Well it has been 3 years since I moved out of my parents house and have been living alone. Earlier I was too skeptical about leaving my hometown and going to another City to workn but in the hindsight I realised that it was the best decision I took. I lament that I should have left my parents house a bit earlier. My best advice to the youth would be that is truth leave their parents house at the earliest opportunity available. This all the list of things that I did which won't be possible if I were living with my parents. Indian parents are very nosy. They won't let they are kids to leave your life independently even if you are in your early 20s. Here's the list of things that I tried and which have me a new perspective in life.
- had an amazing dating life. Dated a few girls. Infact, I had my first date at the age of 26 😭😭
- Tried alcohol for the first time. Rum, tequila, whisky, Beer tried it all! Now alcohol no longer attracts me. I just wanted to try just for the sake of experience .
- Did a lot of solo trips in India. Travelled solo to Udaipur Jaipur,Jodhpur, Delhi and Indore, Surat, Hyderabad. If I were living me with my parents they would make me feel guilty of not taking them with me.
- Got into gaming as a hobby and bought myself a very high end gaming laptop and played many games like Detroit become human, RDR2, Bond 007. My steam library is worth around 30k in games. Fulfilled my childhood dream 🥹
- Bought myself an Espresso machine and got myself into hobby of brewing coffee. Now, I know the difference between a Latte, cappuccino, Americano, Cortado, Flat white, Mont blanc, Dalgona coffee. My mom would be making faces if she found that I indulge in such extravagant stuff. As a middle class family it has been ingrained in my mind to save for the future and not to indulge in such stuff.
- Bought myself a 80k Phone and started photography. Ohh man! the experience is soo different compared to using a 18k phone 🫠
- Explored a lot of new cuisines and fine dine experience. My Dad always took us to the same family restaurant every few months and we never moved past Palak paneer and Dal tadka 😞 Now I have tried almost everything fancy. Sushi, Bao, Dimsum, Neopolitan pizza, Bamboloni, Baklava, hummus, Khao suey!
- finally had the money and courage to buy premium apparels like Levi's,Raymonds. Grew up wearing Rs 1k jeans and 800 ka shirt😬
- Bought a Sports bike ♥️
Ofcourse, this wasn't possible if I had not left my parents home to travel to a different city for a 3X pay. Living alone gave me the space and control over my finances and more importantly a a non judgemental environment where I could own my decisions and live a life on my terms. And mind it my parents don't even know any of the above things 🙂
LEAVE YOUR HOUSE AS YOU TURN 21!
I have fulfilled my every dream that I had as a 18 yo. I think I must upgrade my dreams haha!