Nexa wrote:
gbaji wrote:
Assuming you aren't actually paying tuition, your costs should be minimal.
That's a pretty big assumption, don't you think?
Nexa
Hence, the later part where I say "If you're paying for your school do this...".
To the OP: Everyone is broke during those years. Without more information, we really can't help you. Do you make less money today then you made when you were in High School? The only change is that you have to pay rent. Again, the issue is how much you are spending, not how much you are making. If you have a job, you should be able to afford to live, even if it's a crappy appartment you share with other people.
You mentioned a car. Do you own it outright? Or are you paying for it? If the latter, sell it, buy a junker with the money and save yourself some money each month. You need to learn to live within your own income level. It's sometimes hard because you get used to living with your parents where you have a nice place to live, a fully stocked fridge, and a car that you can pay for with your income (and that's often the only expense most teens have and some parents don't even require them to pay for that).
That changes when you move out and suddenly the soda in the fridge isn't free, the snacks in the cupborad aren't free, the rent isn't free, your parents wont pay for your gas, and you have to buy your own clothes. You need to change your standards a bit to match what you actually make, not the other way around.
Look around you and see what things you *really* need, and which things are just things you got used to having when your parents were paying for everything. Everything that you don't need? Chuck it. You're starting your own life. That's the whole point...
