18years old living at home

[ChevyRidinLow]

Bullshit. I moved out when I was 17 right after I graduated high school. I moved in with my pregnant girlfriend. I work my ass off going to school and college, but its not impossible. Now Im 22, married, 2 kids, have my associates degree, will have my bachelors in 2 semesters, and I support our family just fine without killing myself. People will make excuses all day long, but in the end it comes down to how lazy you are and your priorities.

the economy changed a lot in 5 years, it also depends on your familys financial situation. ill tell you what i certainly couldnt find a job straight out of high school good enough to keep me afloat let alone be able to work it enough to make enough money while being a full time student. congrats to you but youre the exception to the rule.

so fckin relax

 

[ChevyRidinLow]

Join the military, but dont be a dirt bag or they will send you home quick.. To many kids coming in these days to get away from mom and dads rules, the military has more rules. You might be able to tell your folks where to stick it but try it in the service.. Going home with a dishonorable discharge, now try to find a real job.. When I joined it was right after 9/11, we had a purpose. You can tell how the newcomers mentality has changed over the past few years. If you think it would be something you would want to do I'll answer any questions for you though.

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[LosIsATool 5,000+ posts]

the economy changed a lot in 5 years, it also depends on your familys financial situation. ill tell you what i certainly couldnt find a job straight out of high school good enough to keep me afloat let alone be able to work it enough to make enough money while being a full time student. congrats to you but youre the exception to the rule.
so fckin relax

Its all about your expectations.. If your happy with just getting by you can. I did but I learnt that I wanted a bit more. I havent lived at home since 16.. Yes the early 90s was a much different time so was the middle of nowhere Alabama, but you do what you have to.

 

[whitedragon551 5,000+ posts]

the economy changed a lot in 5 years, it also depends on your familys financial situation. ill tell you what i certainly couldnt find a job straight out of high school good enough to keep me afloat let alone be able to work it enough to make enough money while being a full time student. congrats to you but youre the exception to the rule.
so fckin relax

I agree, but like I said in my very first post excuse after excuse. Most people my age dont understand how the real world works. They live at home with mommy and daddy in their basement smoking dope with their friends while their parents go to work and play video games all day and party all night with the high school whores.

 

[NoPh33rRaCiNg 10+ year member]

I moved out at 19, ill be 22 in a month. Had and still have a good relationship with my parents. Just wanted to take on living on my own. I live comfortably at my own apartment paying for rent, tahoe payment, quad payment and insurances..

 

[pbnj22 10+ year member]

i am 19. moved out with my girl at 18 for my first year of college.. for free!! then we broke up and i left to move back home. it was totally different when i got back. my parents stay out of my biz, i dont have a curfew.. as long as i mow the lawn and **** like that they are cool. i miss living on my own though.. just a few miles away so i could always run home and steal food and what not.. and it was nice to have my own house to stay up late and blast the surround sound and what not..

 

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im still trying to move out but all my friends are dumb and like to waste money on booze and weed and i cant afford a place by myself //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/smile.gif.1ebc41e1811405b213edfc4622c41e27.gif

 

[RAM_Designs 5,000+ posts]

If your making 80K/year and its still tough you have no idea what budgeting is lol

This. I support myself and my wife with under 40k a year with an $850 apartment w/o utilities. Granted, we don't have any vehicle payments.

 

[Ignatowski 5,000+ posts]

i left when I was 18......living with the folks is a deadbeat move,GTFO and man up!

 

[chunky cumz 10+ year member]

thiz thread is ghey.... grow the fawk up and quit fappin in ur famz houz

 

[wickedwitt 10+ year member]

Bullshit. I moved out when I was 17 right after I graduated high school. I moved in with my pregnant girlfriend. I work my ass off going to school and college, but its not impossible. Now Im 22, married, 2 kids, have my associates degree, will have my bachelors in 2 semesters, and I support our family just fine without killing myself. People will make excuses all day long, but in the end it comes down to how lazy you are and your priorities.

Hit the nail on the head. I got my girl preggo my jr. year of college. She quit school while I finished, but beyond a small bit of help that first year, we've made it on our own. She is now going back to finish her school up and we are self sustaining and even building wealth. It's all a matter of putting willpower to hard work.

To the OP, I moved back home first summer of college (they kick you out of the dorms) and absolutely hated it. They were more strict than my last two years of HS so I knew it was time to find somewhere to live. There are apartment complexes that are fairly safe, actually safer than your average neighborhood. Do some searching and you'll find them.

 

[thegreatestpenn 5,000+ posts]

OP go to college, take loans out if you have to. Or go to trade school and take out loans if you have to. The economy is not BAD in a sense that there's less money floating around, but bad in that the job market has changed. 2 types of jobs really exist: highly specialized positions and technical service based positions (plumber, electrician, etc). Find what you love to do and get a the training (and piece of paper certifying you) to be able to do that career. Many jobs will continue to be eliminated or outsourced because CEOs are greedy, you have to stay ahead of the game or be your own boss.

And more important than moving out or staying home, START SAVING AND INVESTING NOW!!!! Don't waste money on dumb shiz, save and invest NOW whenever you have a chance. In such a world you never know when you will need access to big cash fast, its best if it is your own money not a creditor

 

[Vossy 10+ year member]

I'm 19, still living at home. I live 30 minutes away from my college, and you move back for the summer anyways if you live in the dorm. The dorms cost as much as tuition, plus with living at home working my part time job I have my BMW, system, and still have plenty of spending money that I'm too tight to use.

Plus I don't want to finish college with debt to my neck, my bro's just getting done doing the same thing and he's only got like 20k debt

My parents are cool too, so that helps a lot.

 

[ahole-ic]

I understand and am sorry to hear that. On the other hand my parents are allowing me to stay at home for a little bit seeing how my sister is 25 and still living here(me and her are COMPLETE opposites). Like I said though, I could afford an apartment easily no questions asked, But the no garage (or combined garage with my neighbors) would stress me out.

There comes a time when a boy's mind becomes a man's. At that point, you can no longer live with your folks. You have to feel the pride of having your own place and not suckling at the teets of your parents. Making excuses like "no room for tools" etc is pretty silly. There are any number of solutions to that problem. It's really just an excuse. There are also apartments with personal garages etc. Also, my mortgage payment is less than my rent was in an apartment... although I did put over 20k down to get it that low..... but it doesn't matter. There are options. It just depends on whether you think like a man or like a boy.

If they are driving you nuts, get out. It's their house and they can do what they want. I know what I'm talking about because at that age I was EXACTLY the same. I moved out and my parents became some of my best friends. I had to leave things like my john boat on their property for a while.... but it was out of the way and required no maintenance so it was like it wasn't there other than it didn't get stolen.

I had really bad depression and anxiety when I lived with them. As SOON as I moved out my mental state got SO MUCH better.

 

[thegreatestpenn 5,000+ posts]

I had really bad depression and anxiety when I lived with them. As SOON as I moved out my mental state got SO MUCH better.

Lies u were depressed because Bush left office j/k

At 18 your being wants independence, but you are usually not wise enough to realize just how cruel the world is. I am way more appreciative of my parents now that I'm married with a family of my own than i was when they were my caretakers. Some never appreciate their family or had a crappy family they came from. But most come from a relatively stable homelife

 

[i2ain2thunder 10+ year member]

I moved out literally the day I turned 18. Moved into an apartment with 2 coworkers, that didn't turn out so well they were horrible roomates. Lived with my bro in 2 different houses, and now I'm living at my grandmother's old house, might plan on buying it. I live alone and truly prefer it that way only ever had 1 good roomate who didn't eat my groceries and stuff. And who actually helped out with cleaning. As for the relationship with my parents, I get along great with my dad. My mom on the other hand I can't stand, and now that I'm 24 I really feel quite bad about not having a better relationship with her, shes pleasant enough, but I find her super annoying and way overbearing....it's a mother thing I know, but I can't stand it. Worked since I was 15, failed at college but been back and still plan to. One of these days I will stop wasting my money and actually finish some classes and get a degree, I'm a little less pressured to do it though because I have a good job making decent money. I can't tell if I'm happier on my own now or not, I've screwed up lots of things in my life and don't have many friends, never have just 1 or 2 really good friends. It's definately lonely living alone, but I play too many video games and screw off too much still.