Living on Your Own..

Moving out and on your own is overwhelming, to say the least. For so many of us, it’s the first time we’d strayed from the comforts of mom and dad’s place, the warm beds with the sheets we’ve been sleeping on since we were preteens.

So although moving out and moving forward are terrifying, here are a few tools to make the transition a little bit easier.

Start budgeting

Chances are you have a job with a steady paycheck, and even if you don’t, I’m sure you have some other means of supplementing your income (we don’t have to discuss that here).

When your paycheck rolls in, figure out how you want to handle rent (since that will poke the biggest hole in your paycheck): you can either dedicate your whole paycheck to it, or take a little from each paycheck to cover the cost.

Deciding what you have to spend on the things you want will help give you a better idea of what you can spend.

Learn how to cook

Easy as it may be to login to Seamless and check off boxes on the menu of your choice online, you’re spending way more on meals a week than you would by just dragging your butt to the grocery store on your way home from the office.

Ask friends to cook with you (sometimes it’s better to learn in groups!), print out a few easy-to-follow step by step recipes or ask your mom or dad for easy to prep tips and tricks that won’t stress you out on week nights or screw with your food budget.

 

In addition, i want to give you "Living On Your Own: Expectaions Vs. Reality."

Living On Your Own: Expectations Vs Reality

1. Expectation: You can be naked all the time and it will be so liberating.

    Reality: It turns out being naked all the time is just cold and dangerous.

2. Expectation: You never have to wait to shower.

    Reality: You never have to shower.