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I would just get an apartment. For $200 per week you can have a nice place. Especially a 1 bedroom. You may even get a cheap move in fee.
Actually you wouldn't have to pay that much for s studio or 1 bedroom, depending on the cost of living in your area. Maybe look for something in the price range of 500 to 700. With utilities it should be right under $1000.
An apartment would be nice. I was already in the process of getting one,but now a family issue has come up and I'd rather just stay at home...for now. Which is why I'm encountering about the hotel :)
Are you worried about getting into a contract? If so, there are some people who have 6 month leases and less. But now I get what you are saying. You need your privacy to cam, and it is not always easy when there are people in the house.
agreed, for that kind of money you can pay less than that in rent. get your own place, i have so much freedom with camming now that im not living with my mom or a room mate. my cam shows go from my kitchen to my bathroom to outside to wherever...
if that's really not an option and i was in ur exact position with those fees, i'd probably pull binge sessions and stay there for the whole week and work as much as i can, while spending the nights there to save on expenses. either way, whether you rent it out weekly and only work a few days, as long as you're making an amount that you're satisfied with after all the costs...do it. yeah it sucks u gotta spend money just to make money but shit, gotta get it somehow. if you have that much money to invest monthly though, id say try to get your own place. at least you wont feel bad knowing you're spending that much in motel costs when u can be spending it on a place of your own.
Like now. I'm waiting for my bf to get out of my office. It is suppose to be MY office. I decorated it for MY work. but nooooo he is just trying to take over :0 j/k
hm 2 bedroom would be easier for you then. Not a hotel room. Get a plan in motion. Just be patient, and try to search for what you need. Like cool breeze said in another thread, Craigslist is your friend in this situation. Or get a temporary 1 bedroom ? If u can't afford 2. In this economy I think u can find a reasonable 2 bedroom.
didnt read previous posts...honestly, and it may suck but your situation sounds like its calling for it. see if there are any studios around your house. look on craigs lists. i was so surprised to know that there are A LOT of webcam studios around my city, and no, i dont live in a 3rd world country. it may suck but that is also an additional route if you dont have any other options
I was also thinking about renting an office inside of a building. They have plenty of small ones around here. They run like $250 a month. These aren't normal buildings by the way that close at a certain time,I would be able to come & go as I pleased. The only thing I was worried about was the businesses next door being able to hear me! Then again I could always work nights,be leaving as soon as they arrive. I think wifi may come with those kind of places considering that its surrounded by businesses. Would I really want to use it though? We stay in the middle of the country,so none of those internet chips even get service out here. It is a nice(and waaaay cheaper) thought though.
One of the very sweet girls on this forum had posted a similar thread (about living with parents and wanting to move out) and basically got her head chewed off by someone else's rude "Cam girls living at home are pathetic!"-type statements, so proceed with caution.
For now while you are at home, get on cam whenever you can and maybe even split your cam with more than one site (if it's not making your video feed suffer), and save up as much as you can. Hopefully you'll soon be able to save up enough to move out and not have to deal with privacy issues anymore. Having your own place and not having to answer to somebody else is pretty awesome, and you'll be a much more happier and relaxed person. I guess if you really want to, you can drive to the hotels, but I'd try to avoid that since those costs could really add up, and camming is just too unpredictable. And since it takes money in order to do these things (moving out, staying in hotels, etc.), you may just need to stay where you are just for a little while and earn as much money as possible so that when you move out, you'll have more than enough money to handle your business.
Good luck!
Ok first of all I am for the hotel/temporary option. Pay that $200 a week for a hotel. If you get an apartment and sign a shorter lease they will charge the shit out of you. That is how they get you to sign a longer lease. Do yall not know that? Do not commit to anything unless you want to. Do the hotel until you can figure out what your income is going to be every month at the minimum. Good luck
^^Was kinda thinking that about the lease thing. Don't really care to sign any kind of contract especially if its not what I really want.
Exactly. Do NOT get an apartment with your sister having that issue now. Get a hotel for a month or two THEN get a place. Do you know what it takes to get an apartment?? You better have 3 months rent in hand first so you don't have to worry month to month. It is only common sense. Get a temporary hotel where they will let you pay weekly. In an aparment if you don't have money to pay they will file for eviction. In a hotel if you don't have the money to pay/you have a bad week at work.. you can just leave. Simple.
I don't know why everyone is advising that you get a place now/make a commitment. If your income was steady and you had 3 months on hand, I'd say go for it but that's not the case. Work your ass off for two months staying in a hotel room and get a place. Trust me I did it 3 years ago and moved into a fabulous condo then and now a townhome. Don't just move into anything because you are in a sort of desperate situation.
I had a 6 month lease before on an apartment that was $750 per month. It was a 2 bedroom 1 bath. Not all places will over charge just because the lease is short.
I get it. Something smaller than 6 months is harder to negotiate, and may not be in a decent neighborhood as well. I tried to actually get a 3 month lease at that time and couldn't find what I needed, so had to work with the 6 months. But 6 months flies by quick!
I have lived in an apartment before and it's not something you can just go and get overnight. It takes research to find the perfect place suitable to your needs. I hear alot of apartment horror stories and I never had a bad experience ever with an apartment management company because I did a 6 months research for the pefect place. Hell I would even suggest that you rent from a private owner than an actual apartment community. They would be more lenient with you on late payments. Modelchick, Honestly I woudl not recommend even my own sister to get an apartment without 3 months of rent saved up. Hell when I move to my first apartment that is what I gave them 3 months upfront. In doing that I was able to catch up on A LOT of bills and today I am debt free because of it. You don't want to keep having bill after bill because when you're in your own place that is what it seems like.
You can take these ladies advice and sign up for a 6 months lease but be prepared to pay other bills. Power bill, gas bill, water bill (some places make you pay for water), washer and dryer lease if you don't already have one (trust me you'd be saving money I read that you were a mother as well). You have to pretty much sit down and calculate all these bills. When I was getting my apartment, I called duke power to see what the average power bill would be. I had to know if it was something I could commit to every month. you never want to be late or not pay a bill it collections stays on your credit for up to 7 years.
I would not recommend someone that is in a desperate situation to get an apartment without any planning unless that person has help and is SOMEWHAT financially stable.
Oh and just FYI I am 21 years old (will be 22 in June) and I have my own place and my own car.. pretty much my own everything. My parents/siblings are out of the country. I get along with them now just fine and I love them to death but even if they were here I would not live with them. It is best that responsibility kicks in at an early age. If my daughter wanted to live with me until she was 40 of course but knowing the way Iam and the way I see my daughter the way she will be I'm sure she will have that option to move on her own when she's 25. That is just me though lol.
I lived with my mother until I was 24 with a kid so that part I understand plus you have family issues. I would figure out a schedule maybe cam 3-4 long days because you want to save more than spend. The price in the op is kinda high (I feel) all I can say is con't to do your research.
I wouldn't do it I would work where I am, ignore my mother and save and move out.
I would start by putting alock on my door and telling her I am working and to leave me alone.
^^If only she was that understanding. I do lock the door :D I can't just ignore her,what she says goes and I respect that. I might be grown,but this is still HER house!!
Yes if I were living with my mom/dad, I would show respect. It is their home not mine. We all have our own relationship style with my parents. Only you know what goes on in your family. Hell you're lucky that you're even able to cam. If my mom was here the only way I'd be able to cam is during her choir practice on sundays. My mom does not play at all. Anything adult industry related is affiliated with the devil :rotfl:. Only if she knew :P.
Oh I just did some research. I found some office spaces for $175 a month. That beats any apartment or hotel. Hell you can get an airmattress or an actual bed, a night stand, set up up your lights the way you want. Most of these places come with utility paid for already and hi speed internet.. how awesome is that? I think this is a SWEET and savvy idea. I wouldn't spend more than $400 on one though. Hope this helps.