Seri

well.. what about:
I don't want to
I want to gain life experience
I want to be able to make my own money
I want to be able to spend MY money "whenever" and on "whatever" I want and not have to beg for money everytime I want something... be it a coffee, a laptop or whatever
I want to have something on my CV for future jobhunting
I don't want to be dependend/caged because I couldn't afford to leave
I don't want it to be later hold over my head
I don't want to worry about maybe paying it back
I don't want to feel guilty/pressured to do stuff now or later

the list goes on and on and any pressure is just a big fat red flag

I read the raws of the next chapter:
If I understood it right, he was faking it so he could try to run away (which he tried but failed).