About to be 19, want to move out of state ADVICE

Hi Pauloo,

Honestly this is something that you should talk over with a counselor, but we can do our best.

Do you have a place in mind where you want to go? Do you have a trade that you can do for work? 11,000 doesn't always go that far. Not to keep you living comfortably for long. Why not go to college? Or is that the plan? Or do you have a plan?

Let us know what your plan is and we can see what we can help you with from experience or just our point of view.

Do you know anybody where you are going? That always helps.

Take all things into consideration when doing something like this. Do you have anybody going with you?

Let us know.

Hugs, Karen

Oh, and are you depressed? If so, you need to line up a good doctor (psychiatrist, counselor).

Pauloo,

At 19, you need a plan buddy. Florida may be a little less expensive, only if you get room mates. But be careful of the people you meet, I would start at the YMCA.

what can you do for a job? Do you have any contacts at all? Once you find a job keep it for at least 1 year. Job hopping does not look good on resumes. Try to use the 11k to go to college, whether it is online classes or local community courses.

Remember, if you get in trouble, the police are your friends and Mom and Dad are a phone call away if that is a safe place for you.

Peace and safety my friend.
Trina

My sister moved 4 hours away from home at 22 to go to school.  She knew absolutely no one and nothing of the area, other than what she'd seen in looking at the school she was going to attend and the apartment she'd be renting.  The problem when she got settled in wasn't the money, or the lack of opportunity to do things...she lived 15 mins from Austin, TX...party central, plenty of shopping, the State Capital building, etc.  However, it took quite a while to find people that she could hang out with...and it took several attempts to find QUALITY people to hang out with.  After all, people aren't always what they first appear to be.  She was lucky that our family could all take turns driving up to see her on our days off to give her some company and support.  She was very low before she finally got settled with good people, and even still sometimes after.

I know you're not thinking about these things now, but when you get a little older and want to settle down and have children a place where there's "not much to do" will be so welcomed.  And there is nothing like a good support system when things get a little less than ideal. 

I am by no means saying don't move away from home...after all my sister met her husband while she was away and she learned a trade.  However, when it was time to graduate and have babies, she moved back home to the comfort and safety of the small town life.  If you do plan to move away, I agree with the previous posts, go somewhere you can go to school, even if its not a university--learn something like sonography (that's a shorter program).  Good luck!