I’m 23F, I live with 3 roommates and I’m sick of it. I really want my own peaceful place to live after growing up with a family I am now estranged from.
I don’t have a drivers license and cars + price of gas is so expensive so living further away in the middle of nowhere isn’t possible at the moment. I like the area I’m currently living, it’s has good public transit, access to multiple grocery store, it’s not too far from my job and I live within 30 minutes of most of my friends (chosen family). The price of rent for the city I currently live in and the one I work in for a studio or 1 bedroom can be 2k+ a month. Housing scams online are rampant, I don’t qualify for affordable housing and job hunting for a 2nd job has been rough. I have faith that eventually I’ll find a second job and be able to afford to rent on my own before my lease is up but I’m anxious about it in the meantime. Most of my friends have good enough relationships with their parents and are able to continue living at home, some without paying rent. Sometime I feel jealous that rent isn’t something they have to worry about and it’s frustrating to me that the go to responses I’ve seen to people that want to live without roommates is to overwork yourself to make more money or miraculously find a boyfriend or partner to split the rent with.
I guess my question to my fellow estranged adult kids is what is your living situation like if you were able to move away from your family?