What are some of the skills I must require if I were to live independently?

Question

I'm typing out a paper answering the question of what I would change about the highschool system. I am revolving my idea around having more independence. One suggestion I made was to offer classes to Jrs and Srs that teach them life skills needed to know how to live indepently. I'm trying to think of specific situations that this class could better prepare students with. Any suggestions?

Answer 1

Balance a check book
Manage credit
cooking / nutrition
laundry
basic household maintainence
basic car maintainence

Answer 2

I've got a few answers for you:

Budget your money(Independence doesn't mean s h i t if you don't have the cash to back it up(for bills and such))

Be responsible (if you make a mistake, own up to it, don't be a coward and blame it on someone else)

Be on time (that's what the tardy bells in school were for, to teach you to be on time for class(when you start driving to work in far off locations, you don't want to catch traffic because you were out and about and now you're sleeping in))

Keep on learning (it doesn't end after high school unless you want to work at Micky D's by all means, remember I want extra ketchup)

Don't judge people (what goes around comes around, popular people won't be popular after h.s.,there's always different cliques and rules are different, people won't be putting up with your bull s h i t )

If you don't know what you want to be in life, go to community college until you do, by the time you've decided, you'll be 3/4's of the way there and might be ready for University level of education if you're up for the challenge.

There's more, you can learn those on your own.

Answer 3

Independent Living

Living away from your family can involve moving into your own place. When you first leave home, you will likely have to share your space, or at least share common facilities (e.g. kitchen, laundry) with roommates, in a dormitory, house or apartment.

Before making the big move you should work on mastering the skills you need to help you make the transition to independent living:

Managing money - living on a budget, paying bills, keeping records of your finances

Maintaining your own living space - finding suitable housing, cleaning, and doing regular household maintenance and upkeep (e.g., changing water and heating filters, cutting the lawn,, disposing of trash and recycling)

Taking care of personal needs - doing laundry, maintaining personal hygiene, refilling prescriptions and keeping regular medical and dental appointments

Preparing food - sticking to a healthy diet, grocery shopping, cooking your own meals

Caring for clothing - purchasing new clothing items, washing and drying clothes properly, doing needed repairs, storing clothes properly

Using transportation - knowing how to use public transportation (trains, buses), having a list of convenient taxi and car service providers, knowing travel costs and putting aside travel money (or making other credit or billing arrangements), and learning how to drive.

Answer 4

Banking -- Types of Loans
Renting vs. Owning a Home
Parenting
Cooking -- reading food labels
Car Maintenance
Booking Vacations

Answer 5

Getting and being good at a job
managing a bank account
following a budget
nutrition and cooking
dressing for success
using public transportation or driving and mainntaining a car
communication skills

Answer 6

i think the kind of skills you need in order to live independently is that you need is that you need to be prepared to write a resume and a job interview, and you need to be able to set a budget so that you are able to pay for your bills, and you also need to know how to buy a house and to be careful with how much you pay for it. As for post-secondary education, you might need help with getting enough money to pay for it because universities and colleges cost tons of money so you would need to turn to a financial budget.

Answer 7

Teach kids how to write a resume. No one ever taught me and I wish someone had.