wanting to move out of family home but cannot afford it - what are my choices?

Cubanista

hi,





i'm new to the forums and i did not know where to post so i thought I would post here to try get some advice on my situation.




i am 24 male currently living at home with parents and although i have a good family, no family issues, i am starting to feel a bit claustrophobic.


i currently work in a sales job in a call centre earning not enough to move out. i have looked around on various property sites to see the rent prices in my area and a few miles within this radius but it's always the same thing - the prices are too much for me to rent a place.




i have been looking at one bed properties but even the rent prices are outside of my budget (when taking into account other costs as well)


this probably all seems like stupid first world problems especially when other people are homeless and in worst situations, but i get envious seeing my peers getting places or moving in with other people.








what are my choices?


thanks,


Cubanista.

notanewuser

1) stay where you are
2) look at flat/house shares
3) find a way to spend less or earn more and move into a flat alone.

System

Have you considered sharing? I know that probably seems too similar to living at home but after doing this for the past 10 years its completely different to being at home with my parents. Yes i have to share a bathroom and kitchen, but i come and go as i please, do what i want, have my own space (albit not a whole house/flat to myself) and generally feel more independent than when i was at home. I'd love my own place but with my current working situation its not possible and this is a good inbetween option. One of my housemates actually did have her own flat but moved here cos it was so much cheaper. I pay less than £300 a month for all utilities, council tax, tv licence and internet. So i have more money left over during the month.

browneyedbazzi

Either find a job that pays more so you can afford what you want, reduce your expectations and look at sharing a place (either an organised house share or renting with a friend) or accept that you can't afford to move out and stay put.

I've done house shares before and it worked really well - I lived with people who were of a similar age and had similar interests and it was much cheaper than renting on my own would have been. Admittedly, it's much more difficult for males to find decent house-shares (generally because the people organising them prefer females assuming they'll be neater and easier to live with) but I would encourage you to have a look at the options available to you.

Cubanista

i have been very tempted to flat share or house share, i am just not sure about living with strangers. as sad as it might seem i don't really have any close friends due to various past circumstances so sharing with friends is not an option.


@messedup do you live with strangers or friends?


one other reason for wanting to live on my own is i would like the privacy to bring women back to my own place. with sharing a place with housemates i dunno whether i could do that without causing trouble with other tenants. i am usually having to go to the girl's place because of this reason.


in regards to earning more money. i am looking at various night and weekend classes but i can't move up in my job as it's a dead end call centre agency work.


but yeah i am seriously thinking about sharing. i would like to live closer to work and there's more things to do in that town than in my town.

Cubanista

@browneyedbazzi i have heard that women are messier in fact. i don't know if this is true, but it's just what i have heard.

calleyw

Cubanista wrote: »

@browneyedbazzi i have heard that women are messier in fact. i don't know if this is true, but it's just what i have heard.

I am. You would never want to live with me :rotfl:

Yours

Calley

tomtontom

Cubanista wrote: »

one other reason for wanting to live on my own is i would like the privacy to bring women back to my own place. with sharing a place with housemates i dunno whether i could do that without causing trouble with other tenants. i am usually having to go to the girl's place because of this reason.

Women plural? "The girl's place"?

You sound like a real catch!

System

I live with strangers (have lived with friends in the past...weirdly i prefer strangers they seem less hassle!) we mainly keep ourselves to ourselves though will have a natter if we pass each other

Sometimes people get narky about bf/gfs but thats usually if they end up semi living there. Nobody here cares of i have people to visit, likewise i dont care who they have back

Guest101

tomtontom wrote: »

Women plural? "The girl's place"?

You sound like a real catch!

He's 24...

The 'women' clearly thought so!

notanewuser

tomtontom wrote: »

Women plural? "The girl's place"?

You sound like a real catch!

That denotes the place belonging to one girl.

"Girls' place" would be more than one.