What type of advice could you give me to make that work ? With the way my current environment is etc. I acknowledge that I must start over somewhere else. I'm looking to make a change for the better. I'm leaving my hometown in 1-2 months.

i wouldn't do that! I mean I'm not sure why people really need to move to a new place to convince themselves that they're starting over. I'd stay and and just adopt a new mindset. U might get in bigger trouble overthere, I mean are u sure it's gona work out for u? Anyway if u really feel to move whatsoever make sure u plan it ahead. I mean who likes getting out of fire into a frying pan?

Ya I know its risky but I just have this drive in me that wants to be on my own away from family and my area. 100% independence. I do have a back up plan though. If everything goes bad I have relatives that I can live with. I'm going to try this though to better myself.

No job lined up? You will go thru your money in no time...

That money will run out very quickly. Why don't you just move to a different town? Or use the money to go to a school, like a 8 weekend or so dental hygienist course? Then you will have a good skill, and if you really want to, then you can move out to another State. If you invest in yourself, now, it will pay dividends for the rest of your life.

Thats the scary part. People online have said that there will be costs for things that you would have never expected. I'm going to look at sublets also maybe rice beans and ramen for a while.

I have thought about a dental hygienist course. I just really want to leave n
NY State because of the cost etc. Thanks for the advice.

It will take more than $5000

I'm going to be doing it with 5-6

Stock up on ramen noodles.

I know thats what I was saying lol hopefully not for too long though. Sometimes you have to take chances in life.

I would expect to spend a few months just looking for a job,
maybe more.

You might try lining up something before you move, look
around online, look up what is available for the town of
your destination, nearly all towns have their local
newspaper online, you can learn a lot about it, especially
their unemployment rate..crime, rents, etc.

If you had an apartment lined up (paid for) and plenty of
beans and ramen already filling the trunk..you might
could make it :-)

Follow your heart be true to you..
. If you're seeking Adventure take a trip someplace exotic..with the money..
If you're seeking a life change.
Then do some research place' accommodations' job so on and so forth...
A live change should be exciting not stressful.. leaping before you look is stressful... taking a trip somewhere however is exciting and low stress..
Perhaps a trip to think about your life change... my two cents worth..

you might want to hit your relatives up for some information
on what areas are nice to live in
they also might know of some companies that are hiring right now
dust off that resume and start applying online

BTW, just out of idle curiosity, what is your "current environment? What is it that's pushing to relocate? Please don't tell me it's a failed relationship or family/friend issues.

I have done it with much less than $5000 and with a family no less.
It depends upon your willingness to make it work and the resources you have concerning your career.
The longest I ever went without a job was 2 weeks.

Something you should do is some searching on the demographics of your intended new location.
You should probably start with searching the zip codes (both the exact and surrounding ones) of the place you intend to resettle.
Try looking, in depth at the City Data for those places.
http://www.city-data.com/
Once you have the area narrowed down, look at the online community pages and help wanted listings. Look at the rental rates and home ownership specifics. Look at the local grocery store ads to get an idea of the cost of food in that area.
Find out what costs are involved with getting your car legal and crime rate statistics.
Figure out your transportation and moving costs, the route you will take and estimated costs of food and lodging.
Set a timeline of goals and make it happen.
Plan for the worst possible scenario you can think of happening.

I relocated from the north east to the midwest because with a family of 6 making $8 ph was not smart. I was promised a job making $12 ph but they lied. I didn't find that out till I actually showed up for work. They promoted from within, nothing I could do. I took a different job at $10 ph and worked hard and skimped and saved and ended up being the boss of the freak that lied to me, eventually.

It will all depend on how strongly you are self-driven and whether you have the skills to work.
It's scary, really feckin scary.

what is the rush to leave new York state? Ithaca just received over 5,000 new jobs. move to Ithaca work there save money put yourself through dental school to get a career under your belt and save money not spend money then leave if your in a hurry.

Thanks for the advice

Thankyou for all of that I appreciate it. That is some story. Godbless you also thanks to everyone for the advice.

Not a big fan of the weather. I love nyc though but the taxes in this state are alot sure the further upstate you go the better in cost of living but it means more snow. It will be a while until I'm fully processed and sent to Paris Island.