Yes. Tell her you've always loved cats, but could never finish a whole one. But you're willing to try... Be sure to flash her an evil sadistic smile.

Crappy apartments and multiple roommates are a great life experience. If you hold out and stay home until you can afford the middle class existence your parents have worked their whole life to provide you're missing out on both life experience and the social networking that comes with it. As tempting as it might be to find a job and stay home into your late 20s, spending your income on luxuries, I would never recommend it, as it puts a person's mental and social development back the better part of a decade.

I'm just guessing she wanted the OP to plan for something. Be it school or work. I'm guessing the OP hasn't shown much enthusiasm in growing up going and going to college or working. Unfortunately, there is a growing trend of guys in their early to mid twenties and women as well that are not emotionally ready to be adults. They want the benefits of being older, but don't have any idea of responsibility.

That's about what rent is here. I'd certainly not recommend an unsafe apartment, but the one with holes in the walls and mystery stains can be fun. When I moved out my first job paid $6.50 an hour, rent was $750 for a 2 bedroom, so I got a buddy and we split it. $200a week in wages, barely getting 30 hours a week was lousy, half of every check went to rent, but we got by. 24/7 party. Most months we paid rent off of the 5c deposit on cans and bottles we cleaned of the floor. I made lots of memories, met people and got lined up with business opportunities I'd have never had without meeting those people.

Well, not everyone is a party animal or wants to live in dilapidating conditions.

I understand many people are much more used to upscale, but unless your parents are willing to support you for a decade or more into your adulthood, you may need to consider possibly downgrading your posh lifestyle a little to accommodate what your own skills will support. My choice of a party house isn't for everyone, but if you're expecting uptown condo living fresh off a bachelors degree on the wage of your first job there is a rather unpleasant surprise coming your way.

I started working part-time at the age of 16 working in an old folks home. Learned a lot (sad). By the time I graduated high school, I was ready for the 'real world'. Got a full time, minimum wage retailing job so I moved into a little tiny apartment with my sister. It was a struggle but MAN, what a great experience. Learned a lot. Had a great time. Wouldn't change a thing. :-)

I have lived in tiny apartments all my life and my family survived off of government benefits. Yeah, really upscale and posh. And I am not a party person. Lovely that you were, but not everyone is. I personally hate parties with a burning passion. I almost didn't attend my own graduation because I hate ceremonies.

I do. I plan on doing that to my kids! My sister is almost 30 and still lives with my parents. She is way too dependent. I moved out when I was 17. I'm not gonna kick them out with no place to go though. They will be prepped and ready to take care of themselves. They will be responsible.

I will find them an apartment and pay the first three months rent then they are on their own our generation thinks we are entitled to our parents taking care of us why? yes it will be hard but I will NOT enable mooching behavior if you are not being productive with your life