$8 Ramen on a $2,000 Couch 🍜🛋️

Weston had it all… except a clue.
Never paid a bill. Never did laundry. Never had to.
At 27, he finally moved out. Cue the ✨$7,700 broker fee✨ and the $300 coffee maker he couldn’t afford.

At first, it felt like freedom.
Then the bills hit.
And suddenly, independence wasn’t aesthetic — it was overdraft fees and frozen pizza.

📍 “This time felt like failure… dressed up as independence.”
Oof. That line hits.

This episode of Mental is for anyone who’s ever felt behind, babied, or fake-grown.
Because the truth is, your parents’ love can accidentally hold you back.
And adulting isn’t about nice couches — it’s about learning how to respond when it all goes sideways.

🎧 Tap in for Weston’s story — or risk learning the hard way like he did.
Responsibility doesn’t mean control.
It means you actually know how to respond.