Moving Out

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The common phrase, “I can’t wait to move out”, is repeatedly heard by parents of college students all across the world. These fine young men and women finally get their chance to move out and quickly realize what they have gotten themselves into. Although moving out seems like the best thing in the world, homesickness quickly sets in. These students finally become conscious of the fact that they now have to pay bills, they have to deal with sloppy roommates, and there is no longer anyone to pick up after them.
There is not one eighteen year old in this country that hasn’t thought about moving out of their parents house. The concept is most liberating for college students. “Ha-Ha, I get to do whatever I want now”, they declare. Though the idea seems like the best notion to most students, it is quickly overshadowed by its disadvantages.
The bill for living on one’s own starts anywhere from three hundred to eight hundred dollars depending on how big of a place the student has rented and how many roommates have also come along for the venture. To many individuals three hundred dollars is not an immense amount of money, but to a college student it could be a fortune. With their days consisting of one to six hours of class and having to juggle so many social contracts (partying), it can be hard to find enough time for work to pay the rent. Students also have to bear in mind that rent is not the only thing they will be spending their money on.
Food is one of the most basic needs of humans; but as a matter of fact, college kids usually overlook this expense. Students must buy, prepare, and cook for themselves, which can turn ugly. Since this takes so much time and management skills, fast food is a quick out. This, in turn, may become costly. For example, my roommates and I have been known to drop anywhere from fifty to one hundred dollars of hard earned cash on fast food restaurants. This sincerely dips into the students r...