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Old Jul 13, 2013, 03:41 PM
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My parents paid all my bills and credit for 4 years. I didn't learn the value of a dollar until I started working. I've probably run up 2k+ in credit over 4 years despite my parents giving me 200-300 dollars for spending each month.

Honestly it is REALLY REALLY easy to spend money when you go out. I can easily spend up to 20 dollars on fast food/junk food a day if I'm not careful now and I've been paying most of my own bills for 6 months now.

The easiest way to transition is to talk to your parents about budgeting and figure out how they manage to pay all their bills every month. I have found that having a savings account and allocating what I need to save to pay bills helps me. If you just move out you'll still have a hard time with finances. It took me a few months after I started working to come up with a system that worked for me.