Great advice from everyone here. I just have a question about your mother... is she Asian? I have a Thai mother and struggled (still do) with many of the things you talk about in your post... and you are much bolder and braver than I am for establishing financial independence from your mother. It's a very good move on your part. (For the record, I have been making my own money for some time now, but my mother started some bank accounts for me when I was young... and she requires that they remain joint, as they always have been, even though I am now 28 and married. Just one example.)
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