Any tips for living cheaply in SF?
ashishk: "a) Will it be easier to pick up some part-time C++/Rails gigs in SF bay than Seattle? I'd really like to have some continuous source of income so I'd have money to come back/extend my runway."--Probably. As a rough lithmus test, you could run searches on startuply/ craigslist for both cities and compare the number of returns."b) Is it possible to live on $1000/month in SF? I subtract $600 for transit gas, emergency, etc."--It's possible. 100 for food seems low ($3 per day). A big expense is rent; if you could cut that down you'd be better off."c) How is the weather down there? Is it much hotter than Seattle?"--Not sure, I'm from NYC =)"e) Am I fucking crazy?"--No. And keep us in touch!