Hi I’m 19 and currently live with my Fiancée (20 in rural Louisiana (about an hour from Shreveport/Bossier) in her parents house and I commute to Shreveport for my job, it’s a shitty job but The pay can be okay if I get enough hours, I make about 1400 a month. I have like 0 savings and 0 credit.
Living with her parents is miserable for our mental health. We have 4 pets 1 cat and 3 dogs. Other than keeping the pets fed, my phone plan, insurance for the car, gas and groceries we have no bills.
I want to move closer to my job in Shreveport becuase of the hour commute is too rough on my car (our infamous roads are to blame) and gas keeps getting more expensive. It’s very hard to find an affordable rent house that allows pets and is close to Shreveport.
I guess I’m not sure exactly what advice I’m looking for other than maybe someone who’s been in a similar position and made something from it ?
Need some Advice on things I need to prioritize
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Posted by bransaur
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man that drive is brutal, especially on louisiana roads – your car’s gonna hate you real quick if it doesn’t already
honestly with 4 pets the rental market is gonna be tough but start calling places directly instead of just looking online, sometimes landlords will work with you if you offer a bigger pet deposit or something. also might be worth looking into roommate situations where someone’s already established and cool with animals
save up like 3 months of expenses before you move though, moving without a safety net at 19 is asking for trouble