A Condominium Conundrum
Let me expand on my last entry. First of all, please see the wonderful comment from my cousin here.
For those joining the party a few hours late, I have been presented with a short time window in which to decide whether to move in with a close friend who has a condo and is in need of a roommate. The living situation would be fairly good. However, I am hesitant. I originally thought it was because I had not done enough research to adequately assess the proposition. However, after some thought and some discussion with Arielle, I think the bigger issue is that I'm not even sure if it makes sense to move out at all.
Currently, I live with my parents in a comfortable suburban home. I get along fine with my parents and they give me plenty of freedom. I have my own car. I have a steady and fairly lucrative salary job contracting for the federal government. I have friends within driving distance. I am located equidistant from my two employment locations. And my wonderful girlfriend of 1.5 years lives with her parents 10 minutes away.
So, basically I've got it pretty good. Now, I do wish that I could throw parties, avoid parental dorkiness/nagging, set my own schedule, have my own kitchen, and be master of my domain. But I'm not sure those things are worth $900-1000 plus groceries each month.
This all plays into bigger (and scarier) questions of what do I want to do with myself. The answer to that is I'm not sure. My current plan is to sit down after one year on the job (early September) and assess the pros/cons of my current occupation to see how I would like to proceed. I think I would like to get some more schooling, perhaps a masters degree in the next five years, though I'm not exactly sure what in.
Essentially, I'm just not sure if moving out would serve my interests at this point beyond the cool factor of feeling like a grown up with my own place. Readers, do you have any thoughts? What led you to first move out (or not)?
For those joining the party a few hours late, I have been presented with a short time window in which to decide whether to move in with a close friend who has a condo and is in need of a roommate. The living situation would be fairly good. However, I am hesitant. I originally thought it was because I had not done enough research to adequately assess the proposition. However, after some thought and some discussion with Arielle, I think the bigger issue is that I'm not even sure if it makes sense to move out at all.
Currently, I live with my parents in a comfortable suburban home. I get along fine with my parents and they give me plenty of freedom. I have my own car. I have a steady and fairly lucrative salary job contracting for the federal government. I have friends within driving distance. I am located equidistant from my two employment locations. And my wonderful girlfriend of 1.5 years lives with her parents 10 minutes away.
So, basically I've got it pretty good. Now, I do wish that I could throw parties, avoid parental dorkiness/nagging, set my own schedule, have my own kitchen, and be master of my domain. But I'm not sure those things are worth $900-1000 plus groceries each month.
This all plays into bigger (and scarier) questions of what do I want to do with myself. The answer to that is I'm not sure. My current plan is to sit down after one year on the job (early September) and assess the pros/cons of my current occupation to see how I would like to proceed. I think I would like to get some more schooling, perhaps a masters degree in the next five years, though I'm not exactly sure what in.
Essentially, I'm just not sure if moving out would serve my interests at this point beyond the cool factor of feeling like a grown up with my own place. Readers, do you have any thoughts? What led you to first move out (or not)?