Even 10 or 11 years ago you could find a studio apartment in LA for 600 to 700$. It wasn't perfect( mine didn't have a kitchen, I learned how to cook pasta vi

Even 10 or 11 years ago you could find a studio apartment in LA for 600 to 700$. It wasn't perfect( mine didn't have a kitchen, I learned how to cook pasta via a rice cooker), but considering it gave me a much needed escape from the insanity of my family, might as well of been a mansion. I was making 10$ an hour back then, at 40 hours a week I'd take home maybe 1300 a month. Rent was very doable. Now the same apartment is 1100$, minimum wage is 15$ but it's harder to get a 40 hour work week. I strongly believe you should be able to at least move out at 18, 19, etc. The best way to deal with a toxic family is dealing with them less. But that's largely impossible now.