I moved! After 5 months in a miserable rented room, I took the plunge yesterday and moved to a small one bedroom apartment on my own.
I have no furniture and very little of anything but I'm thrilled to be out. It's a little scary as I'm making very little money and figured out that after rent and student loans, I'll only have about $800 a month to cover everything else (car insurance, health insurance, cell phone, internet, electricity, and food!). As if this wasn't enough, having next to nothing means I will have to buy all kinds of things - a bed, a table, a desk. All I have in the way of furniture right now is a computer chair (my computer is currently propped up on boxes). So.. it's going to be a difficult time, but I'm ready to do what's necessary to make it work.
Amazingly, I'm 28 and this is the first time I'm really on my own from top to bottom - Everything I will have in my household will be mine. It's a good feeling.
phlargo wrote:I moved! After 5 months in a miserable rented room, I took the plunge yesterday and moved to a small one bedroom apartment on my own.
I have no furniture and very little of anything but I'm thrilled to be out. It's a little scary as I'm making very little money and figured out that after rent and student loans, I'll only have about $800 a month to cover everything else (car insurance, health insurance, cell phone, internet, electricity, and food!). As if this wasn't enough, having next to nothing means I will have to buy all kinds of things - a bed, a table, a desk. All I have in the way of furniture right now is a computer chair (my computer is currently propped up on boxes). So.. it's going to be a difficult time, but I'm ready to do what's necessary to make it work.
Amazingly, I'm 28 and this is the first time I'm really on my own from top to bottom - Everything I will have in my household will be mine. It's a good feeling.
Congratulations! And once you have managed to purchase all you need, you can make party! :mrgreen:
phlargo wrote: All I have in the way of furniture right now is a computer chair (my computer is currently propped up on boxes). So.. it's going to be a difficult time, but I'm ready to do what's necessary to make it work.
Omedetou! :woot: Just remember, there's nothing wrong with having "early garage sale" style furniture. :mrgreen:
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phlargo wrote:Amazingly, I'm 28 and this is the first time I'm really on my own from top to bottom - Everything I will have in my household will be mine. It's a good feeling.
Good luck. Soon enough I hope to have the same feeling you have right now. :fingerscrossed:
phlargo wrote:I moved! After 5 months in a miserable rented room, I took the plunge yesterday and moved to a small one bedroom apartment on my own.
I have no furniture and very little of anything but I'm thrilled to be out. It's a little scary as I'm making very little money and figured out that after rent and student loans, I'll only have about $800 a month to cover everything else (car insurance, health insurance, cell phone, internet, electricity, and food!). As if this wasn't enough, having next to nothing means I will have to buy all kinds of things - a bed, a table, a desk. All I have in the way of furniture right now is a computer chair (my computer is currently propped up on boxes). So.. it's going to be a difficult time, but I'm ready to do what's necessary to make it work.
Amazingly, I'm 28 and this is the first time I'm really on my own from top to bottom - Everything I will have in my household will be mine. It's a good feeling.
Omedeto gozaemasu! :victory: :woot:
I was in the same situation when I moved out at 30: I had a card table, a desk, one chair, a beach chair, a 13" TV, and a single bed... And I had to immediately run out and buy a fridge and washer/dryer. :sweat:
gaijinmark wrote: Omedetou! :woot: Just remember, there's nothing wrong with having "early garage sale" style furniture. :mrgreen:
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Hehe.. thank you all for your support - it's obviously an exciting time in my life.
~January '08 - moved to a new state where I knew nobody
~Jan-Feb - studied my ass off for the bar exam
~March - joined Jdorama after watching Nodame Cantabile.
~April 20th - got a job with a law firm (part time)
~May 3rd - found out I passed the bar exam
~May 20th - moved out of hellhole living conditions into my own place.
~July ? - Resolved global health problems and built universal food and water supply network
Hehe.. thank you all for your support - it's obviously an exciting time in my life.
~January '08 - moved to a new state where I knew nobody
~Jan-Feb - studied my ass off for the bar exam
~March - joined Jdorama after watching Nodame Cantabile.
~April 20th - got a job with a law firm (part time)
~May 3rd - found out I passed the bar exam
~May 20th - moved out of hellhole living conditions into my own place.
~July ? - Resolved global health problems and built universal food and water supply network
u got a lot done omedetou one everything
yea i am can of late
but keep it up and soon more will be added :thumbsup:
phlargo wrote:I moved! After 5 months in a miserable rented room, I took the plunge yesterday and moved to a small one bedroom apartment on my own.
I have no furniture and very little of anything but I'm thrilled to be out. It's a little scary as I'm making very little money and figured out that after rent and student loans, I'll only have about $800 a month to cover everything else (car insurance, health insurance, cell phone, internet, electricity, and food!). As if this wasn't enough, having next to nothing means I will have to buy all kinds of things - a bed, a table, a desk. All I have in the way of furniture right now is a computer chair (my computer is currently propped up on boxes). So.. it's going to be a difficult time, but I'm ready to do what's necessary to make it work.
Amazingly, I'm 28 and this is the first time I'm really on my own from top to bottom - Everything I will have in my household will be mine. It's a good feeling.
Sugoi! Congrats on the move. Were you living at home before? And wow, you're 28? I thought you were a lot younger. :beaten:
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