How old were you when you moved out?

lastlaugh

How old were you when you moved out of your parent's house?

I was 24 when I bought a house with my partner.

Do you think it's a bit unhealty for people to stay at home past a certain age?

I know of some people who have no intention of moving out of their parents as they have it too handy, which I think is a bit unnatural...

Kevin Duffy

17. Not only moved out, but went abroad. No failure to launch allowed in our family.

whatdoicare

Since I was 18 - for college. Lived back home once or twice for a month or two between travels and apartments and now own my own home.

Tonto86

17, although I did bounce back once or twice

foxinsox

17 : Boat to England to get a job!

W.Shakes-Beer

I'll let you know.

Oh_Noes

I was 18. It's neither here nor there whether or not you stay in your parents' place in your twenties. When you're 30+ it's better to be in fuller control of your own situation. When I look back I wish I'd stayed at home for a lot longer than I did.

GalwayKiefer

19 and never looked back.

dammitjanet

I moved out at 22 to a house by myself and am still there.

A lot of my friends in the 22-30 age group are moving back home these days. In the time we're living in there's no shame in living at home.

punchdrunk

lived out from 25-28,recession kicked in,lost the job and moved home
looking to get back out into the world again before June (when I'm 31)

Stained Class

36. My parents got too old to look after me.

stovelid

Right after I saw the note from Mamma Leone on the door.

Kevin Duffy

Kevin Duffy wrote: »

17

whatdoicare wrote: »

Since I was 18

Tonto86 wrote: »

17

foxinsox wrote: »

17

Oh_Noes wrote: »

I was 18.

No messin' about with hitting the road for AH'ers!

alwaysadub

stovelid wrote: »

Right after I saw the note from Mamma Leone on the door.

To move out to the country?

Immaculate Pasta

Moved out when I was 19 to go to uni. Although am back during the holidays so doesn't entirely count. I expect to move out properly next summer though when I graduate if I get a job

losthorizon

No man ever really moves out.

moco

I was 17 and very stubborn. Had a row with my mum where she told me to get out so I did. We get on great now though

Kaneda_2

I hope to be moved out and fully loaded by the summer.

I have my eye on a 3 bed appt. in the center of town,next to the trendiest clubs in the city.

senorwipesalot

17 to the building boom in late 80s London.

Red Hand

20. Bit of a late mover compared to others here.

Scruffles

just after nineteenth birthday,wasnt really a choice.
was moved out by learning disability services [SS] due to accute problems at home,placed in one of the last LD institutions in the UK.

kowloon

The more pertinent question might be: 'When did you move back in?'

punchdrunk

kowloon wrote: »

The more pertinent question might be: 'When did you move back in?'

28,I was ****ing skint (still kinda am!)

Stained Class

senorwipesalot wrote: »

17 to the building boom in late 80s London.

Funnily enough, I first moved out at the same time for the same reason at 20.

Final moveout at 36 though..

carfiosaoorl

I was 17 when I moved out. I dont see anything wrong with staying at home for longer though. If there is room and you all get on what is the point in paying rent and bills in 2 houses?

What I dont agree with though is adults living off their parents. If you are earning and living at home you should pay your fair share of all of the food and bills.

Where To

When I'm in a box.

temply

21, thank god

OneArt

20 or so. I wouldn't mind living with my parents again, it'd be kind of nice. I think they're used to the chain-smoking, wine drinking and writing into the small hours of the morning.

Only trouble is they live in a pretty boring place where most of my friends have moved from. Also I quite like Germany.

So yeah, I'll keep paying my own bills.

lastlaugh

It's a great thing to have somewhere to go if a relationship or a property goes down the swanny all the same...

Novella

I moved out when I was 17. Moved back a few months ago at 22 and still trying to figure out where to go next!

eth0

Kevin Duffy wrote: »

No messin' about with hitting the road for AH'ers!

Which is why they're so fast to get their posts in

vampire of kilmainham

moved out many moons back when i was 17 and joined the army and spent a lot of my carear there on overseas duties so would only be home the odd time learned a lot about life though and the people in it

coonecb1

I moved out when I was 25, but broke up with my girlfriend and moved back with the parents last year.

I'm now 30 and living at home. Should I move out? If you think I should, please "thank" this post so I can get some of the "wisdom of crowds".

I'm being serious by the way.

Stained Class

coonecb1 wrote: »

I moved out when I was 25, but broke up with my girlfriend and moved back with the parents last year.

I'm now 30 and living at home. Should I move out? If you think I should, please "thank" this post so I can get some of the "wisdom of crowds".

I'm being serious by the way.

Everyone's life works out diffrently.

There's no real set rules.

The 'cool' crowd will say 'move out at 16 & if you don't your're a loser'.

I don't agree with that. If it suits you fine.

I moved out at 20 & was back at home at various times till I was 36.

In the meantime I'd invested in property, but still didn't move out.

I got on alright with the folks, all my 'stuff' was there & I didn't mind helping out financially & otherwise.

Eventually I moved out because my GF fell pregnant & we simply needed a place of our own to live. Been happy ever since.

Just the way things work out

bnt

I was 18 when I moved in to a "singles quarters" run by the company I was working for. It was in response to my family breaking up - stepmother divorcing my father. I'd had enough of the lot of them and was more than ready to be on my own.

coco_lola

Moved out at 16 (turned 17 a few weeks later), and have been living out of home pretty much ever since. Moved back home at 20 for about 4 months. Our family get on well but me and my mother have the exact same personality so we clash when we live together.

Birdie086

at the ripe old age of 18, I came in from work one day and my mam had ads for rooms/apts circled in the local paper, she follwed with the phrase - 'you can either move out now or your housekeeping money goes towards your deposit'. On my 21st birhtday I paid my deposit on my house.

Azureus

18 going on 19 for me. First year of college/earning proper money.

17
Moved home for a few weeks in between selling and buying houses but that was it. Too young I think.

K-9

15, but that was a Summer in Dublin, same at 16.

Properly moved out at 17, back again aged 21 for a year or so.

phasers

Still here, and I think I'll be here until I'm 23 at the earliest. Tbh the money I pay in rent helps my parents a lot so it works out well for everyone

connundrum

19 and I didn't move out, my folks decided they'd enjoy a life in Cape Town.

Basically, they deserted me. I hold no grudges* (nearly 10 years on)


*OMFG yes I do. The bastards.

ArtSmart

OneArt wrote: »

20 or so. I wouldn't mind living with my parents again, it'd be kind of nice. I think they're used to the chain-smoking, wine drinking and writing into the small hours of the morning.

Only trouble is they live in a pretty boring place where most of my friends have moved from. Also I quite like Germany.

So yeah, I'll keep paying my own bills.

so your parents are hard core. big whoop.

but are you used to it?

ArtSmart

coonecb1 wrote: »

I moved out when I was 25, but broke up with my girlfriend and moved back with the parents last year.

I'm now 30 and living at home. Should I move out? If you think I should, please "thank" this post so I can get some of the "wisdom of crowds".

I'm being serious by the way.

hmm. dunno. you still getting the hang sangwiches, with capri sun?

Jemmaa

20 but I moved out the country

angeldelight

I was 23, moved in with my bf, and fingers crossed moving back home at 25 with fiancé (same guy!) so we can save for a deposit

Elessar

26 and still at home. I can't see myself moving out before 30, and then only if I find a girl and get married or something. Otherwise there is just no need.

Stained Class

phasers wrote: »

Still here, and I think I'll be here until I'm 23 at the earliest. Tbh the money I pay in rent helps my parents a lot so it works out well for everyone

Why pay hard earned dosh to some faceless landlord when you can give something back to the 'olds'?

Tbh when I was in my 30's & living under my parent's roof, I didn't see much of them really.

We all worked long hours or had hobbies & intrests that kept us out of the house anyway.

Ironically, we see more of each other now than when I lived there.

wandatowell

I'm 27 and have lived at home all my life,

I used the money I saved on not paying ridiculous rent for sh1tholes to save up and buy my own home, got the deeds last week.

Moving out asap

Daniel S

I'm in college now, moved out and have no intention of moving back in. Going Switzerland/Germany or somewhere cool (with regards to engineering like ). As for summer holidays, I'll hopefully have a job abroad somewhere.

xsiborg

16, got a job in supermacs, then discovered i had moved in with a couple of middle aged swingers, wasnt my scene so quickly found another place!