turning 18 soon, need help surviving in the REAL world

[Dionysusan]

i find it hilarious that you're going to flame me for not seeing why instead of explaining the situation because it's not like freq is going to immediately move out. I highly doubt his/her parents are going to ask him/her to pay the bills if he/she doesn't have a damn job. The only reason I see for a job atm is to pay his/her own bills for phone, etc. but he/she explained that it would interfere so he/she'd have to start after hs and a job right now isn't an opinion

what crawled up your ass and died

someones hostile

I think this post backs up why you must be too young to understand why he needs a job as soon as possible.

[Ad Bot]

[Frequency]

Step 1. Grow up, start prioritizing your responsibilities. Fun shall be no longer a part of your life.
Step 2. Realize that you haven't grown up, getting older just means you want to be more immature and just let go.
Step 3. Continue to not be a grown up but still be known as an "adult".
Step 4. Maintain your "adult" image by offsetting evidence of your inevitable procrastination with short bursts of hard work.
Step 5. Wish you had more money, occasionally wonder why the forget so many taxes have to come out of your paycheck.
Step 6. Hover back and forth between your opinion on having an adult relationship. Example: "It costs heartache and money but man am i loving lonely."
Step 7. Realize that you're really bad at budgeting. You wouldn't still be at mom's if you hadn't spent $200 on the latest trend and let your money collectively build up over the course of your non-adult life.
Step 8. Discover that you're becoming really good at saving money.
Step 9. Become so confident that you buy that expensive thing you always wanted.
Step 10. Realize you should have left some money left in your account for gas. And food. Holy stuff where did these little things come from.
Step 11. Turns out little things make up a massive buildup of money.
Step 12. Experience cash drought for a little while until next paycheck
Step 13. Swear up and down to yourself that you'll save the money this time.
Step 14. Your car has a seizure and suddenly its in the shop. Your entire paycheck is gonna have to cover half the bill, your parents pay for the rest.

1. stuff
2. right
3. doin it
4. haha now that's some real stuff right there
5. god damn it we moved away from britain because of this stuff
6. the eternal struggle
7. forget that stuff i'm great at budgeting
8. hell yeah the forget i am
9. no no forget
10. who are you even talking about anymore
11. no seriously who
12. like... this ain't me
13. every day
14. maybe i shouldn't have invested in a Ford

[Tayasaurus]

14. maybe i shouldn't have invested in a Ford

forgetin fords dude

[Mr.Noßody]

yeah i think after i finish high school i'm going to start working and be saving as much money as i can, freeloading off of my parents a little while longer if i can help it. I don't want to take out any loans though because I REALLY don't want to be stuck having to pay something off.

What I ended up doing was living at home for a few years so I could work and go to a community college to finish my general studies. Its best to get them out of the way because all colleges require it and getting them done saves time. Also, community colleges can almost be 100% covered with student aid. I hardly had to play anything for 4 years. And having a part time job will let you accumulate money.

As for not waning to be in debt, I get it. But if you ever want to go to a serious college it's going to be inevitable unless you manage to save up a 25K minimum.

[Dionysusan]

14. maybe i shouldn't have invested in a Ford

all ford owners destroyed

[Frequency]

all ford owners destroyed

FIX OR REPAIR DAILY, HOMIES

As for not waning to be in debt, I get it. But if you ever want to go to a serious college it's going to be inevitable unless you manage to save up a 25K minimum.

Gotcha.
Like I said though, I don't plan on doing the serious college thing. I'd rather lead a simpler life sooner than later.

[Kyuande]

I don't wanna be 18 :( But then I want to for the fun stuff

[Tayasaurus]

I'd rather lead a simpler life sooner than later.

Cardboard box house + lifetime supply of Granola bars

[Plethora]

Keep a ledger for a few months to see what your expenses are at present.  Do some research into how much rent, utilities, &c. will cost you.  Use that info to formulate a budget and stick to that budget like your life depends on it.  If you have extra money in the budget at the end of the month, leave it in your emergency fund.

Of course, all the thrift and budgeting in the world makes no difference if you have no income.  Get one of your friends or family members or whoever to put in a good word for you where they work.

Roommates make living away from your folks a whole lot affordable; just make sure they'll cough up the money when the rent's due.

Hang around people who aren't losers; it'll make not being a loser much easier.

[Refticus]

Cardboard box house + lifetime supply of Granola bars

how do you know how i live

[Planr]

how do you know how i live

'nuff said m80. drinkin be bad for u

[$trinick]

Two routes

Get a job -> Make money

Go to college -> Get a white collar job -> Make money

There's a third route.

Go to college -> drop out -> get a job -> make a ton of money anyway

That's the route I took.

[Akio]

Get your general studies over w/ at a community college, and then go to a university.

[Space1255]

Work at LEGO

[MoltenKitten]

I am being completely serious when I say being a stripper is a good career choice

I mean look at the benefits, you stay fit, get to walk around almost naked, and noone can touch you or they get kicked out.