How to Live on Your Own

Imagine a life without your mom yelling at you to make your bed, which you think looks more comfortable messy than made up. Conjure up a scenario of a life that does not have your dad monitoring every single breath and step you take. Dream up a life that does not have members of your family and other authoritative figures breathing down your throat. Well, all these dreams and not-so-vivid imaginations can bring itself to the realms of reality only beyond enemy lines, when you make that adult-like decision to opt out of the stranglehold of your parents and live on your own. So wait for no one, wait for nothing and make that decision! The tolling of the division bell has begun. It’s the bell that divides your life of constraints from the life of freedom that’s waiting at your doorstep. Brace yourself and read on to hit upon tips or pointers on how to live and live well on your own.

Tips For Living On Your Own

Bag A Job

The first thing to do to fulfill your desire to live and survive on your own is to find a job that can help you satiate this desire. To live on your own, you need money and money sadly does not grow on trees. So there obviously is only one thing for you to do and that’s work. Work here does not need to be a mundane job or a job that has you running the oddest of errands. It can easily be something you love to do, but for this dream, you literally will have to hunt high and low. Also, make it a point to find a job that pays you well. Yes, the independence can be very intoxicating, but you may still need the money to help you sail away from spots of bother. Find a job that helps you earn more than you need because only this can ensure you live in comfort. You, after all, do not want to be living under a roof that badly needs to be mended in time for the rains!  

Seek Shelter 

Now that you know the first step to take when living on your own is to find a house, the time to introduce you to the next has arrived. The second thing to do is really more than obvious – Seek shelter! Find yourself a nice place to stay in. A place which makes it convenient for you to travel to work and back is as important as anything can get. You may also want to look out for your ‘daily bread’. Some accommodations come with the comfort of food, but then some places don’t really offer food for their inhabitants. You can choose the latter if you believe you have it in you to eat out on a regular basis or cook for yourself.

Rope In A Roomie 

Sometimes despite your hunting and the money you have at your disposal, finding a decent place to stay in can be a huge bother. How do you see yourself through these troubled waters? The answer my friend is blowing in the wind, just find yourself a fun loving roommate. Don’t worry about finding the right roommate, because as far as people go there really are a lot of fun people around. Living with a roommate can make life’s journey so much more tolerable, because not only are you getting to have fun, you’re also getting to split the bill! That’s not a bad deal after all, isn’t it?

Bring Together A Budget 

If you really want to develop survival skills that everyone needs oh-so-bad to survive in the world today, you need to chalk out a budget for yourself. Curb your expenditure and ‘step on it’ when it comes to your savings. It’s no big challenge to live on your own when you have all the money in world. What matters here is to feel that middle class pinch, when you really are forced to think before spending every rupee. It is the pinch that can actually teach you to think on your feet and get that much smarter.