Why this Aussie high school dropout is actually the most enviable teen in NYC

"While most 16-year-olds are reading The Great Gatsby and studying, Ben Pasternak has more adult concerns, like remembering to pay the rent. “There’s so much stuff I’ve got to take care of, like dishes and washing clothes,” says the teenage tech entrepreneur, who lives on his own in a studio apartment in a new doorman building in Hell’s Kitchen. “I always fall behind on my bills — call me on the phone and they’re like, ‘You’ve got to pay this,’ but I keep forgetting. When I lived with my parents, I took so much stuff for granted.” Six months ago, Pasternak was living in Sydney, with his parents, Anna and Mark, and younger siblings, Jake, 13, and Maya, 6. Now he’s a high-school dropout navigating a foreign city on his own, and he’s launching his own company, a social media marketplace for teens called Flogg, worldwide on Thursday." Read more

Raquel Laneri news.com.au 15 Apr 2016