Coming Of Age Narrative Essay

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Coming of age narrative When I was eighteen I left for college, I thought I had it all figured out. My mom paid all my bills; my car note, electric bill and gas bill. The only thing I was responsible for was my car insurance. I just went through life not worrying about anything and especially not about saving money. I made crazy choices like going out to eat at restaurants I knew I couldn’t afford, instead of using the money being wasteful, I could have bought school supplies or things I really needed it. I always knew my parents would take care of the bills I couldn’t afford to pay, or the bills I just decided not to pay. I was very irresponsible with money and paying bill, while I was away at college. My mom would get upset with me…show more content…
Being away at school and having the little exposure of independence of not being in the house with my parents and coming and going as I please was great. This was a feeling I wanted to feel more often so I decided to get a full-time job. I would be able to pay some of my own bills and save some money as well. My parents were really happy to see being responsible, and this was something they definitely wasn’t use to from their youngest daughter which was me. I started wanting to own my own home so I started thinking more about home ownership and asking more questions. I even applied for a home loan just to see if I would qualify for a loan at all and what I would need to do to prepare for home buying. So I set a goal of being in my own home by the time I was twenty three. I worked very hard and started building my credit and taking pride in my credit score. I made sure all my bills were paid on time and I did it all on my own, and no longer depending on my parents to take care of my business affairs any longer. This gave me a greater feeling then being away at college did. With my plan being executed it still to me two extra years than I panned it would, but at twenty five I was finally a home owner. And this is when I felt like I was an

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