>>1045902>no bf>not sure if troll post If you live near your parents and they don't mind having you at home - then what's the problem? I don't understand why Western society stigmatizes young people who live with their family. My girlfriend is 22 but comes from an Eastern culture. She makes nearly $100,000 per year and her mom and dad actively encourage her to remain with them for as long as she likes or until she gets married.
Going out with friends adds up, especially if you're not walking to bars and clubs and especially if you're not splitting the costs of alcohol. If I go out by myself in a mid-sized city, such as the one I live close to, I can easily spend upwards of $30 or $40 in a single night. That's not a lot of money, in our society, but that's three nights of lodging in a developing country.
Maybe it makes me obsessed or weird, but I love traveling and I'm passionate enough about it that I'm willing to make luxury sacrifices at home to be able to afford it. Every McDonald's meal is five auto-rickshaw trips across Delhi, two taxi rides in Bogota, or the entrance fee to some new site I've not seen before.
I'm always shocked by how much money I spend on stupid shit when I'm not keeping track of my budget. If you buy coffee every morning from Starbucks during the work week, that's at least $100 per month if you're getting a normal "fancy" drink. $100 a month just on fucking coffee. Throw in alcohol, club covers, takeaway, restaurants, and fast food, and you've probably spent several hundred dollars on stupid shit you don't really need.
If you want to be able to do stupid shit, then do it. I have nothing against it. But if you want to travel and you're not rich, then you have to set your priorities and cut back on things you don't really need so that you can do what you're dreaming of.
