Yes, I meant a sharehouse. There is no way he can afford to rent on his own. I live in an relatively inner city Melbourne suburb so I do know this. And he doesn't earn enough now to be able to save more than $1000 in a few months, so I'm trying to balance what is doable with what is practical for him.
I reiterated over and over that he is an adult now and cannot expect that I will catch him if he falls. And he says he is aware of this and doesn't want to depend on me, but what is the motivation then for wanting to move? I would love to think it's coz he loves me and wants to me close to me (haha) but I don't know that that's necessarily true.
ETA sorry Trill posted as the same time as you. He's unskilled - he's a short order cook where he is now - so looking at seek and other websites won't probably do a lot for him. I walk down the road in Brunswick and I see that a lot of cafes advertise their vacancies in their window, so I think that sort of thing might be his best bet. He is, however, looking for work online in gumtree etc and is also looking at sharehouses to see what he can afford. So by all accounts he looks like he's taking it seriously.
The other thing is he's due to come visit for 10 days in April with my 5yo (and both will stay with me), and he's saying he thinks he might look around to see what's out there. If he can score a job, he might go home, pack up and come back but obviously, again, he would have to stay with me until he finds a place. I guess if that happens, I would be having to say - you have x amounts of weeks to find a place or you're out. But the problem is, I think he knows I won't likely throw him out in a new state where he doesn't know anyone...
*sigh*
Last edited by sushee; February 22nd, 2012 at 09:18 AM.
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