Moving out and living on your own is the first big step any young adult can make toward gaining independence and self-sufficiency. It may be difficult not be around familiar sights, but the freedom to do whatever whenever is something worth having when you have the means to do so.
However, living alone comes with responsibilities that need to be attended by yourself since you don't have your parents' help to do it.
Here are some must-have tools to get you started on your way to becoming self-sufficient in your new life alone.
LED Flashlight
No matter where you are moving out to, whether to an apartment or a house of your own, it's important to have a light source ready when the power goes out or if the generators fail.
Using candles may be a good solution, but they are only meant to be short-term solutions. They can only last for so long before you run out of them, not to mention it adds heat and provides limited amounts of light.
LED flashlights are the best solution overall, as some can be used for as much as seven hours on high settings - enough to last a night, per Panther Vision.
Screwdrivers
Most electronics and other items use screws to keep things stuck together. However, there will come a time when you need to open them to give them a good clean or to repair them.
Having a screwdriver on hand is a good investment as it prevents you from doing something you wouldn't do to open something, which could damage the item you're trying to open and even injure yourself.
Having the basic Philips and flat-nose screwdriver is enough to start with, but if you can get a screwdriver set, that would be the most ideal.
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Tape Measure
Sometimes, visualizing how big an item can be on an e-commerce site like Amazon or measuring how big of an item you need for your place can be difficult.
Having a tape measure prevents you from making bad estimates and gives you the exact measurements you need for you to buy the correct item for your place.
It also allows you to measure your waist through indirect methods, like wrapping a length of string or yarn around yourself and measuring that with the tape measure.
Pliers
Pliers can come in handy when you need to grip something small to properly fasten or loosen, like a metal nut for a bolt in some electronics and other household items.
These tools come in all shapes and sizes, but having the common two pliers in hand - the long-nose and flat-nose pliers - is a welcome sight for any DIY repairs you need to do around your new home.
Aside from gripping small objects properly, they could also be used to bend and cut wires in place without touching them with your bare hands.
Utility Knife
Last but not least is the utility knife. Sure, scissors could do the trick, but there are some things a utility knife does better than a pair of scissors.
Ripping up rugs to better fit rooms and cutting up some sheetrock and empty beer boxes can be better done with a utility knife because, unlike a pair of scissors, a utility knife can cut almost everything of any thickness, be it rope, rugs, or carton.
Scissors, on the other hand, are meant for thinner objects like string, fabric, and paper. Just remember to replace dull knife blades with new ones to keep them sharp and ready for action.
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