haha funny. im 18 years old, i still live at home with my parents. and there is a rent crisis in melbourne so i dont think i'll be moving out for at least another year or maybe even 2.
AKIRA don't let it ruin your trip bro. Besides the economy is shit in the US right now so there's a lot of good deals all over the place. Here's a few good sources for food, events & what not: http://www.yelp.com/ .. great source for food http://www.sfstation.com .. great source when you visit SF http://theguide.latimes.com/ .. great source when you visit LA I've never been to NY, but you might want to PM Petey for some places to check out that won't cost a lot of money.