First off i would like to tell all of you that I am not here to have a pity party, I just want opinions based on the story I am about to tell.
Here it goes: My parents got divorced a year and one month ago. My dad has a girlfriend already. He is 45, she is in her late 30s. I am the oldest of his children. I am 18 years old. My brother and sister are 14 and 15. Soooo.... last night we all go out to dinner, and then go home. Later when we are all at home, my dad, dads gf, me, my sis, bro, and her 12 yr old son. They proceed to reveal that they want to move together. Also, she is pregnant. At this point, I am calm, my brother yells out "you have to be shitting me!", and my sister exits the room crying the most I have ever seen her cry. I thought it was fine for about a day, but now its really starting to set in. I feel kinda bad for my dad, considering the age gap this is going to cause, considering the kid will be 20 when he is 65. He was 4 years from having us all out of the house, and this will now bring the total back to 18 years plus. I feel really guilty now leaving the house for college next this coming academic year.
All this being said, I have thought of not going to college. Needless to say, babies = $. It was already going to be tough for me to go to a college that costs 15000/yr (27000/yr before loans/grant/schol). Having the added costs of a new kid are just going to make things even more cumbersome. I think i could almost do as well without college as I could with. I know everyone will call me a retard for that previous statement, so bite your tongue. Ive thought of just working my ass off for a few years, be really frugal, invest, and then begin to accumulate property. Rent the property, and then save the money I earn from that to buy higher demand realty, such as beach homes for rent, warehouses to rent, ect. Im 18, I have relatively little money, I have my car, and some small investments. What would you do. I feel extremely guilty holding my dad to his promise to pay for half of my costs next year at college. It makes me really consider not going.
Here it goes: My parents got divorced a year and one month ago. My dad has a girlfriend already. He is 45, she is in her late 30s. I am the oldest of his children. I am 18 years old. My brother and sister are 14 and 15. Soooo.... last night we all go out to dinner, and then go home. Later when we are all at home, my dad, dads gf, me, my sis, bro, and her 12 yr old son. They proceed to reveal that they want to move together. Also, she is pregnant. At this point, I am calm, my brother yells out "you have to be shitting me!", and my sister exits the room crying the most I have ever seen her cry. I thought it was fine for about a day, but now its really starting to set in. I feel kinda bad for my dad, considering the age gap this is going to cause, considering the kid will be 20 when he is 65. He was 4 years from having us all out of the house, and this will now bring the total back to 18 years plus. I feel really guilty now leaving the house for college next this coming academic year.
All this being said, I have thought of not going to college. Needless to say, babies = $. It was already going to be tough for me to go to a college that costs 15000/yr (27000/yr before loans/grant/schol). Having the added costs of a new kid are just going to make things even more cumbersome. I think i could almost do as well without college as I could with. I know everyone will call me a retard for that previous statement, so bite your tongue. Ive thought of just working my ass off for a few years, be really frugal, invest, and then begin to accumulate property. Rent the property, and then save the money I earn from that to buy higher demand realty, such as beach homes for rent, warehouses to rent, ect. Im 18, I have relatively little money, I have my car, and some small investments. What would you do. I feel extremely guilty holding my dad to his promise to pay for half of my costs next year at college. It makes me really consider not going.
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