I can't live at home (I think it's a terrible idea, my mom thinks it's a terrible idea, and my T thinks it's a terrible idea -- a trifecta, don't think I should mess with that)...and I have no relatives to live with, and a lease that would be extremely hard to get out of -- trust me, I did it once (this is my second time living in the same apartment, so with the same lease)...so I'm pretty much stuck where I am, borrowing money from my parents every month to pay my rent. They're not happy with it, I'm not happy with it, but it's the best that we can do. Thankfully my parents both have enough money to do this, and are willing to.

Come March or so when it comes to whether or not I'll renew my lease will depend on a variety of factors like whether or not my aunt would be willing to let me live with her since it will be while since she got her kids and that situation is settled (I was going to go this past summer but she wasn't sure if she was getting the kids and said if she wasn't that she was going to sell the house and get a 1br apt)...but it'll also depend on what job I have and if I like it/if it pays enough, how stable I am (could I move?) etc. I honestly think that I literally live in the best place possible in town. Safest, most convenient and nice because rent includes utilities. I'm paying a bit less than I'd be paying for a 1br anywhere else in town, and not much more than a studio would cost, so trying to move somewhere cheaper probably wouldn't work out so well. I've looked.