Should I Move From Indiana To New York Alone At 17-years Old? Easy 10 Points For Best!?
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I’m currently a sophomore in highschool, 15 years old and living with my parents (obviously); we live in Indiana.
Im a year younger than the people in my class so I’ll be 17 when I graduate.
What I’d like to do is take a year off between highschool and enrolling in college to start myself off. When fall begins of what would be my freshman year at college, I plan on finding a job where I will work full-time, probaby WalMart or something, and depositting everything I make into a savings account for the first 7-8 months of the year.
(I’ll still be living with my parents during this time)
For the last 4-5 months of the year, I want to move to New York, enroll into the Albany school of Pharmacy(i have a scholarship), and live on my own in an apartment, perhaps with a roommate.
And this isnt like “teen angst” or anything like that, i’ve always been really mature for my age and i’ve been looking forward to starting my adult life for quite sometime.
All of my brothers always said theyd get out of this place and actually do something, and nobody did. I know i have the ability to actually DO it.
So, do you think this is a good idea?
I.E do you think i’d have enough money saved up in 7-8 months and its a good idea that i could drive/fly/ to New York, get moved into a semi-decent apartment with some cheap furniture/fridge and all that stuff id have to buy, and just sustan myself?
I was never about Hollister and Bath and Body Works designer or whatever, I can make my money stretch and plan on doing so. I know it will be hard for a while and i dont plan on living with many luxuries.
Clothes from wal-mart and goodwill every once in a while, generic brand food, things like that set fine with me.
Basically, do you think I will be in good conditions to start my own life?
And, if you have any estimate on about how much it would cost to get by.
Also, if you have any other words of wisdom, please share!
Oh and p.s, i put it under Parenting instead of Travel because i thought id get the best advice :p
Thankyou for the tips ! 
Danielle
5 Comments so far
Get accepted into the college of your choice in New York, and then move. You’ll need student housing as you won’t be able to legally rent your own place until you’re 18. I say go for it. I left my home state when I was 17 and never looked back, never regretted it for an instant.
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i tink it s a good ides if you can afford it and you think you can live there alone away form everything but its your life and go for it.i think you might need more moey then that though id start saving as soon as possible good luck
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I think its a great idea, i want to get outta my home and move out west when im 16.
Ive wanted to start my adult life aswell, yes you will probably have enough money saved up
to New York, get moved into a semi-decent apartment with some cheap furniture/fridge and all that stuff id have to buy, and just sustan myself?
that i dont think is a good idea, get a friend to move with you to keep you company.
You probably will be in good conditions to start your own life aswell
I honestly think that your best bet would be to move in with a friend in NY because ..
1.) You could split the taxes
2) someone could buy groceries 1 day
3.) someone could pay for something else that day
OVERALL!
i think it would be a great idea
Hope i helped!
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New york is quite expensive, but you do have a good plan. If I were you I would start college right away and just save up by working your last 2 years in highschool. And besides if you go to an expensive new york school you cant get as big of a loan taken out if you have more money to begin with.
You still have what a year and a half to decide? So I would just keep listing your pros and cons and make sure if it doesnt work out you have enough money to get back.
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Well, you have been putting a lot of thought into this, which makes it all the more possible, and I think it would be a good idea to follow through with it. However 7-8 months working I don’t think would be enough to pay everything unless your parents are helping. Living in new york is A LOT more expensive than living in Indiana (well if you want to live somewhere decent and not in gang territory that is). In my opinion you should start saving up what money you can now, cause it’s better to have to much rather than to less. Also you need to think about things such as how much does the scholarship cover? Textbooks are VERY expensive. And also think about little things like if you plan on having a car, car insurance, health insurance, and if you plan on having a cell phone, paying the coverage for that. Maybe your parents will pay for that. If you can find a way to manage all of that, I wish you luck because it sounds like a great idea.
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