Moving out on my own...

[Wadded Beef]

I hope to be out on my own sometime this year, i feel like such a dork being 21 and living with my parents...what was it like for you guys and what do you know now that you wish you knew when you moved out? I plan on renting an apartment or condo with a roommate or roommates, or even buy a small house with a couple friends so we can sell it later and get money back...i hate the idea of renting because you never get that money back...

 

[sisq0kidd]

stop

 

[illusion88]

You aren't going to buy a house/condo/apartment unless mommy and daddy are very rich. Or you have been saving all your pennies since you started working at the age of 15. It makes no sense otherwise.

 

[RichUK]

i still live at home .. parents doing everthing for me so its all good .. MOMAS BOY

 

[imported_thomash]

Be careful who you move in with, they could end up being hassle when living with them. Make sure you know their habbits. i.e smoking, cleanliness etc...

What if you get a girlfriend, she might not like a house full of friends all the time.

Costs that may occur - tax, water, elec, gas, food........

i'm 21 can't afford to move out in UK - typical small but nice house in a
nice area = £100,000 / $186,000

 

[Wadded Beef]

Originally posted by: illusion88
You aren't going to buy a house/condo/apartment unless mommy and daddy are very rich. Or you have been saving all your pennies since you started working at the age of 15. It makes no sense otherwise.

waaa!... lol, but there must be some kind of real estate magic that would let a few guys make payments on a house for a few years...

 

[Wadded Beef]

Originally posted by: thomash
Be careful who you move in with, they could end up being hassle when living with them. Make sure you know their habbits. i.e smoking, cleanliness etc...

What if you get a girlfriend, she might not like a house full of friends all the time.

Costs that may occur - tax, water, elec, gas, food........

i'm 21 can't afford to move out in UK - typical small but nice house in a
nice area = £100,000 / $186,000

a decent house in my area will be around $500,000...needless to say i'll be moving somewhere cheaper

 

[xirtam]

Originally posted by: Wadded Beef

Originally posted by: thomash
Be careful who you move in with, they could end up being hassle when living with them. Make sure you know their habbits. i.e smoking, cleanliness etc...

What if you get a girlfriend, she might not like a house full of friends all the time.

Costs that may occur - tax, water, elec, gas, food........

i'm 21 can't afford to move out in UK - typical small but nice house in a
nice area = £100,000 / $186,000

a decent house in my area will be around $500,000...needless to say i'll be moving somewhere cheaper

Wow... that's really pricey. How many "friends" are you planning to move out with? Are they ninjas?

 

[Wadded Beef]

Originally posted by: thomash
Be careful who you move in with, they could end up being hassle when living with them. Make sure you know their habbits. i.e smoking, cleanliness etc...

What if you get a girlfriend, she might not like a house full of friends all the time.

Costs that may occur - tax, water, elec, gas, food........

i'm 21 can't afford to move out in UK - typical small but nice house in a
nice area = £100,000 / $186,000

she won't mind...at least she better not because if she gets out of line, POW!

 

[apologetic]

thomash
What if you get a girlfriend, she might not like a house full of friends all the time.

Seriously don't let a gf determine your living situation. Room with some stable guys you know, or some friends of a friend thing.


You must have a buttload of savings living with your parents all those years...

 

[Wadded Beef]

Originally posted by: xirtam

Originally posted by: Wadded Beef

Originally posted by: thomash
Be careful who you move in with, they could end up being hassle when living with them. Make sure you know their habbits. i.e smoking, cleanliness etc...

What if you get a girlfriend, she might not like a house full of friends all the time.

Costs that may occur - tax, water, elec, gas, food........

i'm 21 can't afford to move out in UK - typical small but nice house in a
nice area = £100,000 / $186,000

a decent house in my area will be around $500,000...needless to say i'll be moving somewhere cheaper

Wow... that's really pricey. How many "friends" are you planning to move out with? Are they ninjas?

lmao wtf "ninjas"??

and i'd probably want to live with no more than 4 people in a house, including myself.

 

[Wadded Beef]

Originally posted by: apologetic

thomash
What if you get a girlfriend, she might not like a house full of friends all the time.

Seriously don't let a gf determine your living situation. Room with some stable guys you know, or some friends of a friend thing.


You must have a buttload of savings living with your parents all those years...

nope, blew it all on computer stuff lol. i am saving now though, i'll be keeping my trusty tbred athlon and 9800 pro, must resist upgrading!!

 

[xirtam]

Originally posted by: Wadded Beef

Originally posted by: xirtam

Originally posted by: Wadded Beef

Originally posted by: thomash
Be careful who you move in with, they could end up being hassle when living with them. Make sure you know their habbits. i.e smoking, cleanliness etc...

What if you get a girlfriend, she might not like a house full of friends all the time.

Costs that may occur - tax, water, elec, gas, food........

i'm 21 can't afford to move out in UK - typical small but nice house in a
nice area = £100,000 / $186,000

a decent house in my area will be around $500,000...needless to say i'll be moving somewhere cheaper

Wow... that's really pricey. How many "friends" are you planning to move out with? Are they ninjas?

lmao wtf "ninjas"??

and i'd probably want to live with no more than 4 people in a house, including myself.

This dude tried living with 4 other people, including himself! And they were NINJAS!

 

[RichUK]

4 people that could get annoying .. when you want piece and quite that sort of thing

 

[SandGnome]

Roommates can be fun, or they can be a problem. They may have annoying habits, such as sleeping while you're trying to play loud music, studying or reading while you're playing computer games, things of that nature. Here are a few tips to help youYou will want to split up the chores between your roommates so that you don't have to do any. Always make sure you are responsible enough to collect the money from your roommates when the phone, lights, gas, and cable get shut off for non-payment. Don't eat your buddies' cooking, unless you have lost your zest for life. I'm sure you can figure all the rest on your own, you seem like such an intelligent person! Go get 'em tiger... watch out for pubes in the butter.

 

[effee]

get enough clothes, the first few days u probably wont have time to wash

 

[sandorski]

Learn how to cook, ASAP. Ordering Pizza and going out costs many times what you can make for yourself that's equal to if not better in taste and quality.

 

[xirtam]

Oh, that's a good point. Do you know how to cook, or are you going to rely on fast food for the rest of your life?

 

[Ns1]

no matter how much money you think you have, it's not going to be enough

 

[Siddhartha]

OP,

Whiat is your income?

 

[Wadded Beef]

Originally posted by: Siddhartha
OP,

Whiat is your income?

sporadic at the moment, i get temp jobs. average monthly income is around $500, i'm gonna try to get a $15-20 an hour job with adelphia with one of my friends, it's full time so hopefully i can move out with that, once i acumulate enough money for a safety net

 

[xirtam]

Originally posted by: SandGnome
Roommates can be fun, or they can be a problem. They may have annoying habits, such as sleeping while you're trying to play loud music, studying or reading while you're playing computer games, things of that nature. Here are a few tips to help youYou will want to split up the chores between your roommates so that you don't have to do any. Always make sure you are responsible enough to collect the money from your roommates when the phone, lights, gas, and cable get shut off for non-payment. Don't eat your buddies' cooking, unless you have lost your zest for life. I'm sure you can figure all the rest on your own, you seem like such an intelligent person! Go get 'em tiger... watch out for pubes in the butter.

:laugh:

 

[randomlinh]

i'm gunna be stuck at home for a while... a good long while now that I'll probably have car payments.

 

[iamwiz82]

Originally posted by: Wadded Beef

Originally posted by: Siddhartha
OP,

Whiat is your income?

sporadic at the moment, i get temp jobs. average monthly income is around $500, i'm gonna try to get a $15-20 an hour job with adelphia with one of my friends, it's full time so hopefully i can move out with that, once i acumulate enough money for a safety net

So you are planning to move out on $500 a month plus the possibility of $15/hr?

 

[eigen]

Originally posted by: RichUK
4 people that could get annoying .. when you want piece and quite that sort of thing

peace and quiet