Life and its financial whoas...

Lately, I have been attacked on all sides by financial issues. I just found out recently that I have a 1400 dollar repair to make on my car. I also must make payments toward my parents since they bought my car for me which is about six thousand dollars. I also want to start up a DJing business on the side which is going to be more money for gear to do weddings, parties, clubs, and dances. In the mean time, I am working my butt off to pay everything. I am supposed to be moving out in about a year from my parents casa. I am excited but at the same time kind of frightened. I am excited by the fact that I will hopefully have some rad roommates who can help me make rent and that I will be able to hang out with. I would love to be able to have friends stay over and hang out whenever. I would love to have a place where my friends can just come over and feel at home. The downside to having your own place is the responsibility and bills that come along with it. You really have to maintain your house and keep it in pristine condition. Although everything has been happening all at once, I feel like I am moving in a good direction. I am learning a lot about life very quickly and becoming more knowledgeable(sp?) about how to deal with those situations when they arise. What bothers me is when I see so many of my friends who have been handed a lot in life. They don't have to worry about having enough money for their bills or food. Mother and father will always come to their rescue. When parents do that to their children, it isn't teaching them life lessons. A wonderful analogy of this scenario would be if you saw a child inside a round, inflatable tire in a swimming pool. If you saw them ten or fifteen years later in the same floating device, you would find it absurd too. You would ask yourself, "Why haven't they learned how to swim on their own?". Parents have to let their children stumble before they can walk steadily. If you think about it, their early decisions will help them to transition as a responsible adult and know that they must make better decisions. I appreciate my parents for doing enough to not let me take my life for granted. I am very blessed to have a really good automobile and to have my college taken care of so I can have a better life for myself and my future family. I am very fortunate to have parents who want me to be able to function and transition into a well-adjusted young adult.