I'll turn 18 in 19 days, but ya, I guess I am kinda lucky. I was just pretty upset at her insulting my new fish when I posted this thread. And no, for a piano teacher I'm pretty cheap at $10 a half-hour. As for water spilt, I use a siphon hose right out the window and under the deck (the saltwater makes an especially great weed killer/ice remover lol.) Also, our entire basement floor is tile, so water spilt is really no big deal. Thank God they also pay for animal food, the electric bill which is around $450 in the winter since my mom collects Christmas ornaments (she has 17 christmas trees decked out with polish ornaments and themed, none of them shorter than 7 foot), and the salt for the marine aquariums. Also we have a well, so basically free water changes for me!