By Scott Theisen
In this class of “On Your Own” Randy and Doug try to help us realize what it’s like to live on your own. They tell us what it is like by telling us how much it costs to live on your own, who to choose to live with, and what kind of environment you would like to live in. Since I’ve been in this class it makes a lot of sense. Doug and Randy know what they’re talking about.
The cost of living on your own is not cheap. There are things I never really thought about that I have to buy–like life insurance, plates, silverware, pans, couches, furniture, appliances, etc. Young people that just get out of school really want to leave home. If they have all of the things they need and enough money saved up with a good job, maybe they can do it. But there are other things to take into consideration.
Who you choose to live with is very important. Most likely if you choose your best friend to room with it is not such a good idea. Randy says that if you room with your best friend you will put up with their goofing off more than you would with someone you don’t know as well. If someone you don’t really know doesn’t pay his half of the rent you won’t have any problem kicking him out, but if it was your best friend you won’t want to kick him out because you care about him.
Your environment is very important. If you don’t like what or who you’re living with, you’re not going to live there very long. You have to get yourself a nice environment and a place you like because you’re going to be there a lot of time.
Living on your own is a very big step. If you’re going to live on your own, take a really good look at what you really need to do. Have a back-up plan in case it doesn’t work out. It’s not easy at first but if you have things planned out and you know what you need to do–The BEST OF LUCK!