Moving out of your parent's house

Sackferth

Sackferth

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    When do you think one should do this? When did you? (if you have already) and If you have already, do you feel you made the right choice?
     
    I think in some 4-5 years. I must end the last grade of my economy school, register as unemployed, get some offers, eventually study and find steady employment. Of course I have to find a new flat for myself.
     
    I don't think I'll move out for awhile. I don't see much of a point when I don't argue with my parents or feel like I've got a reason to. I think the only reason I, personally, would move and get my own place is when I'm financially stable and not forced to work tons of hours to barely make the rent, or when I've got someone I want to live with and start something with them (or just a room mate).

    I think I'd regret moving out right now. I've got no cash, I've got no where decent to move to (this town is horrible), and I only have to pay for my gas, car payments and dinner sometimes, so why not stay and keep raking in the cash? :)
     
    I don't see much of a point in doing it soon either.

    My parents and I get along. I am going to go to college right after high school, and the college is near by so I don't need to move closer. And I get free food. All I have to do is pay 100 dollars a month when I graduate from high school, which is better than any other apartment..:3

    So..after 4 years of college? Maybe sometime during college?
     
    18 is actually a common age to move out, believe it or not. Most people begin college around 18 and live in dorms and such. Living away from home during college is good training for when you are really on your own.
     
    Klippy said:
    I don't think I'll move out for awhile. I don't see much of a point when I don't argue with my parents or feel like I've got a reason to. I think the only reason I, personally, would move and get my own place is when I'm financially stable and not forced to work tons of hours to barely make the rent, or when I've got someone I want to live with and start something with them (or just a room mate).

    I think I'd regret moving out right now. I've got no cash, I've got no where decent to move to (this town is horrible), and I only have to pay for my gas, car payments and dinner sometimes, so why not stay and keep raking in the cash? :)
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    Yeah, that steady flow of parental funds is intoxicating. ha ha

    Surmonter said:
    I don't see much of a point in doing it soon either.

    My parents and I get along. I am going to go to college right after high school, and the college is near by so I don't need to move closer. And I get free food. All I have to do is pay 100 dollars a month when I graduate from high school, which is better than any other apartment..:3

    So..after 4 years of college? Maybe sometime during college?
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    What if you and a friend or two share a place? :pink_tongue:

    FreakyLocz14 said:
    18 is actually a common age to move out, believe it or not. Most people begin college around 18 and live in dorms and such. Living away from home during college is good training for when you are really on your own.
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    Do you feel that this is would be overwhelming as well? A higher level of education alongside living life possibly on your own is a fair amount to handle all at the same time.
     
    I haven't "moved out" so much as I've been functionally abandoned by my parents...long story, don't ask...and I hate it.

    I can't advise being on your own before you're prepared to anyone. I'm far from being financially stable. All my money goes to rent and fast food, leaving no money for finishing school. D:
     
    Timbjerr said:
    I haven't "moved out" so much as I've been functionally abandoned by my parents...long story, don't ask...and I hate it.

    I can't advise being on your own before you're prepared to anyone. I'm far from being financially stable. All my money goes to rent and fast food, leaving no money for finishing school. D:
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    Ugh...Bringing it up then casting it aside...Now I'm curious, but without knowing specifics I can only attempt to understand why it will stay hidden.
     
    Anymore that decision can only be made by financial needs and expectations. Unless you're going away to college, you shouldn't realistically move out of home until you've got the money or you're thirty (at which then it should be mandatory). I mean, think about it--you can shell out a hundred or two hundred a month to help your folks, or you could rent a (nice) apartment for 300 or a house for 600. I've been out of high school for two years and it's still more economically viable for me to live at home, but I'll tell you what if you can get a friend or two together to split rent on maybe a nice six or seven room house that's a sweet deal too. I know I'm waiting out a few friends' graduations until I pitch that offer to them. In the end, though, it is really about money and I really think that unless you pull down four figures a month you should live at home. On that note, I can't stress enough how important it is to properly budget. Trust me, because you don't want to spend your bread and electric money on video games and dates. It's not worth it.
     
    SkythurBathandBeyond151 said:
    Ugh...Bringing it up then casting it aside...Now I'm curious, but without knowing specifics I can only attempt to understand why it will stay hidden.
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    I only brought it up to illustrate that it wasn't by my choice that I'm currently independent and to suggest that my opinions may in fact be somewhat more cynical than those of others who've already moved out. XD

    My relationship with my parents isn't nearly as cold as the wording in my first post suggests. In fact, I'm closer to them than anyone else I know. If you really wanna know some details, feel free to VM/PM me. XD
     
    I'm 19 and living at home while I'm in college, I've noticed that I've done more things to manange the house, than what I used to do in the past (before finishing high school). I don't pay rent, so I want to look like I'm pulling my own weight around the place. I think I'll actually want to move out around 21, when I'll likely begin partying more openly.
     
    Timbjerr said:
    I only brought it up to illustrate that it wasn't by my choice that I'm currently independent and to suggest that my opinions may in fact be somewhat more cynical than those of others who've already moved out. XD

    My relationship with my parents isn't nearly as cold as the wording in my first post suggests. In fact, I'm closer to them than anyone else I know. If you really wanna know some details, feel free to VM/PM me. XD
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    I was just messing. ha ha but I seriously would like to hear(read) more.

    GassyOcelot said:
    I'm 19 and living at home while I'm in college, I've noticed that I've done more things to manange the house, than what I used to do in the past (before finishing high school). I don't pay rent, so I want to look like I'm pulling my own weight around the place. I think I'll actually want to move out around 21, when I'll likely begin partying more openly.
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    I think I would feel like a tool if I didn't pick up more responsibilities. ha ha If I came off as a mooch to my parental units I'd be disappointed in myself.
     
    Well, when you get out of high school and either go off to college or get a starting job that can support you living on your own is when you should get out. By the time a person is an adult usually their parents have gotten older and need to take care of themselves and not grown-up offspring. Age I guess depends on the person and the situation but no one should really be living with their parents too long into adulthood IMO.

    I moved out when I set out for college, only days before my 19th birthday. 3 years later I can't imagine how much it'd suck and how little I would have been able to grow or experience things if I'd stayed there. It'd been my dream growing up to leave that state as soon as I could and that's essentially what I did, and it's the best thing I've ever done for myself. Nothing like leaving the nest and getting to experience all the ups and downs of real life without being stuck in a cage.
     
    i am going to finish college before i move out. i mean when i work at fast food and have to pay $500+ for school it doesnt make much since to move out. so i probably will when im 22-24 :/
     
    I'm moving out in September into residence at the University I'll be attending, because it's too far away for me to stay at home (which I would do if there was a feasible reason for me to).
     
    As much as I would love to move out from my dad, I don't have the money to do that. Even with college coming up, I find that it'll be really difficult to be out there on my own and seeing as how it's college, I won't even be on my own officially. I'm really hoping that college will really do what people say it's supposed to do and give me a sense of independence and make me feel more secure about moving out. I do plan on either moving back in with my dad, or moving in with someone else after college. I don't think I'd be able to support myself with college loans to be paid off.
     
    I can't afford living alone, yet. It is a responsibility. I will probably move out when I finish college or maybe later on when I have a job.
     
    When I'll be 18 I'll be forced to move to another country for university, but my parents said they want to live with me D: I mean of course I need them, they can live next door if they like, but I would like to be alone in my own house. I'm tired of having them stick their noses in everything I do and I want some freedom. I can't live without them, but I can't live with them either xD But unfortunately I still 4 years to go T_T But when I'll be 18 I absolutely want to move out.
     
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