What would it be like if you were completely on your own and not having to depend on your parents? That is the question that I ask myself everyday. Since I am living with my parents, I am given many privileges that could not be attained if I was living on my own. However, these privileges come with penalties. I must continue to ask myself the question "Is it worth it?" Even though living at home can be frustrating and unreasonable, it can also be beneficial and favorable.

While living at home, there is an overabundance of food available to eat whenever my body desires it. Since I eat so much food, I would be unable to afford my appetite. On top of the four complete meals that I eat everyday, my parents pay for the protein supplements that cost over a hundred dollars a month. I am also fortunate enough to have a mother who makes me a lunch everyday I go to school. Given that I am too laz

Another reason why living at home is an advantage for me, is because I don't have to pay rent to my parents. Renting an apartment in the Valley costs too much money for a college student to afford who barely works twenty hours a week. Some apartments cost up to twelve hundred dollars a month, which is eight hundred more than I'm willing to pay. Without having to pay rent, I am able to spend my money on dates, car accessories, entertainment, and vacation trips. I don't have to work full time to be able to have fun and pay for rent at the same time. Until the day my parents force me to pay rent, living at home is definitely an advantage.

Having a curfew is probably the biggest disadvantage of living at home. My parents don't want me to stay out too late because it is not safe to drive late at night and because they can't go to sleep until I'm home. No matter what time I come home at, they always stay up to make sure that I get home safely and th

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