When did you move out?

I feel like I'm lagging behind in the game of life. I'm 20 (21 oct 22nd) and most of my friends have already moved out of their parents house. Granted, most of them also have their parents paying for their car, which mine aren't.

But I did make a silly move by buying a $12,400 car when I was 19. Right after I graduated high school, I got a warehouse job with two other friends to make money before I started college. I saved up a little over $8,000 and put a $4,000 down payment on my VW GTI Turbo. Now, it's causing me not to be able to move out.

I plan on saving up and using my tax return money to move out in Feb...if possible.


But the poll is for me to see what the average age is for moving out on your own.

22, married and have a kid... still live in my grandparents house... probably sounds bad, i'm not exactly happy with it... but to move out would be just asking for failure... we can't get housing, as there is a list to get on just to get on the list to wait years to get housing help (katrina certainly didn't help any, neither did rita)

this house is technically 'mine' but idon't see it that way.... but my grandma has already promised it to me when she goes.... but that's not why i'm still here... as i said it'd just be asking for failure to move out.... i refuse to leave my kid without a mother and father like i had to live, and i'd say we're doing good as it is just holding it together (life is a stressful thing.... i wish i had someone to teach me this and prepare me.... not that i would have probably listened, but i'd of certianly prefered to a chance to prepare myself)

i will do everything it takes to stay with my wife (and i do love her... :p incase she reads this or anyone else thinks i'm only staying with her for our son, cuz that's just as bad as leaving him without a parent) i would literally go through hell and high water to make this work..... i want him to have the close knit family i never even had the chance to have...

Do you mean when we physically moved out or when we were financially and really on our own? Physically, I left at 16 to go to college. But I wasn't gainfully employed, in my own Birdie-financed apartment and able to support myself till I was 21 and got my first job. They still helped me even then, from what I remember, because I made so little money.

man theres nothing wrong in living at home with your parents at this age..if your like my mom unemployed and still living with me and my grandma and taking every penny of hers then yea it kinda wack....finish school while u still have a chance or jus keep saving up man GL :thumbsup:

I'm legal and still living with my parents. My sister is 25 and still lives at home.

I don't care what other people say, I leave this house when I'm done with my University studies, get a good paying job, a car, money in the bank and those things.

I'd rather do that than live paycheck by paycheck, pay rent, go to school and work, while trying to balance a social life in between all that at 18,19, or 20.

Too much stress that I don't need.

I moved out middle teens, very young really.

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Originally Posted by Veratyr Star

I feel like I'm lagging behind in the game of life. I'm 20 (21 oct 22nd) and most of my friends have already moved out of their parents house. Granted, most of them also have their parents paying for their car, which mine aren't.

But I did make a silly move by buying a $12,400 car when I was 19. Right after I graduated high school, I got a warehouse job with two other friends to make money before I started college. I saved up a little over $8,000 and put a $4,000 down payment on my VW GTI Turbo. Now, it's causing me not to be able to move out.

I plan on saving up and using my tax return money to move out in Feb...if possible.


But the poll is for me to see what the average age is for moving out on your own.

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If possible? Veratyr...it is totally possible. As for the poll, I am also twenty years old and still chillin' at home. I also observe all of my high-school friends going off to college and making something of their lives, while I'm in the background biding my time.

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Originally Posted by Veratyr Star

I feel like I'm lagging behind in the game of life. I'm 20 (21 oct 22nd) and most of my friends have already moved out of their parents house. Granted, most of them also have their parents paying for their car, which mine aren't.

But I did make a silly move by buying a $12,400 car when I was 19. Right after I graduated high school, I got a warehouse job with two other friends to make money before I started college. I saved up a little over $8,000 and put a $4,000 down payment on my VW GTI Turbo. Now, it's causing me not to be able to move out.

I plan on saving up and using my tax return money to move out in Feb...if possible.


But the poll is for me to see what the average age is for moving out on your own.

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None of it matters. Hopefully, someone will always be there to take care of you. I've known forty year-old men who, because of misfortune (usually divorce), spend some time back at their parents' house.

I'm 18, and live with just my mum. I'm actually in the process of buying a house with my mum o_O. The idea is just to get on the propperty ladder while I can, and maybe rather than me move out from our new place, she will move out.
There is just no need for me to struggle on my own moving out, I have yet to come across a lady who I would even consider moving in with, and I just don't have the money to live comfortably.

Hopefully in my 20th year of existence, I shall see.

Out on my own at 18 ,
Married and bought a house at 20 .
Crispi :jointsmile:

Out at 18, moved back in when I transferred back to a university in my hometown, out after graduation, moved to Alaska for a year, back in again when I wanted to save $ for a house, put my offer on a place at 25, and never looked back. Man, mortgages suck though.

Still home at 18 and poor.

I moved out just after i turned 18. It took about a year before i was financially stable to support myself... haven't looked back since :)

im 18 "still chillin" im planning to move out when im like 20

Reported to Fort Benning, Georgia 10 days after my 17th birthday.

Moved out at HS graduation (18 yo)
Went to work every day, had a family, bought a house. yada yada yada.

That worked for me.

Shovelhandle

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Originally Posted by stinkyattic

Out at 18, moved back in when I transferred back to a university in my hometown, out after graduation, moved to Alaska for a year, back in again when I wanted to save $ for a house, put my offer on a place at 25, and never looked back. Man, mortgages suck though.

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Our stories are so very weirdly similar. I moved to alaska to work for a stay when I was 18, eventually came back to Massachusetts and lived at home. Met my partner, and ended up buying a house at 20.

So on another note, we bought ourselves a WRX and are planning a couple motoring trips on up to Vermont and such, and I'd love to hang out, anywhere in VT near the boarder that you would recommend a day trip? Sorry if some of this doesn't make sense, it's my day off work and i'm using the time to get really baked.

I'm 18 and moving out in one week today :D to go to Uni

I'm soon to be 21 and still currently living at home with my parents. I'm a University student with no money what so ever, and no job at the moment too. It doesn't bother me living at home since I'm still in Education. I know a lot of people around my age and older that still live at home.

I moved out when I enlisted in the Coast Guard at 19 years old... I only waited until I had earned my journeyman machinist ticket so I had a means of keeping a roof over my head and food on the table. I figured on letting Uncle Sam pay for my education when I got out after 4 years.... It didn't work that way...I decided I liked the job, and hung around till it wasn't any fun anymore.

FWIW, I got my *DRAFT NOTICE* while I was on USCGC Glacier in the Bearing Sea. LOL.

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Originally Posted by beachguy in thongs

None of it matters. Hopefully, someone will always be there to take care of you. I've known forty year-old men who, because of misfortune (usually divorce), spend some time back at their parents' house.

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A very very close friend of mine is 44 and he hasn't moved out of home.
He does his own thing....i guess he pretty much just rents the room from his parents as a place to sleep.

but yeah it doesn't matter when you move out of home.
Whenever feels right for you!
There is no real rush...

I moved out at 18, ended up moving back in with my parents after traveling a bit. Then moved out at 21 again.

20 for me, but I've been in and out of since. I wasn't a lucky one to have parents to pay for it all, but at least I can fall back on them when in being raped financially.

I left at 18, I'm now 22, still in school, and still not financially independent. The only reason my girlfriend and I are even able to survive is because her parents let us move into a vacant house on their property. After Katrina, the average cost of apartments jumped from $500 to $800...

Asshole landlords. But yeah, I probably won't be fully out of my parents grasps until around 24. So don't feel bad about still living at home. :thumbsup:

I was 17 and I drank a ton of beer for a long, long time afterward. :) I worked then, and I work now.

Im 21, in school full-time and don't work enough to be able to afford to pay rent anywhere. I really wish I could move out, as living on my own I think would allow me total freedom, and a place to call my own, but It'll have to wait either til I'm done with school or I transfer to another school. In which case my grandma has money set aside to assist with living arrangements for me, my bro, and all my cousins for when we go to college.

Whom ever said that they were 18 or younger when they moved out is B.S. They didn't have an option apparently!(meaning they got their asses kicked out) Or their parents helped them finicially! Anyways i hardly think that the people that said they were 18 when they moved had that choice or just went and left on their own. I don't think so! You guys don't have to lie to sound cool! LMAO Cuz their is no way at 18 or younger you could just up and move out of your parents house on your own , again lmao! Its the internet so what do you expect! LoL YOU DON'T HAVE TO LIE TO MAKE FRIENDS!:jointsmile:

I went to college when I was 18, and haven't been back for longer then a holiday week at a time, but it wasn't until I was 20 that I rented an apartment to have as a semipermanent residence.

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Originally Posted by AZ.HI.AZ.I.AM.

Whom ever said that they were 18 or younger when they moved out is B.S. They didn't have an option apparently!(meaning they got their asses kicked out) Or their parents helped them finicially! Anyways i hardly think that the people that said they were 18 when they moved had that choice or just went and left on their own. I don't think so! You guys don't have to lie to sound cool! LMAO Cuz their is no way at 18 or younger you could just up and move out of your parents house on your own , again lmao! Its the internet so what do you expect! LoL YOU DON'T HAVE TO LIE TO MAKE FRIENDS!:jointsmile:

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I left school at 14. Started work at 14. I left home at 16. I got a place, and supported myself. My parents didnt pay for me to do anything - i had to pay for EVERYTHING myself.

So, your wrong. Infact, your post is a load of shit - so dont bother posting it.

Moved out at 16 started an unexpected family at 17 been on my own since married with a kid I'm 23 now finally finishing college now been broke the whole time but always manage to get by I'm not moving back in with my parents ever too much self respect to give up and stay with my parents. It was a shock though growing up upper class and getting thrown into "the poor life" but I always figured if I have a family I am supposed to support it not them. I just take the bumps and keep strong for them. Mortgages do SUCK though

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Whom ever said that they were 18 or younger when they moved out is B.S. They didn't have an option apparently!(meaning they got their asses kicked out) Or their parents helped them finicially! Anyways i hardly think that the people that said they were 18 when they moved had that choice or just went and left on their own. I don't think so! You guys don't have to lie to sound cool! LMAO Cuz their is no way at 18 or younger you could just up and move out of your parents house on your own , again lmao! Its the internet so what do you expect! LoL YOU DON'T HAVE TO LIE TO MAKE FRIENDS!

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I left school at 14. Started work at 14. I left home at 16. I got a place, and supported myself. My parents didnt pay for me to do anything - i had to pay for EVERYTHING myself.

So, your wrong. Infact, your post is a load of shit - so dont bother posting it.
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I agree I did just leave at 16 and actually left on greyhound from ny to ca spent 6 months working and living on my own there until I was considered a resident of ca and could live on my own there and was sent back to ny were I continued on my own in HS graduated after having a kid and still to this day haven't lived with or off of my parents at all for the last 7 years. Sorry for the double post but that post was to BS just because you personally weren't/aren't able to move out or handle it doesn't mean people can't and don't I know many people who have. It takes a strong capable person and the situation to push them there usually but it does happen and a lot of people do it so to insult and not believe people who did and succeeded is just low.

I'm 20 and I dont live at home but my parents still pay for my share of the rent. I pay for food and other bills. My brothers school was much more expensive than mine so they're making up part of the difference by helping me out. I am very thankful that my parents were able to save enough money to provide for both my brother and myself. I'm going to be at least partially financially dependent on my parents for at least 2 more years. I'm still not sure how I'm going to pay for things while I'm in grad school, but I have a very financially stable boyfriend who by that point may be more than a boyfriend.

I moved out at about 20 to rents with ma girl and our daughter to be... and currently am trying to buy a place of our own! :eek:
Defiantly the best thing!... having your own freedom and that! :rastasmoke:

Peace

Was 22 when I left home and moved to an other country. I would say age does not really matter it if you are ready or not that does. each person and there situations are different.

18. I got out, worked my ass off, and sold my stocks. I'd say 22 is the max before you're officially a loser or a mama's boy, or you have to stay to help them.

Im 18 moved out in the begging of aug.
I love not living at home. so much freedom, so much less stress. working sucks but i actually am starting to have a decent relationship with my parents. i am finally not feeling THAT depressed for the first time in my life
it sort of suckes thoguh bc my bf -now ex bf- left me for college, and so did all of my friends. one of my bff's went into the army and the other went to jail. what can u do thoguh . i sitll know some people but i miss my old social life.
plus now i get too messed up too often. but im gonna stop that

moved out at 18, not because i felt like i was ready to live on my own, but because i couldn't stand living with my mother. growing up was rather.........let's see, how shall i put this........shitty. my safety was in jeopardy living there. so i ended up living with my grandma, then with my boyfriend at the time, then back home for a lil bit, and here i am, living with my boyfriend.

now, if i had a normal family, i would still be living at home because i'm going to school. i would stay at home til i was finished with school. i know how hard it is to live on your own; going to work and school at the same time would really suck, and i would probably just end up dropping out of school and spending all my time working to pay my bills, and then MAYBE going back to school in the future. i wouldn't want that for myself, so i would've just stayed with my mom til i knew i was financially secured and mentally prepare to live on my own. luckily for me the only bill i have right now is my phone bill. my boyfriend pays for everything here.

so yeah, to sum it up, don't feel bad for living at home. many people do it, and yeah it sucks having to listen to mom and/or dad for the time being, but they usually ease up as you get older, especially if they start to see that you're trying to do better for yourself, and aren't staying there simply because you want to be a lazy fuck. :]

Thanks for doin the poll :D Definitely makes me feel more comfortable now. Especially what skanky said.

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Originally Posted by Skanky Spice

moved out at 18, not because i felt like i was ready to live on my own, but because i couldn't stand living with my mother. growing up was rather.........let's see, how shall i put this........shitty. my safety was in jeopardy living there. so i ended up living with my grandma, then with my boyfriend at the time, then back home for a lil bit, and here i am, living with my boyfriend.

now, if i had a normal family, i would still be living at home because i'm going to school. i would stay at home til i was finished with school. i know how hard it is to live on your own; going to work and school at the same time would really suck, and i would probably just end up dropping out of school and spending all my time working to pay my bills, and then MAYBE going back to school in the future. i wouldn't want that for myself, so i would've just stayed with my mom til i knew i was financially secured and mentally prepare to live on my own. luckily for me the only bill i have right now is my phone bill. my boyfriend pays for everything here.

so yeah, to sum it up, don't feel bad for living at home. many people do it, and yeah it sucks having to listen to mom and/or dad for the time being, but they usually ease up as you get older, especially if they start to see that you're trying to do better for yourself, and aren't staying there simply because you want to be a lazy fuck. :]

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Wasn't expecting so many people to have moved out before they were even 18. More power to ya! :thumbsup:

Well, just realize that while many of us might have moved out physically, being financially on our own was another matter. That definitely came later for lots of us who responded. In our economy these days, it's harder and harder to be financially on your own as a young person.

If most parents are like us (I'm not sure they are), their kids are welcome at home. Home's where you're welcome and loved. But I know it cramps your style when you want to be out and free of scrutiny and on your own. I read a parenting article the other day that said the after-25 years were the more common ages now for most adult children to have attained enough income and stability to support themselves. The article didn't make a distinction for adult kids with college degree and those without. Try and be patient with yourself and your living situation. At least you have a place to be!!

Very good point birdgirl. You help out a lot of us more then I think you know.