Do you still live at home?

[dpnice]

Just a quick simple reply.

Moved out to go to university when I was 18yrs, rented accommodation so that it was not necessary to go home during term breaks.

Rented as soon as I started my first job and bought my first home as soon as I had a year's savings behind me.

 

[ronnie_h]

yes, i still live at home and always will..

oh, stop..

you meant if i still live with my parents?

no, i left when i was 16 to move on my own path of life..

a hard decision but the best i've ever made..

 

[TylerKS]

I still live at home and I'm 19. I'll be moving out soon but I want to make sure I have enough money to live comfortable.

 

[Aussieguy01]

I am 18 and still live at home , i also want enough money to live comfortablly before i move out

 

[dpnice]

I still live at home and I'm 19. I'll be moving out soon but I want to make sure I have enough money to live comfortable.

I am 18 and still live at home , i also want enough money to live comfortablly before i move out

I can understand you feeling that way.

But what happened to the idea of making sacrifices to get what you want in life.

I left home and rented out a single room with shared bathroom and kitchen, lived frugally on cheap foods, didn't buy clothes or discs and got my books from the library.

The problem is if you wait until you have the monetary means to continue living to the same standards you have with your parents then the moment to leave may never arrive. By all means have enough money to survive but forget about the comfortable part until you have started making your way in life.

 

[operafan]

All I can say is that your home must have been a better situation than mine. No abuse - nothing bad - not much love either. So started working when I was 14, left to go to college at 18, came home rarely, and got my own apt. when I graduated. I never looked back.

 

[James]

I'm 20, still live with folks and little brother. Can't afford to move out, and I don't think I could do the whole "roomate" thing. Soon as I can afford to though, zoom! I'm gone.

 

[NickCole]

I've always lived at home.

I moved out of my parent's home when I was 18.

Since then I've lived at home in the homes I've made for myself and with my partner.

 

[tx_doc]

My parents kicked me out of the house at 17 while I was still in high school. Never looked back.

 

[Chosen]

Im 19 and living with my parents, off to university next year - so should be out when i'm 20!

 

[Lube]

I'm constantly left wondering that regarding many of the posts and threads on JUB.



I did the same; it was tough, but I looked upon it as an exciting adventure. Sometimes in life, it really is worth taking the odd risk now and again.



That's probably why so many people never leave home. They want it all, and they want it now.



Although I loved my parents and family, at the time, I couldn't wait to leave home, and start my own independant life.

Hear, hear, dpnice and Hoody!!

Kids today--sheesh!

I moved out to go to college, came home my first summer, then worked every summer after that so that I could have my own apartment.

I was not living "comfortably" but I was independent!! Woo-hoo!! What a great feeling!

*best soilwork impression*

You need to strap on a pair and be your own man! Independence is far more important than comfort.

*end best soilwork impression*

There, I've said it.

 

[Lube]

My parents kicked me out of the house at 17 while I was still in high school. Never looked back.

I was forced out around 19, and it was for the better.

My step dad kicked me out when I was 17 and I never looked back....

It's unfortunate how much you see of that on JUB.

I was lucky in that I got to leave on my own terms. Although if I wasn't in denial back then, and came out to my family, I might've ended up the same as you guys.

 

[Corny]

i moved out at the age of 22.
it's not cheap, i "waste" a lot of money in my living which i could spend elsewise if i would have stayed home .. but, i don't regret it at all

 

[texyboi]

I moved out at 18....sometimes I think how nice it was not to have responsibilties

 

[douseiai]

i was kicked out last week.... i'm 20

 

[Soilwork]

I moved out on my own the day after I graduated from high school.

at 18.

yes, it was tough and I had to scrounge for money and I had to struggle to make ends meet.

Best decision I ever made.

 

[tccia1]

I moved out when i was 17 because I thought that I knew everything and I wish that someone would have told me then to wait a little longer before making the big leap... Dont get me wrong i've loved the independance that I have ever since i moved out but its also a lot of work and at 17 I really didnt quite understand just what it would take to live on my own.. I probably would have been better off staying home till I was done with school and whatnot and would be farther ahead now.

 

[spooger]

antares - don't move out just because alot of people here say that they did it at 17 or 18 etc. and that it was the "best" decision for them, bla, bla, bla.....

notice that so many who said they moved out at 17 or 18 or whatever....said that they did so because of difficult circumstances with their family members...DO YOU experience similar difficulties?

everyone's situation is different......and if you and your family are happy with your particular arrangement.....and it doesn't infringe upon yuor personal expression, then SO WHAT??????

only YOU can be the judge of your own life and circumstances....

i moved away from my family home at 22 - after i had been in college & post grad studies for a few years....and i always remained a welcome member of my household ...

what a blessing it was for me to have the security and support of my family during that time....

do whay your heart and circumstances dictate......

 

[ross_1986]

I live with my parents, but on Sunday I'm moving away for college! I can't wait!!!

 

[Soilwork]

If you want MY opinion... (and who doesn't?)

Yes.

Move out.

First.. you can't relaly grow up until you have to live without a safety net. You can't ever really grow up without ever really stepping out and becomming your own man. No matter how hard they try, every guy I know who lives with his parents after about 21 is still momma's boy.

now.. I didnt' move out because I was unhappy with my living situation.. that was at a time I got along REALLY well with my parents, but I wanted to go to college in a different city, and I saw no reason to stick around living with my family until a week before classes started.

I never moved "back home" for the summers and told my parents to use my room as they saw fit.. it wasn't mine anymore.

so yeah.. you're a full grown man.. time to leave the nest.