The Trouble With Parents

Since I've lost my job, I've had to move back in with my parents. It hasn't been the best of arrangements.
my mother is really starting to act as if, now that I have a job, I should just hand over my entire paycheck to her every week. I appreciate everything she and my father have done for me, but I'm already giving you $100.00 a week ($400.00 a month)how are you considering that money only rent? It seems that it didn't occur to her that none of that money was to go toward paying you back the money that I have borrowed from you? In all honesty, if I could afford 400.00 a month in rent alone, why the hell would I be living with my parents?

All-in-all, I really miss having my own personal space. Coming home to my dog, my bed, my apartment. I miss cooking in my own kitchen, knowing where everything is, putting away dishes away when i feel like it, etc. And damn it, I just miss all of the amenities that come with being on your own, like having "over-night" guests, not being asked where I'm going when I leave, not feeling I have to call if I'm not coming home 'til morning. "God bless the child that's got it's own" is such an accurate statement.

The sad fact for me, I realize, is that I probably won't have the money to move out until November or December. I decided that I want to buy a car before I move out and at a rate of saving $100 a week, I need to save for 20 weeks for $2,000 for a car plus insurance. With that I also need furniture, not a lot but some, and i have to pay for utilities, which is usually electric, cable, and internet. I have, however decided that I will not be getting cable this time. It's far too expensive for me during me period of rebuilding. I'll just watch Netflix instant view for $8 a month. So calculating all of my expenses, ie; furniture, utilities, deposit, etc, I think I need $2500 to move. So, after I finish paying my friends and family back, I can start saving $700 a month to move. I figure $700 a month will be about what I would pay in rent and utilities any way. My current situation only highlights my need to finish my degree, so that I can make more money.