Nov 14, 2015

Should move out when u have enough SAVED to get own apartment or house and pay for it without struggling

 

Nov 14, 2015

whenever you feel like it's time. There's no norm. You do what makes you feel better.

 

Nov 14, 2015

My mom never asked anything like rent but I'd just start paying for all the groceries or gas and other bills besides rent.

 

Nov 14, 2015

I moved out at 18-19. I think it was for the better although sometimes lifes get hard

 

Nov 14, 2015

I moved out on my 18th birthday. It forced me to be responsible but I'm not gonna lie it was pretty hard at times. Personally I think everyone should be out of their parents house by the time they turn 21. If you're old enough to go to the bar you're too old to be living with your parents.

 

Nov 14, 2015

How long did it take you to get the job you have now? :O

 

Nov 14, 2015

I worked odd jobs my first year out of my parents house. Gas stations, car washes, etc. I think I went through five different jobs in that first year. Went to community college full time that year too. By 19 I had a pretty stable job making $25K/year. Got my current job at age 24 and I've been there ever since. I'm 31 now and make over $60K/year.

 

Nov 14, 2015

When you are confident you can support yourself

 

Nov 14, 2015

Inspirational as f---

I barely made 18k last year working two crap part times for a total of like 40/45 hours a week. Was the 25k a year one a full time job?

 

Nov 14, 2015

lol

who do you know by 21 years of age.....is making enough money to be able to pay for all the expenses that it takes to live on your own?

i mean, usually it takes some time for people to get established. then, once they're making a decent income, they can move out.

dude, most ppl who are only 21 years old are still in school/trying to get themselves established

 

Nov 14, 2015

It depends on people's situation. I mean if you have a good relationship with your parents, I don't see an issue. I had a teacher in highschool, 26 years old and she still lived with her parents. I think if you're in your 20's, it's fine but once you hit 30, if you're not out by then, you should definitely start to consider moving out lol


Tbh... It's more embarrassing to move out for a couple years, realize that you can't afford to live on your own and move back into your parents house. It's better to just stay until you know you can financially support yourself.

 

Nov 14, 2015

I think 21 is right around the age where you should leave if you're working a full time job and you are done with school. For someone who pursues their studies, i think up until 25 is okay. You're kind of a loser if you live at your parents house past 25.

I left when i was 20. Actually went back to school while i was living in an appartment. Worked part time. The struggle was real. Finished my course last summer. Now i'm 23 and have a decent paying job. Can't wait to get my head above water with my finances and get a bigger appartment by next summer.

 

Nov 14, 2015

It's not really that hard at all if you work a full-time job. But yea if you're in college full-time that's a different story.

 

Nov 14, 2015

I think if your in a serious relationship & have a good job its a good time to move out. Do many people move out just to live on there own or with friends? Not many where Im from anyway but its probably different in other cultures.

 

Nov 14, 2015

I left at 18 for college and would spend summers home. Then after I graduated I moved in with friends within 3 months. I love my parents but I feel smothered living home with them. I left a little too early though because I wound up getting let go of my first real job and dug myself into debt trying to be independent and wound up having to move home for 3 years


Moral of the story is to do it when your financially ready or just comfortable. I know friends who still live with their parents and have a ridiculous amount of money saved, but at what cost?

 

Nov 14, 2015

I'd say when you're able to support yourself. I only say that because as the population increases it seems more and more jobs that are good require you to go to school/college/university. So a job a few decades ago you could get by working in the company and moving up now requires you to have a degree to get into that company and then move up.

A rough example I could give would be for the police force (here at least). A few decades ago it was separate you would do the training for it. Take the physical test, have the psychological questioning and everything to see how you can hold up. Now, they're starting to shift to having new recruits have degrees or have gone to school for criminology, joining a cadet program (shadowing of the job) for a few years for experience and then finally getting considered to be in the academy.

Going to school takes time. I got 2 degrees and it took me 7 years of University. I started when I was 20 (took 2 years off to work and pay it off during going) and graduated at 27.

I'd say a good principle would be if you're going to school staying home is fine just help pay for rent when you're not in school, buy your groceries etc. Basically get shadowed to when you'll be on your own.

If you don't go to school then you should work to pay rent and groceries etc. But probably consider moving out only because you'll want that freedom. No one wants to admit still living at home in their late 20's but if you went to school and want to pay for your tuition, you get along with your parents and help out around the place it's not too bad. I've got many friends that moved out and had to move back in with their parents so really it's subjective.

 

Nov 14, 2015

Uhh, a lot of people. Actually most people i knew at school who were that age lived on their own. Either with a roommate or in a small appartment. You just have to keep your expenses to a minimum. If you work full time then you should move out. But there's nothing wrong with wanting to stay a year or 2 to stack some money if you can.

 

Nov 14, 2015

Yes that was full-time. When I first got my current job I had to do a two year internship as a part-timer before they made me full-time. But I still made around $25K working four days a week. Since getting full-time I make alot more per hour and do 50-60 hours a week usually.

 

Nov 14, 2015

Frito Lay right? Are you a vendor?