I didn't have enough money to live alone until I was about 22 or 23 years old. Until then I always had at least one roommate and when started out I actually had 3 roommates. I also lived close to work on a busline and either walked or rode the bus; I didn't get my first car until I was 25 or 26 years old. The first apartment I lived in alone was a dump and it was in a bad part of town; I moved because someone broke into my apartment and stole what little I owned - a transister radio and a hi-fi and small TV and then later someone was stalking me. My next apartment was very, very small but at least it was in a better neighborhood.
It wasn't until I was in my late 20s that I was able to rent a nice unfurnished apartment in a large comlex. Before that I always rented furnished apartments. I paid electric and gas bills. Didn't have computers in those days or pay-per-view TV or cable so utility bills were relatively small (only had 3 local stations and rabbit ears). Those were the only bills I had.
You need to gain skills needed to eventually get decent paying jobs. Also you need 3x (not 4x) the monthly rent in income. Many apartment complexes won't accept tenants whose income isn't 3x the rent. It used to be that rent shouldn't be more than 1/4th of your monthly income but that is no longer the case.
Here u need to earn money.
four times the rent monthly.
rent 400 - income 1600
Smart informed kids live with parents until they finish college and have job in their education for two years at least.
Uninformed kids struggle for 10 - 15 yrs to break even.
You need a better than min wage income, which these days generally means having an additional education, at least a 2 year technical degree which cam earn a decent income. Otherwise you may well need to have a room mate.
get a good job like the rest of us
