile 19 because she's running faster than a 9 minut a mile Pace but hopefully we can see Brett at Mile 19 and then Patty at the finish line or maybe like mile [Music] 20 all right guys so we're back at the crib and I'm going to add up the totals for the week which were kind of surprising considering most days I didn't spend too much money but I spent a lot on Friday which really added up the total so on Monday we spent a total of $190 and that was mostly because of the UPS run along with spending a bit more than we typically do on weekdays for lunch on Tuesday $162 and that was just because I spent $10 for the Uber for traveling so that was like 80% of the budget for that day and then on Wednesday $55.30 and that's because it was a more normal day and I really only spent money on my Uber ride to that really nice park in Palo Alto on Thursday we spent $98 $78 was for the Uber back home and then Friday we spent $664 because we went out to eat I had to vinmo pay one of my friends for the MAV Suns game and then my gym membership so that added up really quickly I actually did cancel my gym membership because I noticed that we were not using it at all and $385 is a disgusting amount of money I try to convince myself that it was worth it or justify it because of the sauna the steam room being able to play basketball having like a co-working space and the compression sleeves for my legs that I like to use but in actuality we don't use it enough if you really want to go to wasana we can just there's tons of them in New York City that we can utilize and I think it's better for me to pay for like the normat tech sleeves and just own them myself instead of justifying this really expensive gym purchase where I only use them like once a week Max and I will use them way more if I actually own them and I think they're about like $900 maybe even less than that let's see normat Tech they're on sale right now 700 bucks I mean that's like that's 2 months of our gym membership actually less and then on Saturday we spent $83.99 the golden Diner was pretty cheap for New York standard like out to eat and we walked everywhere so we walked to dinner and then we walked back that was a really the only reason to justify going out to eat that day especially such like a heavy meal and then on Sunday we spent $15.20 and it's just a combination of Uber Eats for lunch and dinner which is what we typically do on Sunday and when you add all that up it totals to $1,358 59 now since I did Uber a lot more than I typically would that probably added up to about $200 and then the gym membership which is 385 so that's 585 so I'm still trying to figure out how it added up to so much money oh I almost forgot the vinmo request and then the couple hundred you spent on out to eat but that wraps up today's video of my realistic what I spend in a week as a 28-year-old living in New York City I hope you all enjoyed the video and as always have a blessed rest of your week I will see you all soon peace