Come late July I will have to leave the place I am currently leasing with four other people. I have a roommate who wants to move into an apartment with me, and parents who want me to move back with them. Here's the facts:
1. I am a college student. I have two (ish) more semesters at school until I finish. I am able to pay for tuition with student loans.
2. I have a girlfriend. Although she would not mind if I moved into my parents place, she said we wouldn't be able to sleep together over there. Only at her place.
3. I have a part time job during the semester, which rolls into full time over the summer. I've found ways to balance my money pretty well since last year.
4. I really like my current roommate, and he's interested in doing film and video (like I am) but if he doesn't move in with me, he'll be forced to move back with his dad, (Who will make him pay rent.) and he lives a whole town away. I won't really see him anymore.
5. My parents want to make it easy for me, and won't charge me anything, and my mother claims she won't pester me like she did in high school. Plus, she says she will help pay for tuition. (Which I'm not sure about. She and my dad don't have too much money to throw around.)
6. Me and my roommate have found a place that is really cheap (cheaper than our current place), allows pets (he has a dog), and will be available around the time we need to move out.
So the choice is simple. I choose either the apartment, have total freedom, but still costs me several hundred a month, or choose to live with my parents, no charge, but it limits where me and my GF can hang out and I won't see my roommate anymore.
So what do you think? Given the situation would you go for no cost or no restrictions? (Basically, safety versus freedom.)
1. I am a college student. I have two (ish) more semesters at school until I finish. I am able to pay for tuition with student loans.
2. I have a girlfriend. Although she would not mind if I moved into my parents place, she said we wouldn't be able to sleep together over there. Only at her place.
3. I have a part time job during the semester, which rolls into full time over the summer. I've found ways to balance my money pretty well since last year.
4. I really like my current roommate, and he's interested in doing film and video (like I am) but if he doesn't move in with me, he'll be forced to move back with his dad, (Who will make him pay rent.) and he lives a whole town away. I won't really see him anymore.
5. My parents want to make it easy for me, and won't charge me anything, and my mother claims she won't pester me like she did in high school. Plus, she says she will help pay for tuition. (Which I'm not sure about. She and my dad don't have too much money to throw around.)
6. Me and my roommate have found a place that is really cheap (cheaper than our current place), allows pets (he has a dog), and will be available around the time we need to move out.
So the choice is simple. I choose either the apartment, have total freedom, but still costs me several hundred a month, or choose to live with my parents, no charge, but it limits where me and my GF can hang out and I won't see my roommate anymore.
So what do you think? Given the situation would you go for no cost or no restrictions? (Basically, safety versus freedom.)
