At what age did you move out and WHY?

[Miss24k]

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

Similar situation here, I can relate!

 

[HS Lifter]

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.

Good advice. Sure my mom pisses me off once in a while, but for the most part its good. I wish I could just have people over whenever I wanted(girls included). But I dont think that luxery is worth 1K a month, especially at this stage in my life.

TIGER, Done with the JC and will probably transfer to cal state fullerton fall of 06(I have my AA and 60 transferable units, but have this fucking math class that keeps owning me, Im pretty much wasting one year due to math, which sucks).

 

[Wynn]

I moved out when I was 23. My mom had me paying rent and felt I could give more. She demanded what was nearly half my pay at the time or hit the road. I got a one bedroom in the next county that cost more than I was paying her. It was worth it because I finally had privacy and peace & quiet.

 

[Devastation]

moved out when i was 19 when my mom walked in on me and my gf getting our groove on. i was in college and had just broken my arm. i had a few thousand saved up from working construction, and after i was able to return to work, i worked 3 different part time jobs while paying out of pocket (NO LOANS AT ALL) to go to school

it was worth it to have the freedom

 

[habitualhealth]

1. How old?

2. Why?

3. Was paying rent worth it vs living for free in parents home?

4. Any other comments?

17

Stepmonster was a beyotch. (she will burn one day)

Best thing i ever did for myself. However, if I had of been cool with the 'rents (if she wasn't in the equation at the time) I would have stayed until they kicked me out...banked all my $$...and be a rich mo fo ho at 25.

 

[Tink!]

Similar situation here, I can relate!

aahh sorry sweetie..never fun...but hey..what doesn't kill us makes us stronger huh.

 

[AristotleBC]

u fukin pussies i was kicked out when i was 13 for sellin weed , moved back in when i was 16 and left nwhen i was 17. indipendance has been a liberator for me now i'm lookin to as to help me grow and get more respect for myself and my family can anyone relate or is this board full of pansies that burried them selves home till they were 25????

Why are you proud of being kicked out of the house and then leaving? You are barely literate my friend. Perhaps you would have been better off staying in school.