Still living with your parents??

What state were you in before you moved to Georgia?

It says on your location that you're homeless. Are you joking around or is it true?

If you enroll in a major that has no merit to it, such as History or Psychology, you will end up with no job beyond college, debt, and you'd contribute to the fraction of people who are unemployed. The best they would have is part time work, as the article illustrates.

 

My overall point is why leave support if you have it.

 

there are no guarantees. sometimes in life you need other people to lean on, so that you can make it. our problem is that we frown upon people that do that, and encourage too much independence without having proper networks.

 

if im allowed to live at home and commute to school, just like i did in High school...and grade school....why would i leave and rack up more bills?

 

Exactly!!!

 

Exactly, as long as you are trying to improve your position in life.

 

I left when I was 15. The high school was too far away and no commuting was available. My mother rented a small shit apartment (with no shower) close to school. This was common where I lived at the time as kids from the remote towns could not commute to high-school. There simply weren't any other choices. There was a small dorm that could not house more than a third of the "commuting" kids and then rooms and small apartments for the rest.

I got money from my mother for food and bills - I had to pay the bills, and keep a budget and balance the checkbook. It was very little money so I had to be very smart with it - there was no room to go to fast-food or shop clothes etc. I learned very quickly to be responsible w money.

Even I handled it well, I don't think it is to recommend to move out at 15.
I think staying at home to mid 20s is fine as long as you learn responsibility and don't let your parents do everything for you. That just is not good for you in the long run.

 

let me guess, you had a three legged dog named Killer, one shoe to go to school with, and a pack of ramen for an entire week too

 

No, I am serious, I take donation, just thorw your spare change to get GZ a home fund.

 

Yeah, I would expect you to go to an extreme w that, silly petty.
Its the truth and I wasn't lacking nothing. Mom just wasn't giving me a free ride and why should she? Why should a high schooler have money to go shop for clothes or go to restaurants and fast food? A regular family could not afford stuff like that for their kid, having to pay for room and board for their kid on top of their own expenses.
It wasn't just me as I said, this is what had to be done for everybody going to high-school if you lived in the remote towns and villages.

 

villages?

what the fuck?

(oh that's right, she's from Sweden)

 

There is villages here in the US too!! GASP!!!
LOL

We moved from Stockholm to a village 600 kilometers north when I was in third grade. They bought a farm. Then I moved back to Stockholm when I was 18. Never got used to the village life. LOL

 

I didn't know they had villages in the United States either.

http://www.hometownusa.com/

According to this site, they exist within America.

 

Mike, Mike, Mike - you crack me up - do you think everybody lives in cities? Have you heard of rural areas? Did you pay attention in school???

Petty knows there is Villages in the US Mike, he is just fucking with me.

 

Aww, that's a really nice idea on your mum's part, I've never heard of anyone doing that before. Did you know she was saving it for you or was it a surprise?

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Personally, I wouldn't put an age on it, but I think as soon as you're financially able you should move out and develop your independence. One of my ex's friends lives in one room in his parents' house with his girlfriend and their three children and when I met him for the first time, he waved an arm at all his fancy stuff(three flat-screen tvs, loads of designer clothes, games consoles, etc.) and said to me, "I bet you've never seen a room this cool before, have you?". I was a little gob-smacked. It was a while ago and my memory isn't great, but I believe he was thirty.

On the other side, my sister(who is 31) got divorced and after selling the house and paying off their debts, she lost the £10k she'd spent on the initial deposit and walked away with nothing. She has a long-term health condition which restricts her ability to work so she works in an office part-time on minimum wage. She's had to move back into my mum's spare bedroom(where she pays rent and doesn't spend her money on anything new for herself from what I've seen). It actually works out for my mum too as she's a widow and gets a bit lonely.

For me, the two are miles apart. The guy who is friends with my ex could afford to move out with his girlfriend and children but chooses not to and instead spends his money on flash tvs and gadgets. He was right that I'd never seen a room so 'cool', but I was horrified at his attitude. He could easily afford a nice apartment for him and his family, but chooses not to. My sister's situation is such that she couldn't even afford a roomshare somewhere and hates having to return 'home', but doesn't have much choice. In fairness, she and her husband got themselves into that enormous amount of debt and if they hadn't, she'd have had twice her deposit back when they sold the house-which would have given her a headstart elsewhere-but it's not something she can easily get herself out of now.

Obviously, it's incredibly easy to judge people you don't know, but I do think it's beneficial to you to move out when you can afford to(and to your poor parents who have earned a bit of peace ). Some people crave independence and can't wait to leave and others need a bit more of a kick up the bum

 

Yeah it was a total surprise. It helped when I need furniture and other things for my apt but my mom to me has always been a great example of how a parent should be. Teach your kids responsibility but help them to get to the highest place possible.

 

I left home at 17 so i dont know. I guess it depends on the circumstances.

 

I wish I could live with my mother again. Lost her in 2003.

 

My father never said "GET OUT" you sort of knew it. I was a bit of a rebel though. I became a man in my own right and I sort of went against everything he taught me...

....but that thing is he taught me. So when I finally woke the fuck up, I didn't have to re-learn those lessons. Most of us left when we were 18....but no tall of us.

The thing was you lived with Pops you have to follow pops rules. EVERYONE knew that. You got grown you left on your own.

 

i am assuming you went on to college..so technically you weren't on your own