[quote name='Zenithian Legend'][quote name='Dragonlordfrodo']
I work data entry. I am 20 years old. I don't drive (Personal Choice though). I have graduated High school with a regents diploma, and attended harkness career center (Vocational School) for Information Technology.[/quote]
Well then my advice is to listen to Arnie here very carefully:
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Ok once again there's Arnie... and here's some actual advice:
You're old enough to vote. You're old enough to do things to girls. You can go to prison. You can drive. Last week You even got into an 'X' film... er enough Young Ones references, here's the deal... You ARE 20 years old, I was bumped on out of the nest at 18, so if I can do it I'm sure you can. I moved in with a friend and his family for a couple months and eventually headed off to college, lived in the dorms for awhile and then moved on to apartments. It would seem as though you have a regular job, so here's what I would do in your scenario:
1. Start saving money NOW, don't let your parents know how much you have, if they're asking for paychecks forge a fake one and edit it so you can keep your fair share. I don't care if they claim to know how much you make, say you took a paycut, it's not uncommon these days.
2. Open up your own bank account. You're a big boy now stash that money away where your greedy parents can't get at it.
3. Get a car. Personal choice or not, you have to do it. A car=independence. Trust me on this. I'd almost be willing to wager you don't have your license, but that's really not that hard to get. Once again, trust me, there's plenty of idiots on the road, so you don't have to be a genius to get a license and a car.
4. Friends, if you have a lot then that's great, if not make more. Lots of guys your age are moving out of home, if you can find someone that's moving into an apartment, maybe they'll need a roommate, and maybe they'll ask you. If that's not your style, I don't know where you live, but if you're near a college campus there's always postings about people looking for a sub-leaser or another person to sign their lease with them. This is usually a very safe way to go. True if you don't know the people very well you run the risk of not getting along, but anything is better than your parents right?
5. Once you're financially secure, have a car and a potential place to move out to, let your parents know how you feel. Tell them that you feel like you're getting used, etc. Since you're over 18 they can kick you out of the house, so you need a place to go before you decided to let them know you're not taking any more shit from them.
6. This ends in one of two ways: A. Your parents back off after you talk to them; B. You move out and liberate yourself, you're a grown man if you don't like your situation follow those steps and do something about it.
Now excuse me I'm going to go make a Dr. Phil avatar for myself...