Mmmmm...my Starbucks on Mill. In just a couple months I will be back there drinking my coffee and working on my wonderful American university schoolwork.In other news...while mom was here we had the Moving-Back-Home-After-College talk. It was kind of odd because we were talking about my after-college plans and she just was like, "Yeah, so after you've lived with us for about 6 months and saved up enough to buy a place, where do you think you're going to live?"
Ummmm....what?
She wants me to move back into the house for 6 months and save up to buy a place. I am not okay with that in any way, shape, or form. The LAST place I am going to want to move once I get done with school is back into my parents' house. I don’t even have a room of my own there – and I am NOT sharing a room with my brothers. I’ll be a college graduate, for heaven's sake! I can’t believe she would even think of asking me to move back in. It’s ridiculous.
I would CONSIDER moving back in with Dad only because there I have a room of my own. But even that doesn't make sense, especially if I end up working in Bellevue or Seattle (which is pretty likely). I’d have to commute north every day. That’s just insane, especially with gas prices skyrocketing. With the gas money I’d save I could have an apartment somewhere else.
Mom's argument is twofold:
1. You should always have 6 months of your salary socked away in case of emergency.
2. How are you going to pay the down payment/first and last month's rent on an apt right out of college?
First off, I'm sure that it will work out somehow with the down payments and such. Second, when you're right out of college and making next to nil, there's not much saving that goes on in the firrst place. Like it or not, for the first few months I will probalby be living paycheck to paycheck. And frankly, I'm fine with that.
I would rather scrape by and nearly starve while making my own way in the world than continue to be financially dependent on my parents after graduating. That's just how I see it. Am I crazy? Is that so unreasonable? It just seems like a step backward to me to move back in.
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Did I mention I love Amazon? The first of the two books I ordered already arrived this morning. Freakin sweeeeet.
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i am currently in your shoes, buddy. i also have another cd for you.
I don't know -- I wouldn't want to share a room either but your Mom makes a lot of sense to me. I think that it's a great idea to have that kind of money squirreled away -- for the reasons she listed and about ten others as well. As for the commute to Seattle -- you can do park and ride. My aunt and uncle both work downtown Seattle and save the gas and wear and tear on their cars by riding the commuter bus.
Even if you only stayed three months instead of six (though I understand the blow to your pride --boy do I) it would let you start from a position of strength.
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