I have 2 questions. Well i'm 15 and I come from a broken home. I want to get out from it as soon as possible

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I have also been dating a guy that I really like. I can see me spending the rest of my life with him. Its been almost 7 months..and I couldn't see me without him. But now here's my question at 17 I want to get out of here and live on my own what do you suggest a 17 year old doing to get by on her bills and all? I plain on finishing high school where I am going which by the way this is my 9th year that I am going into. Then after I finish it go into college and I want to know what you think about maybe making a living off photography. What do you think pay okay?

Answer 1

News Flash:  All teens go through a stage where they cast a light on some "perfect" adult lifestyle that they yearn for.  The problem is that adult life sucks.  It's hard, exhausting, emotionally draining and demanding of your time.  I wish more kids would realize that the grass is rarely greener on the other side and moving out on your own is only going to through you another dart.  Growing up is hard enough - take your time, stay at home as long as you can, work hard to improve your grades, when you feel you can handle school and a part-time job, do it, put some cash into savings, and make a goal to earn and save enough money so you can get out and see the world a bit.  The more life experiences you have, the more knowlege you will gain - this is important, because only an informed and secure person will love themselves, feel worthy of the love of another and demand the respect they have earned.

I know you said you were from a broken home - so are millions of other teens.  It isn't the end of the world and if you look at it in a positive light, you will see that you have the challenge and opportunity to show how strong and trustworthy you really are.  Most parents do the best they can - and the idyellic tv family does not exist.  

The opposite s*x will find you even more attractive when you show them that you don't need them and are strong enough to stick by your family through the good and the bad.  That's a trait every man wants in his woman.  Good luck!

Answer 2

Photograpy is a really good occupation and if its something u really enjoy then o for it. But keepin mind there is a lot of competition so start small and work your way up. If you want to move out cant you live on campus or something? BUT PLEASE dont move out and live with that dude, just in case. My sister moved out to lived with some dude and he talked her into doing some errrible things to my family and also to drop out of college. So yeah.

Answer 3

Try for photojournalism at college. Work to get there.

Dont move in with your bf just to get out of home. Your absent parent probably owes you child support as long as you are in school, not just till you turn 18, and it should go to you once you are out on your own not the other parent.

Answer 4

The way to make it on your own is to get your education now.  Forget this guy, you'll just end up a single mother years from now.  Get your education then worry about dating and marriage.

Regarding this photography thing.  It may be fine now, but what then?  Without your education behind you you will be lost...

Answer 5

I dont believe in do what you love and the money will come, that comes from the school of hard knocks...i have a few things to say to you.

i dont know what your relationship is like, but I met my wife when she was 15 and i was 17....im 35, shes 33, were married w 4 kids....shes an attorney, it all worked out great.  only you know if its real...one nice thing about meeting young is that you tend to stick together through good and bad, and work things out, instead of cutting bait and running...too many people do that now.  there is no such things as a perfect relationship..youve got to be willing to work through the c**p.

the best way to get away from home is to go to college.  do well in school, so you can get some scholarship money.  aim at your state schools, or go to an out of state state school, state schools have quotas to fill...get as much assistance as you can, youre going to love going to school and being on your own.  my wife told her mom when she moved out that she would never come back...(bad broken home too.)

you need to do some research.  look up some degrees, then see what kinda jobs you can get afterwards.  you want to make sure theres a field waiting for you, and a paycheck you are happy with.  i dont subscribe to money following when someone does what they love, id love to see that poll in yahoo.  Dont put me on the list, cause I hate what I do.  I am now going back to school to do what I like, but i made sure that I picked a few things i liked, then backchecked jobs and salaries to find what would support my family.

good luck to you.  you know, in some ways, you can thank the broken home you come from, because you have a driving point to get out, go to school and do well...many kids now have it soo good at home, whats the incentive to go out and earn your own way?  good luck to you bub, hope you do very well in school, and make it to a good college.  

ps.  talk to a few counselors about your options...you could possibly take some classes junior and senior year at junior college to help jump start your college career, depending on what you wanna take.  theres ALOT of programs and help out there.  if you ever think that you have no way out, remind yourself that there is ALWAYS a way.  have a nice night

Answer 6

I would say the easiest way to get away from your family and to better yourself is to go away to college when you graduate from high school. That way you are improving yourself for the future and you are not dealing with your family every day. It is hard to make enough money to pay the bills without a college education. In my area of study, I could not find a good job without a master's.

Answer 7

Do you have social services wherever you are? Centrelink?

Don't live by yourself... Move in with a friend or another relative or someone... Just for a while, then see if it really is better than staying where you are. Thats what I did. Thought home life sucked until I went out.

Part time work while studying won't be enough to support you unless you lived in a hole with cheap rent and peed in a bucket. Which just wouldn't work out. Plus, it won't be good for your grades.

So yeah, you won't be able to support yourself, find someone else.

Making a living off photography is very, very improbable..

Answer 8

They say do what you love and the money will come.  If you have finished school at 17, the best thing to do to get by on your own is to live in the dorm at college.  You can take out student loans and such that will pay for it, plus have a little extra for living expenses.  If you live in the dorm and eat your meals there on campus, you really shouldn't have too many bills.  You will just be scraping by for a while but it's so worth it in the long run.  Good luck!