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i’d say go for it if you were 18 but if you go i’ll see your picture on a poster at the airport or walmart “RUNAWAY MINOR” and your parents will be so worried…

The harsh reality of it is… in California, $1500 is not really going to go a long way once you find a place to live. For instance, in L.A. the average rent for a one bedroom apartment is nearly a thousand dollars a month — plus deposits are usually equal to the first months rent. Meaning you’d need two grand just for the first month. Plus, hate to break it to you nobody is going to rent you a place to live without a co-signature from your parents honey. I say if it’s a round trip ticket, go with your friend (with parents’ permission, of course) and take a mini-vacation. It might be what you need to break the monotony… then you can go back home and focus on finishing up your diploma and saving money to move after high school.

Plus, don’t go somewhere with somebody, planning to “ditch them” when you get there! That’s not nice, and it’s a bad start to a new life.

$1500 won’t get you anything in California unfortunately. That’s like having $20. Seriously. You NEED to graduate before you go doing things like this. Once you have your diploma then go. See if he can hold off until you have that diploma in your hand. If he can’t understand that, then he’s not worth your time.

I was going to say that. 1500 is no where near enough.

Well..you could prob survive for about 2weeks. but then you just blew 1500 and have to go back home. Sucks

You need to be very careful about crossing state lines with somebody else as a minor without parental permission. That’s a good way to get a “friend” tossed into jail when your parents find out you left with him (even if you ditch him later) and they get mad enough to press charges.

Also, everyone else is entirely correct. $1500 is not going to get you anywhere. You’ll be sleeping on the street in a week, and if you find yourself in the wrong neighborhood, it will be even worse. A strange city is a dangerous place to be because every place has its own crime dynamic and if you’ve never been somewhere and you venture out alone, especially as an attractive young female (even if you don’t think you are) you WILL become a victim.

Why do you want to just run away ? I live in Cali, that money might not last you long (depending on how you spend it) but its possible, heck I knew a kid 16 lived on his own for months with no money (he was homeless). Do you even know any one that lives over here ? friends family ? Its a wild idea but its life and you only live once, this could be an adventure that will obtain your dreams or run you into the ground. Just take a good look at things before you take any leaps. Good luck.

I’m so torn between just saying take off and fly and stay the hell where you are. Some people really are mature enough to handle it aged 17, and the adventure can be great. But in the end, it’s a hard, hard slog and you can end up in a bad, bad situation (like raped, beaten and dead bad). What is this friend doing in CA? Is he just talking you there for a holiday? Can you go and see the scene where you are and see if you have any chance of getting a job? But don’t just ditch him, that’s a mean, mean thing to do and won’t he be the hell worried if you take off? I’m sure you’re family wouldn’t approve but you cannot imagine the grief you will cause them if you just diassapear.

RaverBarbie wrote:
I was going to say that. 1500 is no where near enough.

Well..you could prob survive for about 2weeks. but then you just blew 1500 and have to go back home. Sucks

yea, but what a great experience.

I agree, somewhat, really you gotta sit down and write out the pros and cons and give serious thought to this, where will you stay, what will you do to get more money how much does things cost, how much food will cost, gotta think those things out, hell just thinking and writing it all down usually helps ya vent anyways, my ex g/f was the same way (kinda not really but still in context) where she’d talk about leaving until I told her to write everything down and have a plan then poof she didn’t even care about it

melt wrote:

RaverBarbie wrote:
I was going to say that. 1500 is no where near enough.

Well..you could prob survive for about 2weeks. but then you just blew 1500 and have to go back home. Sucks

yea, but what a great experience.

But 2weeks…for that kind of money. I agree its a great experience. But this gal wants to run away and live somewhere else. An experience wouldn’t suit the situation i guess.