[Marshellette]

I was given disability for bipolar I with mania so I get about $450 a month from that. I have a permanent job as a housekeeper but they employ me every two weeks and only pay me $15 for on hour of work every two weeks! So that's $30 of income a month from housekeeping (horrible, I know!!!) + the $450, so $480 there and then I usually make $100 a month more working for the temp. agency (they don't have any jobs) bringing my income to a total of $580 a month income.
However, living with my parents is awful. I can't bring boys over. My wealthy parents own about five cars and there's no place to park, the garage is full. They make me repark my car eight times a day. My mom makes me drink cod liver oil every day and my stepdad is physically and verbally abusive to me. Like yesterday he insisted he could copy my car keys when the locksmith told me it had a chip in it and I couldn't. Yet he insisted he was right and COULD copy it. He started screaming that I was a STUPID SON OF A ***** for believing it COULDN'T BE COPIED. A few hours later he came back from the locksmith and they told him I WAS RIGHT. He acted extremely embarrassed and like an idiot and said, "Oh yeah, I guess you CAN'T copy the keys." I think he's part mentally retarded, dyslexic and deaf, he doesn't know how to use a computer and is always begging me for help with it. On top of that, I can never EAT at the house because he's always in the kitchen blasting the radio at HIGH volumes because he's deaf. He also sleeps on the floor with the dogs because my mom kicked her out of her room. So I can never use the kitchen at their house. Bottom line:
Do you think I should strike it out on my own with only $580 a month in my pocket? Oh yeah, I am 27 years old.

[gayleggg]

When figuring what it would cost on your own. Don't forget to include vehicle expenses such insurance and maintenance. There is rent, and utilities plus food. It would depend on what type of appartment you could find, but I think I would be tight to strike out on your own unless you could find a roommate.

[Koko2]

Why do your parents make you re-park your car 8 times a day?

[Marshellette]

Originally Posted by Koko2

Why do your parents make you re-park your car 8 times a day?

To accomodate all the different cars they have.

[hannabee]

Can you possibly find someone to help out who would give you room and board? An elderly lady maybe?

[Koko2]

That still doesn't quite make sense to me, but I suppose they drive most of them on a daily basis and you have to move your car so they can back out the chosen car(s) for the day. If they have money for all of those cars, it seems like they could help out a bit with your living expenses while you go forth into the world.

[Marshellette]

Originally Posted by Koko2

That still doesn't quite make sense to me, but I suppose they drive most of them on a daily basis and you have to move your car so they can back out the chosen car(s) for the day. If they have money for all of those cars, it seems like they could help out a bit with your living expenses while you go forth into the world.

They would but they're really selfish and they refuse.

[Marshellette]

Originally Posted by hannabee

Can you possibly find someone to help out who would give you room and board? An elderly lady maybe?

I'm looking in to that.

[Marshellette]

I just wanted to tell you today that people definitely discriminate against disabled people! I went to look for an apartment today and when I told them that I would be paying the majority of the rent through disability money (why should it matter where the money comes from as long as the rent is paid) they slammed the door in my face. I heard the sounds of them running away after...Footsteps on the floor, I think.