For
seven years I saved every rupee so that I could buy a house just for myself.
Don’t get me wrong, I loved my parents and loved living with them. But there
was a point of time when I felt that I could no longer be a burden on them. Also, I needed to learn to be independent. I
needed to have experience to fend for myself. I had to #StartANewLife.
There
was also another reason I had to acquire a house. I was in relationship with
this girl in my college (name undisclosed to protect identity). Her parents
didn’t like me very much, for reasons best known to them. I thought if I could
get a place of my own, it would impress them and they would begin favouring me.
Unfortunately,
by the age of 27 I could barely save enough. I checked with brokers and friends
to look for a decent flat within my budget. But all the flats were either too
expensive or were not fit for habitation. I was frustrated and almost gave up
all hope of starting a new life in the city.
Then,
I met my Raj who had recently got
married and bought a flat in the city. When I asked him how he could afford to
#StartANewLife in the city, he hesitated. After I persisted and begged repeatedly
he whispered in my ear, ‘Housing.com’. I immediately checked out the site on my
tablet.
It
was amazing. Flats at the best possible locations were available at reasonable
rates. I ignored Raj the rest of the evening and continued to check out flats
on the website. It was convenient to browse and was rather safe. I found a flat
I liked and about a month later I found myself living in my new flat! The flat
was in a good neighbourhood with schools and hospitals nearby in case I decided
to start a family.
I
invited my girlfriend and her parents to my house warming party. I showed them
around the place. They examined the entire flat in a cursory manner. Finally,
they smiled and told me that I had a good choice. I wasn’t sure if they were
talking about the flat or their daughter or both. In any case, they were
impressed and gave me their blessings.
And
that my friends, is how a new chapter in my life started. Now I have learnt to
be independent. I am no longer reliant on my parents. I have my own independent
identity. I don’t want to offend any of my readers, but I highly recommend all
of you above the age of 25 to stop being a parent’s pet and start making your
own place in this world.
Don't know where to start? Go to https://housing.com/.
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