I am 19 this year and started BMT last week Tuesday(14 Nov). I have recently found out that my father has no plans for my sister and I to move in with him after he sells our current home but I don’t think he’d be able to sell it so soon since the people who come to view our place is put off by the potential renovation cost. However much time it may take for my father to sell the house, I still need find a way to make money and secure a place to stay. So my sister and her boyfriend wanted to rent a place for 3 of us and of course I have to split the rent with them which can still be very expensive for us even if we manage to find the cheapest place possible, maybe 3-4k/month so each person 1k. The big problem is that it’s illegal for me to find a job while I am serving NS, so this is really tough for me. So I’d be happy to consider any advice you guys can give me.
Edit 1: Thank you everyone for your advice. Just want to point some stuff out. And also I wasn’t too truthful about the place we plan on staying because I’m afraid we might get in trouble. We plan on renting an office and hope no one finds the same place and out bids our rent. After that, the bigger problem is renovation, so I have to save money for that even if I am staying in for 2 years straight because why would they let me stay in after Ord? I still need a home after NS. We’d rather pay just over a decent amount on renovation and lower rent than spending over 3 or 4k a month on renting a unit in the long run. I only have an O lvls cert so finding a decent paying job isn’t going to be a breeze.
Also, our father is not a douche bag or hates us in anyway. I am rather spoilt by him. He loves us very much, just that he runs a business and the inventory hasn’t been moving much. So he is also struggling to support us, hence his decision to sell the house and leave us be. He is an extremely stressed out and overworked man. I wish for him to live out the rest of his days pain free.
I guess this is the time for me to experience my fair share of financial struggles