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16 yrs, want to move out.
Alrighty, I live in Ontario, Canada and I am looking to move out when I turn 16.My parents' said if they knew where I was moving, and I could afford it, I could move.I would rather not hear about the benifits of staying at home.I know I know, I've heard it.So basicly, I'm thinking about what kind of place to move into, maybe rent a room in a house, an apartment...or something.Also, I'd like some ideas of places to look for jobs.I am in high school and plan to graduate and move into a skilled trade.Anyone have any personal experiances ? Anything would be appreciated :)
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Well sis, I still think you shouldnt do it.. Like do you honestly think my rents would let me still be with yaa if you moved out onto your own..
and don't think of a scheme to get outta that.. I wont allow it.
I love you and all sis but I think its a bad idea.. maybe wait till 17 - 18 then ill let it fly.
xo Bubbles <3 (K)(L)
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Although it is legal, at the age of 16 to sign a lease in Ontario, I think it's important to realize that pretty much no landlord will want a sixteen year old tenant. Too high risk. You will need someone else to sign, or co-sign your lease. Large appartment complexes wont look twice at you as you will have no substantial savings to prove your viabilty as a tenant, and smaller private renters would be insecure about renting to you.
So, you better be clear with your parents that you'll need them to co-sign your lease. Or else, move into a shared appartment where someone else has signed a lease.
Depending on where you live in Ontario, you probably wont find a room for much less then $300 dollars a month. In some less popluated areas you might get away with $200 or such. (Your own appartment would be $350 and up, even in some cheeper areas.) You will likely need about $200 a month in addition to that for groceries and tolietries, and then it would nice to have another $100 at least for entertainment, school supplies and clothing.
So, it's fair to say you will need to be making at least $500 a month... Since you are only sixteen, it's unlikely, although not impossible, that your first job wont pay you much more then $8 dollars an hour. That means you'll need to work an average of about 18 hours a week (don't forgot to factor the taxes you'll pay on your wages... yes you'll get most tax you pay back eventually, but it will get deducted from your paycheck automatically and you wont get it back till the end of the fiscal year.)
So you're average week will be 25-30 hours in classes, assuming you might have a spare, plus 15-20 hours of work. You are looking at a full 40-50 hour work week, plus homework, plus transportation to and from work and school, and hopefully plus some time to hang out with friends...
I'm not trying to talk you out of this hun, but there you go, my quick and dirty look at what it was like for me when I moved out. It's not easy. It was not easy when I was 21, it will be even less easy at 16 and attending highschool. You'll probably need your parents finacial and legal support, as well as thier permission.
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