How old were you?

[dReWpY]

when i went to college and havent looked back, so i was 18 when i graduated

[Flexin]

I was 16 but my friends couldn't handle the rent like I could so I was home before the year was up. I moved home a bit before moving in with my girlfriend and her family. We ended up staying there for a while till we bought our house.

James

[Trip]

College doesn't count as moving out if you aren't paying for it yourself and don't have to come home when the college shuts down for holidays.

[dReWpY]

ok then i count my second year of college then, so 19

[Mrs. Colleen]

Originally Posted by Trip

College doesn't count as moving out if you aren't paying for it yourself.

I have a list of crappy jobs I had to do to ensure I could keep paying for rent. While my mom helped where she could (and so did some government waivers because my mom did not make much money) she did not cover everything.

My first apartment was five girls in a 2 bedroom/1 bathroom and I was paying over $400 a month.

[HurricaneHeather]

Originally Posted by Trip

College doesn't count as moving out if you aren't paying for it yourself and don't have to come home when the college shuts down for holidays.

Okay, then my time frame still applies

My parent's house has always been open for me or my brothers to stay if we need to....my brothers took more advantage of that than I did. I think my oldest brother finally stopped living with them for the last time about 3 years ago

[PhiSig1071]

When I graduated from High School I moved out to go to college, but was back during the summer. I was 18. I got a med discharge from the Army and couldn't afford college (I was going to University of Akron, out of state tuition FTL) so I moved back home to save money to go to college here. Lived at home for a while, bounced back and forth between Jacksonville and the Keys for a while. I'd be back in Jax for a semester at a time, and I'd live with my parents then because I couldn't find an apartment for that short a time frame. While I was in the Keys I was living on my own. Lived with friends for a while too, here and in the Keys. It helped me out quite a bit because I was able to pay cash for a lot of things, like both my bikes and my truck, so I have no debt and few bills. I am renting a room from my brother now because it works for the short term stuff, because I am still bouncing around, except now I might be moving to california. So I was out for four years, then home for a few months at a time from the time I was 22 until a few months ago. I'm 26 now.

[rogue]

I moved out at 18. After 6 months, I moved back in. I was there a few more months until I got married at 19. I went back for about 3 months when I left my first hubby.

[the chi]

18, when I got married and moved to Florida. I've never looked back. My parents always said "once youre gone, youre an adult, make your own way" so for me going back was never an option, tho they tell me these days that if I had needed to go home I could.

[Moni]

16