apartment

carrie lives in the village
1 bed apartment

1 month rent $1500

man

nice, reliable, slightly quirky,  artist or creative
(extra costs - condoms, general housecleaning products, food, art mags, coffee )

$120

man b

sex on a stick, roughhousing slick businessman
(condoms)

$10 (he pays for the hotel), self-respect

friends

(phone calls, taxis to rush to see them to discuss all manner of important issues)

$40

clothes

thrift

$3

handbags

kate spade, prada, fendi

$100 - $3000

shoes

kurt geiger, manolo blahnik, jimmy choo blah blah

$150 - $400, ability to walk in later life

smoking

$6

food

always eaten with friends, at least half of food must be left on plate.

unless its a tiny piece choccie cake or cheesecake, which 4 of you will share, cutesy style with forks,  making ooooohing noises like you're having great sex (see man b)

$100

booze

$80

hair / nails / make-up

leetle trips to benefit, urban decay, space nk, and whereever else, manicures, pedicures and fake tan sessions at the clarins salon.

$150

plastic surgery

<ongoing cost>

$2300 - $5409 per episode