Move out of my parents house into a place of my own

Moving day is a week away. I’m excited, but at the same time kinda nervous. This too shall pass though.

July 10, 2009 is my official move in day at my apartment complex.

I’m on a waiting list for the apartment I want. Apparently the leasing agent had a busy day yesterday and had a lot of people in for that apartment. The good news is the two people who are ahead of me need co-signers if they want the apartment and I’m being approved to take over if they can’t get one.

$250 is put down though. $150 deposit, $50 application fee, $50 admin fee.

Overtime at work is allowing me to move out sooner than expect. My mother is coming with me to look at both the floorplans in the complex I’ve been eyeing and hopefully I can begin the paperwork afterwards for a July 1st move-in.

Found the perfect place on Monday. Now I just need to save to get furniture for it and build an emergency fund and then I’m good.

I thought about it and September isn’t really realistic if I want to be out without struggling month to month until the new year rolls around. So, my new dat is 01/01/2010.

I mean business.

I wonder how long it’s going to take me to find an apartment like.

Saw three apartments on Saturday. Only one is in the maybe column.

I love my sister, but I cannot live with my parents, her, and her family.

Her having financial difficulties gave me the push that I need to save more money and finally get out of here. I even set a date. I want to be out by September 1, 2009.

Since she’ll be moving in, that means I won’t have to help her out financially anymore and it can go straight to my savings.

So technically, I don’t live with my parents right now, but I will in a month and a half. I’m 23 years old and I’ve been on my own for five years so I’m going to hate moving back in, but it’s a necessary evil to get where I need to be.

The job market is crazy and I have been hunting for more than a month and have yet to find anything. I’m probably going to have to find a part-time job somewhere to pay off my credit card debt while living at home.

The only thing that will possibly save me from this is if my best friend moves back to Texas and we find a 2 bedroom apartment somewhere. I’d really like to be completely on my own, but given the situation and the circumstance – if I have to live with a roommate again, this is the ONLY person I would consider.