should i move to california? ?

Question

im 18yo. i have a degree in makeup and hair artistry a car and enough money to hold me over for about two months. the only thing is that i will be going alone.i plan on getting a roommate and setting up job interviews; i will be working as a makeup/hair artist and i will also work a second job. so yes or no, and why?

Answer 1

Ah the big 18 has arrived. My kids now 28 and 25 tried to live being 18 all in one week.

Where are you coming from? How far in your car? What if you spend past that 2 months supply of money? and still dont have a job?

If I were you , before you move here (I live in Calif.) get on the internet and check out the newspaper classifieds in the area you think you want to move to, there are bunches and more of homeowners that have rooms for rent. some have the internet hook ups , pools, private entrance, laundry facility etc. If youre gonna move in with a room mate and chances are they are a stranger, youre better off where youre renting from the homeowners are stable and you only have to be responsible for around $500.00 a month for a room. Not like if youre room mate is irresponsible and doesnt have their part of the rent , then you both get evicted and lose your place . then things start to get ugly

we have more than any ones share of homeless and on the street people. This is no joke, there are alot of dangerous things happen in California. Its a lot of people from alot of walks of life here. And the beauty makeup hair skills are more competitive because of this being the place where the beauty thing is what everyone want s to do . be a hair dresser to the stars. The only other competitive job close falls next is dental assisting. oh and nails. More than enough frustration there i am sure.

Seriously find a decent homeowner with a room to rent like in a nice area and do a little background check on them, and find good people , move in with them. they are more security for you while youre trying to get settled. God Bless you and good luck.

If I can be of help just email me. Youre parents must be saddened by you moving.

Answer 2

It relies upon the place you're moving from and what area of California you're moving to. while you're moving to the l. a. area: Housing expenses in and around l. a. are incredibly intense. Public transportation is terrible and having a vehicle is a could. interior the San Fernando Valley, temperatures regularly attain 110F for no less than a week or so each and every 12 months. it is cooler on the west facet, and costal aspects. the maximum popular months are August and September, it is likewise formally fire season. Winters are gentle even though it may drop into the intense 30's on some iciness nights. It snows interior the interior of sight mountains and each from time to time interior the intense desert. Santa Anas are a each and every year climate phenomena of very sturdy, heat dry winds that could famous guy or woman in September and proceed on and rancid by way of January. they are going to chap your lips, make your epidermis itch, and make you afraid to touch something steel that isn't gounded. Rain regularly is accessible in April yet we each and every from time to time get rain everywhere between November and would. summer season storms are very uncommon. San Francisco bay area: Housing expenses are not plenty greater fee-effective than l. a., however the city has somewhat sturdy public transportation. It nonetheless helps to have a vehicle nonetheless. the climate in San Francisco is plenty cooler and wetter than in l. a., yet San Francisco has so plenty greater version in it is microclimates. One area of the city would be chilly and foggy and the different area would be heat and sunny. California is a extensive state and there are a number of little cities and suburbs with very almost any climate which you may imagine. the only element i will somewhat say, no remember the place you reside in California, is shop your flashlight and slippers close to your mattress and a grant of water in case of an earthquake. Oh yeah, and don't flow TO NORTH HOLLYWOOD!

Answer 3

NEVER EVER come here without having a guaranteed job FIRST!!!!

I don't know how much money you have, but even a studio apartment in a decent area is $1000/mo. (without utilities, 1st and last, and security deposits), and no one will rent to you if you don't have a decent job. In fact, every landlord I've ever met requires a new tenant to have been at their current job 6 months.

Check into car insurance, too. It's pretty high here. I have a spotless driving record and an 8 year-old Honda, and I haven't been able to find anything for less than $150/mo (even with the barest coverage).

Save your money-- LOTS of it-- before you head to LA. The economy here is probably no better here than it is where you now live, so a job is tough to find.

I'd suggest you come out here for a couple of weeks to get the lay of the land and to look for a job, apartment, etc, to see if moving is realistic.

Answer 4

I think you may have a good chance of making it her because you have a marketable skill and a plan to get a job. Check out spas and salons in Bev Hills, West Hollywood, Westlake Village and Santa Monica. I know a make- up artist that is doing well at a salon on Larchmont street in LA.

Good luck and lets us all know where you set up shop so we can come by.

Answer 5

Well, that's better than most plans. How much do you have saved up? I hope around $5000 or more. Rent for a 1BR is about $1200 for a decent area.



Good luck.

Answer 6

Yes as you can get a a working permit under a green card if this is your intention to do so. Good luck as it's a tricky process, I've been there and our visa application just went through the roof and we had to leave afterwards, our container even arrived on the day we were leaving. What sheer unluckiness eh?

Answer 7

sure what the heck? life is about chances and taking risks. if this is something you really want to do then go for it. that way in your future you wont have that question always gnawing at ya.

you know...the what coulda been, shoulda, woulda mumbo ju

Answer 8

You could move to California but if I were you, I'll visit first, and find a jobs. (2 jobs would be good enough to support yourself)

Answer 9

Definitely Bianca, as you are one of the few people that ask this question that has a skill and a thought out a good plan.....Give it a shot, Good Luck.....!!!!!!

Answer 10

yes def if u think u can make it u have to try it trust me is worth it not because is LA cus i hate cali but because ur following ur dreams

Answer 11

yes u should go because its a very big oportunity!

Answer 12

yeh do it get outta this place

Answer 13

there would be so many different opportunities there so why not

Answer 14

Sure.