The thing with that is you need money for a downpayment, if you have problems paying rent for an apartment then this isn’t really an option. Also condos are not really cost-friendly, you have to pay a mortgage, property tax, and then condo fees which depending on where you are can be rather expensive.
I own a house already.
Completely agree. I think sometimes the older generations don’t understand how hard getting ahead can be. Getting a down payment of even 5% is pretty tough for a lot of people (most people are currently pay check to pay check).
Yeah, it wouldn’t be my thing. She is not all that handy, so I think it was a good move on her part.
That is good. I inferred incorrectly from your post that it sounded like you were renting.
To me, condos seem like a complete waste of money. But at the same time more and more are being built here, and even more in Toronto. A lot of people who have money aren’t very careful with how they spend it. And despite the economy taking a big hit from COVID, in Canada people are still buying houses and condos and real estate prices keep going up and up, it’s strange.
I think they make sense for some people. Old people for example.
What is the advantage for old people though? You could just pay someone to fix what needs to be fixed, hire people to mow the lawn and shovel snow. Also, a lot of condos here are apartment buildings with no real advantage over a regular apartment except that you own it, but again the condo fees are there.
I don’t think it’ll be any easier finding one when you’re homeless, unfortunately. You might wanna change the way you look at life at this point, because it seems like when things are hard, you kind of just lay down and stop. That strategy works when you have a bed to lie down in and people who feed you, but if you take those things away, then the strategy either changes or you die.
Also, I can’t really tell what you got kicked out of your parent’s house for, and it’s weird that you haven’t talked to any of your friends in years, at 21 years old, but brushing all that aside,
I’m pretty sure you’ll make it til tomorrow, dude.
All the high paying skilled/manual jobs I know of are having a hard time finding people who aren’t stupid.i think it’s a lack of capable individuals, not lack of work.
Meanwhile, the Asians are just eating rice under their parents roof while watching this thread. Carry on, fellas.
Same happened to me last december. Failed a drug test and got kicked out. In Norway you can trade plastic bottles for 20 cents a bottle, so i collected all the bottles i could find on the street. That helped me at least by food, and i crashed a friends house for about a week.
Since you probably can’t do that, i have another simple solution. I did a little bit of freelancing work, but in my city there weren’t many gigs and i was lucky to get myself a job soon after, but i’d imagine that in a bigger city there are more jobs available. You can look into this website https://www.freelancer.com/
Moreover, find cheap foods, like beans and lentils. That way you can save money on food while trying to get on your feet.
You just have to realize that this is not your parents fault, they have the right to kick you out, and you have to take responsibility.
As far as starting your own buisness, freelancing could be a good place to start. You solve problems as a freelancer, and thats bascially what entrepenurs do, solve problems.
If you have a drivers licence, you could do as i have and become a mail carrier or a taxi driver. I quit in July, and the hours was horrific, i was at work from 4.30 am til 8.30, then school until 3.30 pm, and then work my second job from 4pm til 10pm. Working those unusual hours, at least in my country, gets composonsatet very well.
I have also now recently got a new job at a construction site, with no prior experience. So it’s possible.
Also, if you have internet access, you could look into print on demand. It probably won’t make you rich, but it is an online buisness that can eventually make you enough money to pay for rent and food.
Good luck man, trust me i know how shitty it feels, just don’t blame your parents for this. Instead, use that energy to find solutions.
As a regular to this forum, I assume you have some level of fitness. A firm 21 year old ass attracts premium coin - sell that. Prostituting yourself doesn’t carry the stigma it used to, anyway.
I’m sorry to here about you situation, If I was in your shoes I’d:
1: Sign on for JSA and any other benefits you might be entitled to.
2: Go back to your parents and grab whatever expensive stuff you can get your hands to sell for some fast cash (fb marketplace & Gumtree can be great for fast money if you have decent stuff to sell). Hell, they might even agree to have you back if they realise how desperate you are.
3: Try and secure at least some kind of acomodation at a friends or relatives to tide you over till your benefits start coming in.
4: Start looking for pretty much any kind of work you can do, register with agencies, exaggerate your experience and skills on your CV if it helps you get your foot in the door with an employer.
5: Figure out where you can sleep that’s reasonably safe and semi-warm…it’s not exactly cold just yet in the UK, so you might not find it too shitty to sleep rough for a few nights or so if that’s what it comes down to.
6: Consider volunteering as a means of boosting your confidence & filling employment gaps in your CV. Also look into education, in the UK if you under the age of 24 or so their are lots of things like apprenticeships and other free courses which you can do to improve your situation. This is actually very, VERY crucial for a lot of people in your siutuation right now…I personally dropped out of uni right into the 2008 recession & I struggled for years to get solid employment. If you don’t grab as many quals when you are young you are probably going to regret it when you are older.
START. TAKING. ACTION.IMMEDIATEDLY!!!
Suffering is usually temporary for most people, success and making difficult choices now can pretty much set you up for life if you do it right.
Good luck, you can fix this:)
Disagree, where I live college fees are paid by students as opposed to parents. Renting out an apartment is absurdly expensive, looking at around 25-40K+/year + food, gas, basic necessities, paying back student loans and so on/so forth. Even living in college dorms (if they’ll take you) isn’t cheap. Unless you can apply for subsidisation regarding living fees, you live with you’re folks til you’re done college or you live rurally out in the bush. The millitary is a an option if they’ll take you. The screening process is fairly comprehensive/extensive where I live, from what I’ve garnered (have a friend in the millitary) a startling majority of kids actually wouldn’t make the cut.
Purchasing a house (avg price) in residential, non-rural neighborhoods in my state averages around 800k-1 mil.
Moving out at 18 isn’t as easy as it once was. I extend my sympathies to @david55678
In practicality, there’s presumably no physiologic reason as to why you shouldn’t survive the night. If you are referring to suicide, my advice is… don’t… you’re at a low point, but this isn’t reflective as to how the rest of your life will turn out. There are people out there who care about you, perhaps contact some old friends if possible? Hotlines/services exist of which you can contact when feeling particularly low. If in person conversation is preferable, there are people you can talk to (churches/synogauges come to mind).
Yeah, if one of my kids was unwilling to get his shit together and I had to kick him out, I’d for sure rethink the decision if he came home and robbed me.
Also, I don’t think it’s unusual to live at home into the early 20’s. What’s unusual is neither going to school nor working, and not socializing. It brings into question for me things like hygiene and help around the house. I just picture someone gaming and eating food all day and night. THAT is what gets kids kicked out at 21.
No, that’s not what I mean’t LOL, obviously he shouldn’t rob his parents, it’s possible he still has stuff that’s his at his parents house that he could sell, maybe I could have phrased it a lil better.
I misunderstood what you said in another thread, so I understand you being misunderstood here too, but I’ve got to tell you, there is literally no way to interpret that sentence that doesn’t look like you encouraging him to sneak back into his parent’s house and rob them of all their valuables.
Which is really funny given the contrast to the rest of the post, which is very motivational.
Taken together, it’s definitely good for a chuckle. Especially now that we know that @GorillaMon is firmly AGAINST robberies and other nefarious doings, haha.
OP’s Dad: Honey, did you see how motivated our son is? He stole an ENTIRE DRESSER!
OP’s Mom: I KNOW RIGHT?!?! He took copper pipes out of the walls in the bathrooms! Such a go-getter!
Dad: Should we just forgive him?
Mom: Let’s.
happily ever after
Not to make light of the topic at hand, but this is legitimately one of the funniest posts I’ve read in a while. Usually it’s @T3hPwnisher who takes the win for the most comical statement made.
There’s a tv show called “shameless” (US version) wherein the protagonists are getting evicted from their home (season 3). As a result one of the characters (deadbeat father) is found to have stripped the house of copper piping prior to eviction.
