Hi, for context I turned 18 this past September. My family life isn’t the greatest. I currently have only about a thousand dollars saved up. I work about 30-35 hours a week at 19 an hour. I was hoping to move out of my house by the end of the year or late January at the latest. I don’t plan on going to college. My ideas were to either just continue to work or try to join the military. I also refurbish and sell furniture and woodworking on the side but that’s only about an extra 100-200 dollars a month. Currently I already own my own mattress, bed frame, plates, bowl, cooking utensils, clothes, shoes, a computer, monitor, sheets, blankets and some tools. Is there anything else you all would recommend I buy before hand? My hope is to save around a thousand a month until the end of the year and try to leave with about 10k in my savings. I was also curious what was the best way to find places to live. Obviously if I go to the army I don’t have to worry about that as much but right now all the places in my area are about a thousand or more a month and I don’t think that’s in my price range. I was also curious about different monthly costs. I’ll need to start paying for my own phone soon but I don’t know what’s the best plan to go for.
Edit. I am currently working on my license so I don’t currently have a car and would need to pay for both that and the insurance myself.
Posted by jdsih
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For the time being use a bicycle if you can. If you work close to home and have the essentials nearby, it’ll save you so much money until you can afford a reliable car. Insurance and maintenance are no joke