You can now sign a contract. Yes, for real. That rental agreement for a $2,000-a-month studio with a “cozy” kitchen? All you. The fine print is your new best friend. Read it. Or don’t. Live dangerously.
Credit cards are suddenly interested in you. It’s like they can smell the lack of life experience. Start with a secured card. Or learn the hard way that “0% APR” is a trap for people who buy matching avocado toast and latte sets.
You can legally change your name. Want to be “Thor McPancake”? Go for it. The clerk at the DMV has seen weirder things than a teenager rebranding themselves as a breakfast item.
The Fun Disasters
You can now rent a car. But most major companies won’t rent to you until you’re 21—and they’ll charge you a “young driver fee” that makes the rental costlier than the car itself. It’s a scam. A hilarious, financial scam.
You can buy a pack of playing cards. Huge step. You can also legally go to a casino, but only for slots or bingo in many states. Nothing says “adulting” like losing $20 to a machine that plays circus music.
You can serve on a jury. Imagine sitting in a room with 11 strangers, arguing whether someone’s cat was an accomplice to a crime. That’s your civic duty now. Enjoy the free stale coffee.
