My parents are kicking me out...

Damn, man that sucks. Sorry to say, but I agree that your parent act like real assholes, and very selfish.

My parents never did anything like that to me, and only reason I couldnt live with them back in the day, was they were living in the appartment, and couldnt have extra residents. So I had to rent my own place while goin to school, but they always helped me in other ways.

And I will never do that to DJ, sure he will have to support himself when he grows up, but I'm not going to kick him out just for fun, when he done anything wrong.

Hope you find the way out of that mess man. Good luck :)

Bah.

Suck it up and welcome to the real world.

I moved out when I was 16 because my parents were moving out of state. I didn't want to move away from my friends and school at the time so I stayed.

I got a place with my g/f at the time and finished out HS (graduating early also).

I'm 24 now, and have owned my own home for the last year. My current g/f of 4 years is working part time and is double majoring (she starts medical school next year).

From what you've said about your folks, sounds like you should've quit relying on them for anything a long time ago.

*not personally trying to flame anybody, just pointing out that life can suck...but you can presivere if you work hard enough*

Wow... that is so weird. It's like your parents just stopped liking you and even though you're blood and kin, they're dropping you like a bad habit. You sound like a good guy, I don't think it's your fault at all. Is it your spending habits? Is your gaming taking up too much room in their house? Or do you think they want you to be completely independent?

My mom always jokes around about how I should move back home and pay rent to her but I can't get over the idea of staying with my parents for the rest of my life. I mean... issues of girlfriends and privacy... those are important to me. :) Good luck man, I'm sure only good things will come your way...

Man, your parents sound like flaming retards. Seriously there's no excuse for what they are doing to you unless you somehow are making their lives difficult, which it doesn't sound like you are doing.

As for dropping out, I wouldn't advise it. It may make things difficult financially, but if you do drop out you WILL NOT want to go back. Once all that pressure is off you for a year you'll have no desire to put yourself back under it.

Basic survival tips. Budget and get used to eating Cup o noodles for awhile.

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yes, the canadian thing intrigues me...how are the prices up there? How long do you think it would take to get residency? I bet apartments in the city are wicked expensive, right?

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Well, if you go as a student you only need to get a student visa. I almost went to uni in Ottawa, the only reason I didn't was a last minute snafu. Anyway, I literally applied for the student visa in the beginning of August before September classes started. It was a pretty simple procedure that the university will probably be able to advise you on if you decide to do it. Getting a regular work visa or work permit w/o going to university can be a bit of a beaurocratic nuisance. But basically it boils down to: if you can get a decent job, you can get a visa/permit.

As for prices.. I can tell you about Montréal.... it just happens to have the cheapest cost of living of any major North American city. It's absurdly and insanely cheap to live in Montréal. The rent is so cheap I can't even believe it. The funny thing is, the costs have gone up a bit in the past year because the economy and the housing market is booming, so people complain, but all I can do is laugh! Compared to the prices in New Jersey, and also where my friends live in other parts of the US (like Chicago and Dallas) it's nuts.. You can get a nice downtown 1 bedroom apartment for less than $500 us dollars a month. If you want to live outside of downtown or the trendiest neighbourhoods, it's even cheaper. The mass transit is great, so you won't need a car either, if you don't mind going without one (and car payments and insurance payments). Everything is really affordable. It's wonderful.

As for the cost of education, it really depends on the school. They are all different and some jack-up the prices a bit for international students which kinda sucks. But if you become a landed resident I think you can usually qualify for the cheaper "domestic rates". Also, since it usually takes less time to earn a degree, that means less money you need to spend...

Arjue: I have no idea what the costs are like in Australia, so I don't know if it's cheaper. Your best bet is to look up some universities online and compare the costs.

Sorry to hear that, amerlop. :( Your parents are being rude and unjust. They can take a flying fuck at a rolling doughnut.

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Well, if you go as a student you only need to get a student visa. I almost went to uni in Ottawa, the only reason I didn't was a last minute snafu. Anyway, I literally applied for the student visa in the beginning of August before September classes started. It was a pretty simple procedure that the university will probably be able to advise you on if you decide to do it. Getting a regular work visa or work permit w/o going to university can be a bit of a beaurocratic nuisance. But basically it boils down to: if you can get a decent job, you can get a visa/permit.

As for prices.. I can tell you about Montréal.... it just happens to have the cheapest cost of living of any major North American city. It's absurdly and insanely cheap to live in Montréal. The rent is so cheap I can't even believe it. The funny thing is, the costs have gone up a bit in the past year because the economy and the housing market is booming, so people complain, but all I can do is laugh! Compared to the prices in New Jersey, and also where my friends live in other parts of the US (like Chicago and Dallas) it's nuts.. You can get a nice downtown 1 bedroom apartment for less than $500 us dollars a month. If you want to live outside of downtown or the trendiest neighbourhoods, it's even cheaper. The mass transit is great, so you won't need a car either, if you don't mind going without one (and car payments and insurance payments). Everything is really affordable. It's wonderful.

As for the cost of education, it really depends on the school. They are all different and some jack-up the prices a bit for international students which kinda sucks. But if you become a landed resident I think you can usually qualify for the cheaper "domestic rates". Also, since it usually takes less time to earn a degree, that means less money you need to spend...

Arjue: I have no idea what the costs are like in Australia, so I don't know if it's cheaper. Your best bet is to look up some universities online and compare the costs.

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Thanks man, that info was very helpful.

Glad to be of service. :)

Thanks for all your advice and support, guys. It's appreciated. To update the situation, it looks like I won't be attending this semester since I need to save up money to relocate. My one saving grace is that the holiday retail season is coming up, so I should be clearing about half my yearly salary in a 2.5-3 month basis. The bad news is I might be sleeping in my car for a while so I may be a bit out of touch with the board. I'll have to find a public computer every once in a while to pay bills and such, so I will try not to go completely M.I.A.

But, I still love the board and I will try to keep up with the state of gaming in general as it is still, and will always be, one of my true loves

amerlop, I personally do now know how that feels and you're parents are real jerks, but I can relate a bit since my gf came from a disfunctional family where she had to sleep at other people's houses since her dad was a drunk and would beat her. At 16 the court of CA ruled that she's an adult and wouldn't be tied to her parents like minors. So she moved out and been on her own ever since. She's gone through some real rough times where she's been homeless and lives in her car. She been trying to go the school for the past 5 years but couldn't really afford it until she got finacial aid which really help get her back on her feet. Now she moved into her own place and got a new job. Hopefully she'll transfer to a university in a year after she finishes junior college and her pilot's license. After 3 1/2 years I've known her, now is the happiest time of her life. There were many times she wanted to give up and she thought her life would never get better. I just wanted you to know that when things are down there is still hope even for people who are in worse positions than you. Good luck man.