Leaving Home, does it Necessary?
When the time comes for me to move out of home for good, I know it’s not going to be easy. For starters, it’s going to be pretty hard trying to get into the car with Mum hanging off my left leg! And the noise will be deafening.
Mum wailing, Dad repeating every bit of fatherly advice he’s ever given me since I turned six, and my sisters and brother fighting over any leftover CDs and probably trying to establish land rights over my bedroom.
At least, that’s the way I think it will be.Maybe they’ll all be pretty cool and simply wave me on my merry way. I think about this a lot as the time gets closer. I don’t mean I’ve got a use-by date for staying at home or anything like that; in fact, it’s just the opposite. I know Mum wants me to be independent, but I also know that protective mother-lioness part of her would probably like to keep me safe at home till I’m on the age pension!
Most parents are the same, but in the end they understand that this is something we have to do. After all, they did it too . . . Probably the greatest overall fear most parents have is wondering whether their child is really ready to take that step. And that’s the big question: When are we ready to leave home? Once we decide that we are ready to leave home, the endless decisions, saving and planning start.
Decisions you may make include things like: whether you are going to use a landlord or an agent; whether you are going to move in with other people or by yourself; and where you want to live.After you have looked at all of the settingup and hidden costs that you face when you move into a place, you will undoubtedly need to start saving before you leave the security of your parents’ home.
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