lovehate666

ahhh mate..... im in kinda the same boat....the financial shit hole one.

we have had to seriously revise our money situ and sort things out....make cut backs etc....just so the bills and rent can get paid.....not the mention the mointain of debt.

u can do it tho.....it just unfortunaly takes time and is no fun whatsoever....but...try not to worry too much....

u gotta eat man....take care of urself ok?

Don't hit yourself over the head on a timetable for independence. Odds are good your folks weren't at your age.

I know mine's not a truly neutral perspective on life (at the very least, mine's incredibly surreal right now), but I can honestly say that, looking back, all the good stuff I never, ever saw coming. It always sucked when I couldn't see anything good on the horizon, but I enjoyed it when it came.

If you can, try to find a cheap hobby that gets you outdoors and in public. I'm about to take up kiting, for instance, at the whopping cost of $3.00. It's not going to change my life or anything (barring impromptu founding father reenactments), but it's something I enjoyed as a kid and isn't commonplace.

I'm starting to get the idea of how to make my own fun, I think.