18 and kicked outta the house WHOO

Sounds like you need to be tossing your parents in the worst possible nursing home when the time comes, and make sure to rub salt in the wounds when you do. No one should be kicked out at 18 especially with how hard things are now.

When you have 30 year olds struggling to afford an apartment with room mates when ten and twenty tears ago they could afford a house you know shit is bad.

Yeah I don't think we'll be talking for a while but I think she's fine with that anyways. Still love her but yeah I don't see us talking again. Not even mad about getting kicked out anymore. I did want to move out but it hurt being told to pack like that.

Its also a weird feeling to not say "I'm going home" at the end of the day or work or something. Also its weird realizing that I don't need to get permission to do things.

I hope I don't run into her since I'm still staying in the city she lives in. I wonder what she's going to say to her clients, also hope I don't run into them, they're nice tho.

Its like a Lifetime family movie endingor Sling Blade. You a mower repair wiz? Partial to mustard?

It's true. I joined at 20, and it's all just dudes who have been here since they were kids. It was back then and it is that now.

God forgive the kid who joins this platform for riveting and formulative conversations.

if you're 18 and it's summer, haven't you graduated high school? do you have a plan beyond working at a store?

I sorta kicked myself out at 17 (Wasn't even outbof highschool ye), and it's one of those choices that I cherish to this day.

I love parents, but it was definitely the time to go. My dad understood, while my mother didn't, but slowly accepted it. Both were very supportive in helping me find my rhythm, but I've NEVER asked them for a single dime while on my own.

This is a blessing, TC. Take advantage of it.

Since you were planning college, did you already file FAFSA and figure out if your school was going to give you aid? If you qualify for a subsidized loan, I would go ahead with school and take a loan that you can live on for the semester, it will put you into debt but if you had to do it, subsidized is the only one Id do it with. You dont start paying back until youre six months out of school (can before if you want, interest free) and the monthly payments can be arranged to be very low if your finances need it to be. There was a year where I would have been homeless if I didnt have access to that to use for cost of living, luckily Pell paid for all my school/book needs.

yeah dude sign up for fafsa, they like to help people. then you can work while you take your classes if you want. no one has their shit together at your age man, just do what you want but have a plan.

Also most apartments do not consider small caged animals as pets for the purpose of deposits/pet rent and usually dont even need them disclosed. I dont know how many you have, and if you more-so mean time and attention when you say too tough to care for at the same time, but hit me up if you mean supply wise. Parsley is $1 a bunch and if you keep them on that for fresh veggies it meets the vitamin c requirement. If they are potty trained or are able to be at least enough to just pee in a potty corner, you can switch to fleece blankets and towels to save on bedding like care fresh or whatever if thats what you currently use.
sorry this reply assumes a lot, just trying to help in the ways I can think to

The good thing about this is that I'm actually making plans and figuring out what to do with my money instead of just wasting it on shit.

If you can pass all the physicals, the military can at least prop you up for a few years and there are a lot of perks after for college/some careers. At a time like this when theres not much in person grunt combat going on, its honestly a real choice.

Was the chick at least hot?

I could pass the qualifications for the branches except Marines (pull ups), still considering it as an option.

Swear to god it wasn't even like that when my mom saw us. We were just hanging out talking about life and shit. To be fair we did just finish swimming so she was in a bikini top but she was also on the other side of my room on a bean bag. And yeah she's pretty hot.

Isn't this illegal?

Broke a house rule of inviting a girl over, that and the fact that I got drunk a few years earlier. Guess that was the last straw.

Yes. Parents have to go through the normal eviction process to legally throw their kids out. You should get a lawyer TC. Find one that will work for a percentage of the settlement & free consultation.

You're screwed until 24 if they refuse to fill out FAFSA. They also might keep claiming you on taxes until age 24 and there's little you can do about it except get married. It's happened to people I know.

Yes. Parents have to go through the normal eviction process to legally throw their kids out. You should get a lawyer TC. Find one that will work for a percentage of the settlement & free consultation.

I did not know this. Not gonna do it though. I'm hard pressed on money atm, don't know any lawyers, and its not like my family has money. She is taking care of a family member too so I couldn't put them in a financially stressful situation.

I sorta kicked myself out at 17 (Wasn't even outbof highschool ye), and it's one of those choices that I cherish to this day.

I love parents, but it was definitely the time to go. My dad understood, while my mother didn't, but slowly accepted it. Both were very supportive in helping me find my rhythm, but I've NEVER asked them for a single dime while on my own.

This is a blessing, TC. Take advantage of it.

^ here's a good site for cheaper meals:

https://www.budgetbytes.com/

So do you guys know any tips for buying meals/food/ingredients on a budget?