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Jason's Ultimatum
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Crack house confirmed. Sorry, OP.
Dey runnin dat shit to get da kids hooked.
But seriously, I'd rather drink down a bottle of scotch and blow my fucking brains out if I lived in a house like that.
Dey runnin dat shit to get da kids hooked.
But seriously, I'd rather drink down a bottle of scotch and blow my fucking brains out if I lived in a house like that.
Jason's Ultimatum
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I'm sorry, but this made me LOL.
Sohter.Nura
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Hm... don't think too much, just get out of the house, find a job and a room mate and deal with it 
For $600 a month in Lubbock you can get a reasonable one bedroom apartment that's going to be nicer than that, not require you to share rent, and save from from the obviously shitty landlord that runs that place. There are a bunch of $450 to $600 apartments in the area.
And don't live near the high school. You'll have little dickheads breaking into your car about once a month.
Edit: And you get access to a pool in most cases, plus an apartment complex full of other young people.
And don't live near the high school. You'll have little dickheads breaking into your car about once a month.
Edit: And you get access to a pool in most cases, plus an apartment complex full of other young people.
Jason's Ultimatum
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besada said:
WOW. It snows in Lubbock?
Here's an apartment that looks decent and is in his price range:
http://www.lubbockapartments.com/Search_Directory/Communities/community.asp?Communities_ID=31
EDIT-Actually, viewing more pics of the apartments, they're pretty damn unflattering.
Masta_Killah
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besada said:
Holy shit! I really need to get out of Cali.
astroturfing
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i'm 28, lived alone for the past 7 years and noooot even fucking close to being an adult. seems like i'm stuck in the mental state i was in when i was 16. i've barely acquired any new skills since then either lol.
but screw the haters, i will be a childish little man until im 50 if i feel like it.
but screw the haters, i will be a childish little man until im 50 if i feel like it.
besada said:
The landlady is going to fix it up a little bit since she has a tenant now, and honestly, I look forward to making that place my own. The inside isn't actually all that bad, once I do a fresh coat of paint and clean up some. It's going to be a fun way to spend the next few months, and of course I'll be on the lookout for something better the whole time.
Looking at this philosophically, I believe it helps that I've always been, like, super-poor.
mercenar1e
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jdogmoney said:
are you sure you don't want to be a baby?
http://www.tmz.com/videos?autoplay=true&mediaKey=e0197dec-87c8-4562-a23b-f0c3d5d86eb1
Bah, nothing that I'd enjoy doing seems to be hiring. Reality or somesuch.
In the meantime, I've just finished applying online to several fast food joints that are withing walking distance of my new digs, as well as retail things that are further away.
Looks like I'm going to be funding my start-up theatre company by working really friggin' hard.
[Ah well, still better than college.]
In the meantime, I've just finished applying online to several fast food joints that are withing walking distance of my new digs, as well as retail things that are further away.
Looks like I'm going to be funding my start-up theatre company by working really friggin' hard.
[Ah well, still better than college.
]Lion Heart
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Paint that shit blue and it will be straight up average.
SouthernDragon
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I read the thread.
Goodness, did you need to move out that badly?
Goodness, did you need to move out that badly?
If you're already borrowing money for school , you could supplement the living expenses with that. Not saying it's a good idea, but many do it.
Also, it is possible to work a second shift job full time with time for school and a little recreation, especially if you put most of you time in on the weekend. Even a low paying job will be enough to cover cheap rent and ramen noodles. However, I would opt for a roommate- preferably someone you know.
EDIT: Oops, this appears to have been settled.
Also, it is possible to work a second shift job full time with time for school and a little recreation, especially if you put most of you time in on the weekend. Even a low paying job will be enough to cover cheap rent and ramen noodles. However, I would opt for a roommate- preferably someone you know.
EDIT: Oops, this appears to have been settled.
Joel Was Right
If you smell burning, it's probably the generators acting up. Report it anyway.
If you're going to be an adult, then why not start thinking like one and save up what you earn (give some to your mama obviously) whilst you live at home, and when you graduate then go apartment hunting - but even then, only when you've worked for a year. You need to be financially responsible. Otherwise you're just throwing your money out for cultural reasons. Those I know who live alone didn't choose to but were forced into that position.
FlightOfHeaven said:
In a word, yes.
I'd go into more detail, but I've never been a fan of putting your problems out for the world to see. Suffice it to say, given the crack-house nature of the house, and given the many hours I'm going to have to work at a low-paying job, this is still a better choice for me than living at home.
Yeah, if you're going to take a semester off... you might offer to paint the house yourself (possibly at your expense) if you're going to live there. That white is ugly as fuck. Otherwise, sounds like a good deal. I live in a nice two story house with 3 bedrooms, 2 bathrooms, and a moderately sized kitchen for 625. Looks way nicer on the exterior, though, and I've done a lot of interior updates at my own expense. The house is older so the landlord doesn't really mind since I'm not breaking down walls or anything crazy. Fresh paints, removal of wall paper, going to redo the kitchen floor, etc. Not too pricey if you're a DIY kind of guy who doesn't mind investing some weekend afternoons here and there. I would also buy some sod for that lawn... another pretty easy thing to take care of, too, so long as you can invest the bit of cash that it'll take. You'll feel damn good after the place looks a little better than when you started.
Glad you're on your feet a little bit; I totally forgot I had posted in this thread until you bumped it and I scanned it. Taking a semester off isn't a bad idea, but it can be difficult to go back to school. I've been there. I currently go to school full time (12 credit hours) and work about 30 to 40 hours per week. I live with my fiance, and she also works, so that's obviously helpful. If you have two roommates, you should be able to work that much or less and still go to school. I have one job on campus in a coffee shop, and they schedule me right around my classes; I get exactly 18 hours this semester. This is really nice and convenient. My other job is just working at a Fuzzy's Taco Shop that just opened here in Oklahoma (first of many to come, the owners tell me... I got the job by applying before they were open, so they hired me despite my limited availability). I work fri-sun there, between 12 and 24 hours + tips (those are HIGH tip days too... tons of drinkers there on the weekend in this college town).
I honestly couldn't recommend a better setup than that. You still have plenty of time for classes so long as you plan your semesters in advance so that your semesters remain moderate in difficulty. The last half of this previous fall semester was rough, but I made it. This one will be easy in comparison, followed by another difficult one.
SAVE your tax return this year and try to put a little bit away into a savings account every check (25 - 50, whatever you can afford... it adds up in the long haul during college). Always do that. You never know when you'll end up with a bad roommate (even if he's your best friend... happened to me) and want to move out or kick him out the door. That means suddenly paying more than you thought you might have to at first for the sake of remaining sane and applied to your classes.
I would do your best to try and not skip a semester. Try and get a job on campus to complement your part time job on campus if it means staying in school. There should be a load of jobs for you to apply for online at your campus website. Try jobs.yourschool.edu... Here's how campus jobs work, since both my fiance and I've worked on campus for quite some time now:
-Supervisor receives applications.
-Supervisor checks to make sure they're eligible for the job (sometimes you need to have a certain declared major, etc., but many don't require this).
-Supervisor checks your availability.
-If your availability mostly aligns with the hours for which they require an additional employee, you get an interview (i.e., you got the damn job). They are basically looking for students with a class schedule that works then and now. Semesters following that one... they'll figure it out, and hire somebody else if absolutely necessary.
-Finally you begin working between/after/before classes
You'll make minimum wage or fairly close it, probably... plenty of exceptions still, though, depending on your major and position. You'll get good hours, too. Makes paying rent and working much easier, especially with an outside job to compensate. Plus, many campus jobs allow for ability to study. I work in a coffee shop. I study or work on my laptop when it's slow. My fiance works on campus and takes calls for maintenance issues all around campus... when she's not on the phone or filling out a report, she can study or play on the Internet.
Anyway, I dropped out of school for a couple years and don't recommend taking a break. Make it work, work on campus, pay your rent... you can get your financial state in check. Also make that house prettier. Edit: Oh yeah, and do yourself a favor: before you get all your furniture in place, rent a steam cleaner and CLEAN FUCK OUT OF THAT CARPET. Just do it; it doesn't cost much. The carpet is probably old and nasty and so many pets have already been in there unless the land lord has redone the carpet recently. It'll look way nicer, even if you already think it looks nice. I'm cleaning the carpets in my house now for the first time with a steam cleaner I picked up on Amazon, and jesus christ.... I'm going to spend another 200 dollars just on carpet cleaner. It's looking and smelling fresher every time, but this carpet was fucked up and I hadn't even realized it, save for the few stains in some places.
Glad you're on your feet a little bit; I totally forgot I had posted in this thread until you bumped it and I scanned it. Taking a semester off isn't a bad idea, but it can be difficult to go back to school. I've been there. I currently go to school full time (12 credit hours) and work about 30 to 40 hours per week. I live with my fiance, and she also works, so that's obviously helpful. If you have two roommates, you should be able to work that much or less and still go to school. I have one job on campus in a coffee shop, and they schedule me right around my classes; I get exactly 18 hours this semester. This is really nice and convenient. My other job is just working at a Fuzzy's Taco Shop that just opened here in Oklahoma (first of many to come, the owners tell me... I got the job by applying before they were open, so they hired me despite my limited availability). I work fri-sun there, between 12 and 24 hours + tips (those are HIGH tip days too... tons of drinkers there on the weekend in this college town).
I honestly couldn't recommend a better setup than that. You still have plenty of time for classes so long as you plan your semesters in advance so that your semesters remain moderate in difficulty. The last half of this previous fall semester was rough, but I made it. This one will be easy in comparison, followed by another difficult one.
SAVE your tax return this year and try to put a little bit away into a savings account every check (25 - 50, whatever you can afford... it adds up in the long haul during college). Always do that. You never know when you'll end up with a bad roommate (even if he's your best friend... happened to me) and want to move out or kick him out the door. That means suddenly paying more than you thought you might have to at first for the sake of remaining sane and applied to your classes.
I would do your best to try and not skip a semester. Try and get a job on campus to complement your part time job on campus if it means staying in school. There should be a load of jobs for you to apply for online at your campus website. Try jobs.yourschool.edu... Here's how campus jobs work, since both my fiance and I've worked on campus for quite some time now:
-Supervisor receives applications.
-Supervisor checks to make sure they're eligible for the job (sometimes you need to have a certain declared major, etc., but many don't require this).
-Supervisor checks your availability.
-If your availability mostly aligns with the hours for which they require an additional employee, you get an interview (i.e., you got the damn job). They are basically looking for students with a class schedule that works then and now. Semesters following that one... they'll figure it out, and hire somebody else if absolutely necessary.
-Finally you begin working between/after/before classes
You'll make minimum wage or fairly close it, probably... plenty of exceptions still, though, depending on your major and position. You'll get good hours, too. Makes paying rent and working much easier, especially with an outside job to compensate. Plus, many campus jobs allow for ability to study. I work in a coffee shop. I study or work on my laptop when it's slow. My fiance works on campus and takes calls for maintenance issues all around campus... when she's not on the phone or filling out a report, she can study or play on the Internet.
Anyway, I dropped out of school for a couple years and don't recommend taking a break. Make it work, work on campus, pay your rent... you can get your financial state in check. Also make that house prettier. Edit: Oh yeah, and do yourself a favor: before you get all your furniture in place, rent a steam cleaner and CLEAN FUCK OUT OF THAT CARPET. Just do it; it doesn't cost much. The carpet is probably old and nasty and so many pets have already been in there unless the land lord has redone the carpet recently. It'll look way nicer, even if you already think it looks nice. I'm cleaning the carpets in my house now for the first time with a steam cleaner I picked up on Amazon, and jesus christ.... I'm going to spend another 200 dollars just on carpet cleaner. It's looking and smelling fresher every time, but this carpet was fucked up and I hadn't even realized it, save for the few stains in some places.
Luckily, the carpet is new. Still has the smell, even.
However! Less luckily, I've discovered that my proposed roommate is not going to be able to pay his share of the first month's rent+deposit, which is bad news for team jdogmoney.
I think (hope) I will be able to pay the sum total myself by the end of this week. I'm taking extra hours at my sign-waving job, and if need be I can sell some of my stuff. I haven't done the math yet, but...assuming I'm a couple of hundred bucks short, what's my best course of action?
Do I:
attempt to get some kind of short-term loan from my bank?
go to one of those "cash advance" places and hope they don't screw me over?
try to get microloans from friends to cover the difference, which I will be able to pay back in two weeks?
apologize to my friend and try to get a roommate who can pay the rent immediately within the next week?
What's the advice, GAF?
However! Less luckily, I've discovered that my proposed roommate is not going to be able to pay his share of the first month's rent+deposit, which is bad news for team jdogmoney.
I think (hope) I will be able to pay the sum total myself by the end of this week. I'm taking extra hours at my sign-waving job, and if need be I can sell some of my stuff. I haven't done the math yet, but...assuming I'm a couple of hundred bucks short, what's my best course of action?
Do I:
attempt to get some kind of short-term loan from my bank?
go to one of those "cash advance" places and hope they don't screw me over?
try to get microloans from friends to cover the difference, which I will be able to pay back in two weeks?
apologize to my friend and try to get a roommate who can pay the rent immediately within the next week?
What's the advice, GAF?
Jason's Ultimatum
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Poor, OP. Already a disaster and he hasn't moved in yet.
Deciding to take the semester off. Thinking about getting a roommate that can get the cash upfront for first month's rent. No job yet. This is a train wreck waiting to happen.
Seriously op, stay in school and try to get an on campus job. Get a small loan to supplement yourself if necessary. Background check your roommates. I don't know what your situation at home is but just be careful, this could end very badly for you. I know too many people that decided to take a semester or two off and never go back. And they're still working their shitty retail or minimum wage job.
Seriously op, stay in school and try to get an on campus job. Get a small loan to supplement yourself if necessary. Background check your roommates. I don't know what your situation at home is but just be careful, this could end very badly for you. I know too many people that decided to take a semester or two off and never go back. And they're still working their shitty retail or minimum wage job.
RumblingRosco
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From everyone I have ever known that has taken "a semester" off ended up never going back to college, for various reasons. I'm not saying you will follow their footsteps, but it just seems like it's hard to find the motivation to go back once you've taken a break.
i only read the op, and i see this was posted in september... so if you already moved out.. well. oh well.
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from my experience. get a job, save some money (a lot of it), then move out.
just know that the minute you move out you'll see basically all you saved up disappear right away. moving out is expensive.
you gotta furnish your house with the basic things you need (unless you like the floor). which will cost a few hundred or more... (few hundred being the low end).
you gotta supply your kitchen with food, utensils, and other cooking/kitchen supplies. food actually costs a ton your first go round... assuming you cook for yourself you'll have to buy a lot of that food that doesn't expire fast (flower, sugar, spices, or whatever), you'll also have to get all the food that expires in 1 week to 1 month (bread, eggs, milk). there is a lot to take into account.
will your parents kick you off your insurance when you move out?
will you have your own phone bill?
transportation?
this list goes on an on. its pretty difficult. so good luck.
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from my experience. get a job, save some money (a lot of it), then move out.
just know that the minute you move out you'll see basically all you saved up disappear right away. moving out is expensive.
you gotta furnish your house with the basic things you need (unless you like the floor). which will cost a few hundred or more... (few hundred being the low end).
you gotta supply your kitchen with food, utensils, and other cooking/kitchen supplies. food actually costs a ton your first go round... assuming you cook for yourself you'll have to buy a lot of that food that doesn't expire fast (flower, sugar, spices, or whatever), you'll also have to get all the food that expires in 1 week to 1 month (bread, eggs, milk). there is a lot to take into account.
will your parents kick you off your insurance when you move out?
will you have your own phone bill?
transportation?
this list goes on an on. its pretty difficult. so good luck.
Bit of clarification: I know the guy, he's a very good friend. He's out of town right now, is why he wants me to pawn the sax. I trust him to have the money in two weeks; we scraped together everything on very short notice.
And just for the record, I don't want to go back to college. I thought I did when I wrote the OP, but I'm happier working than I ever was not learning anything in college. Before you jump to say I'm being stupid for not getting a degree, let me assure you, I know all of the risks and I've considered this from many different angles. My lack of experience in the "real world" does not mean I don't think things through.
Sorry, not to jump down any throats, but I've heard how wrong I am for not pursuing a degree from several sources. It gets a bit old.
And just for the record, I don't want to go back to college. I thought I did when I wrote the OP, but I'm happier working than I ever was not learning anything in college. Before you jump to say I'm being stupid for not getting a degree, let me assure you, I know all of the risks and I've considered this from many different angles. My lack of experience in the "real world" does not mean I don't think things through.
Sorry, not to jump down any throats, but I've heard how wrong I am for not pursuing a degree from several sources. It gets a bit old.
Hey, sign-spinning's awesome. Best job I ever had. I tend to wax philosophical about my job when I could easily be replaced by a bit of wood...
...but yeah, I have a steady real job lined up at a landscaping company. It's 8.50 an hour, which is a bit above minimum wage. Good for a few months, and I'll be able to add things to the ol' resume. Since I'm renting the crackhouse, as I've chosen to call it ITT, I can be frugal and save up money while improving the property.
(I'd like to spin a sign forever, but it's only a three week contract.
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...but yeah, I have a steady real job lined up at a landscaping company. It's 8.50 an hour, which is a bit above minimum wage. Good for a few months, and I'll be able to add things to the ol' resume. Since I'm renting the crackhouse, as I've chosen to call it ITT, I can be frugal and save up money while improving the property.
(I'd like to spin a sign forever, but it's only a three week contract.
)Turns out, "first of the month" means "first through tenth of the month". So, no problems there.
Also! My landlady will take the cost of any home improvement supplies I may need off of the rent. She has already provided enough paint to fix the god-awful paintjob in the living room.
Also! My landlady will take the cost of any home improvement supplies I may need off of the rent. She has already provided enough paint to fix the god-awful paintjob in the living room.
jdogmoney said:Hey, sign-spinning's awesome. Best job I ever had. I tend to wax philosophical about my job when I could easily be replaced by a bit of wood...
...but yeah, I have a steady real job lined up at a landscaping company. It's 8.50 an hour, which is a bit above minimum wage. Good for a few months, and I'll be able to add things to the ol' resume. Since I'm renting the crackhouse, as I've chosen to call it ITT, I can be frugal and save up money while improving the property.
(I'd like to spin a sign forever, but it's only a three week contract.
Is this post for real? It's sad that someone so young has so little ambition. I guess the world needs sign spinners.
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