Moving Out of Your Mom's Basement: How to Live Independently (Ep. 206)

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Thomas Frank and Martin Boehme

Personal Branding, Career, Productivity, Business, Learning, Lifehacking, College, University, Education, 101, Lifestyle Design, Work Smart, Class

4.8 • 998 Ratings

🗓️ 9 April 2018

⏱️ 67 minutes

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Summary

Get your wings ready, because it's time to leave the nest. But what exactly does it take to strike out on your own? We talk about the day-to-day challenges of living independently. Full show notes Things mentioned in this episode: Listen Money Matters How to Budget Your Money Without Cutting Coffee (Ep. 174) The Naked Roommate, by Harlan Cohen How to Buy Your First House, Pt. 1: The Research Process (Ep. 205) How to Adult on YouTube The Art of Manliness 12 Rules for Life, by Jordan Peterson Debt: The First 5,000 Years, by David Graeber The Dip: How to Know When to Quit (Ep. 202) Want more cool stuff? You can find all sorts of great tools at my Resources page. You can also get a free copy of my book, 10 Steps to Earning Awesome Grades (While Studying Less), by staying up to date with the College Info Geek newsletter. Timestamps: 0:03:29 - Becoming independent from your parents 0:07:06 - Handling all the costs that come with independence 0:14:27 - Choosing to live in a dorm during college 0:18:15 - Prioritizing what you need to buy 0:22:44 - Dealing with house maintenance 0:28:31 - Learning how to live with someone else 0:50:51 - Setting things up in your apartment 0:53:31 - Being aware of things that need to be done 1:00:02 - Developing your comfort zone 1:03:37 - Conclusion If you enjoyed this episode, subscribe to the podcast on iTunes! It's easy, you'll get new episodes automatically, and it also helps the show gain exposure :) You can also leave a review! See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

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0:37.2	podcast coming at you live from my mom's basement.
0:41.6	Yeah. That was actually two lies in one sentence. Oh no.
0:45.6	Do two lies cancel out and make the truth? I think that makes sense according to math.
0:49.9	I think yeah. There's a lot of math there if you they're good that reminds me
0:54.9	one of my favorite memes just the the middle-aged woman like looking around
0:59.4	confused there's all the math equations around her head I love it it. I don't even think I've seen this. You may have not seen it. It's pretty great.
1:06.3	The internet is, I don't know, a place full of memes. Like right now I keep seeing all these
1:12.3	grooms from... Are you talking about... Me? memes. Like right now I keep seeing all these grew memes from
1:13.7	are you talking about me mays may maze yeah may maze yaymays yep
1:18.2	my job is just making them mamays uh... turns out this podcast is not live and it is also not coming from my mom's
1:25.6	basement because my mom does not have a basement. That's fair.
1:28.8	Hello, podcasting cat. Are you ready to figure out what the cameras are? I don't think you are. You look like you're just going to sit there and meow at me.
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