At what age did you move out and WHY?

[Tink!]

Some of you moved/got kicked out so young....

step mom and i never got along..i finally stood up to my dad for the v. abuse, and got kicked out..lol...better off that way anyways

 

[ex0Tic_island_girl]

19

I just want move out

want to be independent

of course..paying rent is never worth it

 

[Smurfy]

I moved out on my own officially when i was 23 yrs old, after i graduated from college and had been working for about a year. I totally would have lived with my parents for many more years for free but they moved to the east coast and i wasnt about to go back there

 

[thelion2005]

I was 23. Graduated from college and went off to kill commies. It was simply time to grow up and get a life.

My son left at 22 upon graduation because he wanted a single guy's life out of my sight. (Ha Ha). He went into an apartment, but after two years bought a house. It helped him on his taxes and gave him pride of ownership.

Daughter left at 24 to get married and go to medical school out of state. I'm sure she was glad to escape my iron grip.

 

[seizer]

If my dad forwards me a little extra cash tomorrow here, that will buy me some time while I wait on a job. THEN I will be out. I dont hate living with my family...but I feel too outta place living under someone elses commands and rules. I need my freedom. I need my privacy. I need discover the rest of life on my own.

 

[vinylgroover]

not til well into 20's.

HS, if you don't get on with your parents, then fine, but if you do, waiting a few years to move out will set you up financially much better in life and given that the cost of living everywhere continues to rise, it's a smart idea to wait.

So many of my friends moved out at 19, 20 etc in order to have 'independance'. Well, most are now 30 and none of them are very financially independant........they have very little savings to speak of and very little disposable income to enjoy and will probably never own their own their nown place. If you can't afford to live the lifestyle you want and deserve then independance means fuck all IMO.

 

[Cutiebaby]

17 years old...i had a baby and went to live with hubby.......

 

[Rex]

I was 23. Graduated from college and went off to kill commies. It was simply time to grow up and get a life.

Fight in the 'Nam?

 

[BUBBLES]

18 b/c I loved freedom and I bought my own place 2 years later.

 

[slat1]

17...
My mother threw me out. I was still in HS.
All in all I am indifferent to the experience.
The irony is I moved back home last year to try and pay off all my debt.