at what age did you first move out from ur parents?

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palswim

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22, after transferring to a University at 20 and living at home during the summers. It's California, but I don't pay much with 5 roommates.
 
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MyThirdEye

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16 At the moment.

I plan on going to the University of Nebraska at Lincoln after I graduate High School in 2010.

Then, hopefully going somewhere in the field of Chiropractics, or taking over my parents business.

So I'm going to guess that I'll have my own place when I'm ~22
 
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Deeko

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You *should* move out when you graduate high school, but I'll give you till 20 at the latest.

I went to college about a week after I turned 18, it was a school with no summer breaks and I paid for it myself. While my legal residence remained my parent's address until I graduated at 22, I consider myself to have moved out at 18.

Go to college, get a job, or join the military. You leeched off your parents long enough.
 
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BarneyFife

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Originally posted by: Deeko
You *should* move out when you graduate high school, but I'll give you till 20 at the latest.

I went to college about a week after I turned 18, it was a school with no summer breaks and I paid for it myself. While my legal residence remained my parent's address until I graduated at 22, I consider myself to have moved out at 18.

Go to college, get a job, or join the military. You leeched off your parents long enough.
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LOL! This is one of the most moronic things ever.

 
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19 - only because I got married then and we wanted our own place, obviously.

I see no problem with people staying at home till 23-25 if they're going to college or working.
 
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I had an apartment in college but I didn't really move out until I was 20...but I moved in with my Uncle and Aunt so I suppose that doesn't count. I still live there.
 
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Oh? Tell me what is so moronic about my post, barney.

Am I moronic for going to college and paying for it myself? No, I consider that being responsible.

Am I moronic for saying people that are 18 should go to college, get a job, or join the miliary? I certainly hope not, or else we'll have a society of lazy hippies that don't do anything with their lives.

Am I moronic in saying that you have no excuse for still living at home 2 years have you graduate? This is the only place in my post you could even argue, but I still think you're wrong. If you haven't gone to college (yes, I'm considering that moving out...I'll grant an exception for going to college from home, but I firmly believe people who do this are missing at least 50% of what you gain in college) or gotten a job capable of sustaining yourself within two years of graduating high school, you're officially a leech and need to get your ass in gear.

Tell me again sir, how this is "the most moronic thing ever"?
 
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Originally posted by: DangerAardvark
I moved out when I was 12. I worked 2 jobs (one in a coal mine and one as a phone sex operator), which I had to walk 5 miles through the snow and 2 miles over broken glass everyday to get to. I used plastic bags for shoes, shoes for gloves, and gloves for a hat! We didn't know any better back then. It was a simpler time.
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lol. Best answer yet.
 
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Originally posted by: Deeko
Oh? Tell me what is so moronic about my post, barney.

Am I moronic for going to college and paying for it myself? No, I consider that being responsible.

Am I moronic for saying people that are 18 should go to college, get a job, or join the miliary? I certainly hope not, or else we'll have a society of lazy hippies that don't do anything with their lives.

Am I moronic in saying that you have no excuse for still living at home 2 years have you graduate? This is the only place in my post you could even argue, but I still think you're wrong. If you haven't gone to college (yes, I'm considering that moving out...I'll grant an exception for going to college from home, but I firmly believe people who do this are missing at least 50% of what you gain in college) or gotten a job capable of sustaining yourself within two years of graduating high school, you're officially a leech and need to get your ass in gear.

Tell me again sir, how this is "the most moronic thing ever"?
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While I don't feel it is the most moronic thing ever, I side with Barney.

You have a strange mentality that once you hit 18 you are immediately a freeloader. I am well aware that everyone's family situations are different, so I imagine your viewpoint stems from that.

For example, I am really close to my family and I have no problem living with them for the time being. On top of that, I know that me getting the right start at a young age is more important to them than paying extra for food/electricity/whatever. No, we aren't rich at all - my dad is 62 and still busting his ass at work at a blue collar job. But family is what is important to him, and he'd sacrifice whatever he can to get us better lives.

I'm currently 23, graduated a bit over a year ago, and getting paid fairly well. I still live at home primarily because I am saving money to buy a house. I pay my share of car insurance, cell phone, internet, and cable.

I lived on my own for 4 years in college - and that is not really "moving out" - it's more so just being away from home for an extended period of time. "Moving out" is when "home" is no longer with your parents - but rather on your own, or with a roommate.

Anyway, I can definitely "sustain myself" by moving out and renting. I cannot afford to buy a home - and with the current housing foreclosure situation, it seems more people should have lived at home for a while so they could afford their own houses (I don't mean that literally, it's a joke).

So yea, I think I'd rather live with my family till I'm 25 and then own an appreciating asset rather than moving out young and putting money toward housing that I will never see again. I know I am missing out on being on my own - I do miss it. I just don't miss it enough to sacrifice long-term financial goals for short term gratification.

To OP:
Still live at home (23)

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mattocs

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18...came back home for about 10 months...moved out for good about 2 months after I turned 19.
 
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soonerproud

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Originally posted by: Solodays
wow where do u people get all the money from at such young age?
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It's called a job. That is the place adults go to everyday to make money to live.


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I had to move out while a senior in high school. My parents marriage collapsed because of my dad's abuse and drinking. My mom had to go on welfare to support my three younger brothers and could not afford another mouth to feed. I took a full time evening fast food job and completed high school at the same time. I lived in a cheap back yard apartment at the time. I did not own a car so I had a bicycle for transportation. On the nights I worked I usually ate there and on my nights off it was a lot of beans and potatoes. I didn't live high off the hog but I managed to survive by carefully budgeting my money.
 
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SoundTheSurrender

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Originally posted by: Deeko
Oh? Tell me what is so moronic about my post, barney.

Am I moronic for going to college and paying for it myself? No, I consider that being responsible.

Am I moronic for saying people that are 18 should go to college, get a job, or join the miliary? I certainly hope not, or else we'll have a society of lazy hippies that don't do anything with their lives.

Am I moronic in saying that you have no excuse for still living at home 2 years have you graduate? This is the only place in my post you could even argue, but I still think you're wrong. If you haven't gone to college (yes, I'm considering that moving out...I'll grant an exception for going to college from home, but I firmly believe people who do this are missing at least 50% of what you gain in college) or gotten a job capable of sustaining yourself within two years of graduating high school, you're officially a leech and need to get your ass in gear.

Tell me again sir, how this is "the most moronic thing ever"?
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You are a douchebag.
 
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