Who's moved out of their parents house?

Yucca

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I am a first year student at uni at the moment. I have been thinking, i cant imagine moviing back in with my parents after 3 years at uni.

So my question is....who here, if anyone has moved out from parents and when did you do it. And if anyone moved out soon after the end of uni, how did you manage it, finacially ect?
 
Probably not gonna help much but i left home at 16 :)

Joined the Army and have been in both single and married accom ever since (now 32)

Helps when its subsidised to the max ;)

Regards,

Dave.
 
I left at 18. My dad got a job down in Wales when i was in my final year of school, my mum didn't want to move me so my dad went down and my mum stayed up until i finished school. Then i moved into a rented flat, and now in my own flat. Mind you, i skipped uni and went straight into full time employment and moved from strength to strength.
 
I left home back when I had just turned 19. I returned for a few months but apart from that I really enjoy my freedom, and meeting new people.
 
But is it really possible for me to move out at 21 after uni do you think? Even if i get lucky and get a good job making about £15k a year thats still not a lot if your paying lets say £300 a month relt + rates + car expenses ect
 
Ive been living on my own sinse i was 17 and working- now 23 3rd year uni in flat and will be living away from rents when i finish.

To be honest if you are renting for about 300-350 before bills you should be fine financially on a salary of £16k which you should be able to get with ease with a degree. thats assuming you are ok with your money and dont buy stupid things every week. if you live within your means you should be ok.
 
I'm 29 and if I had the option of moving back in with my Mom I'd take it in a flash, but sadly there are no jobs of my type at home. I would save at least £400 a month at home which would fatten my deposit for a house in short order.
As it is I have spent 5 years away at university spending holidays at home, the 9 months at home working in pubs, a year abroad working, 6 months at home again and then away for 4 1/2 years moving house every 6 months. I wonder when I will ever be settled :(
 
I can't imagine leaving home yet. I'm 20 and in my final year of my HND, topping upto a degree starting in september and then i'll do a 1 year PGCE. Living at home throughout all of this, so I guess i'll *hopefully* be in employment in September 2009. I'll be 24 then, and i'll probably work for a year to get some funds saved. Luckily I dont pay board or anything like that and my parents are great to me moneywise (pay for car insurance/tax/services and mot's most of the time). So I guess i'll be 25 when I move out, and my girlfriend will be 23 at that point having worked for 5 years *hopefully*.

But ofcourse, that won't happen and i'll probably have bird flu and die this time next year.
 
Interesting thread. The same question has had me wondering what I'm going to be doing after university.
Ideally, I'd like to move into a flat/house with some friends but another part also says move back in with parents and get some money behind you and pay off debt. We'll have to see, but I think i'll probably move out.
 
I left for Uni and never returned. As much as I love my mother, I couldn't live under the same roof with her again.

I finished Uni 18 months ago.
I first got a contact role in Sweden for 6 months (accomodation & other living costs paid for).
I then moved back to the UK having saved a wedge, lived in a flatshare with some old Uni mates dossing for a couple of months, then got a job in the City.

For the first few months, I lived in a flatshare with some strangers, who are now good friends. But now I have my own flat.

Depending on your circumstances, you might not find much to live in unless you share, at least initially until you get used to budgeting yourself in the 'real world'.
 
I moved out for one year of a 4 year degree. It was either in the 2nd or 3rd year.....Gawd this is only a few years ago and I can't remember :o Anyway, I moved back in and adjusted back to 'family life' not too badly. Independence is great, only a complete hermit would deny that, but living with folks is certainly manageable and has its perks. Stayed with them for about 3 years, then bought a small pad where I'm currently living.

I guess your plans all hinge on your uni course and end result. If you end up with a top notch job with enough money then you might not need to move back in with the parents. In some instances your job may take you away from home, so staying with your folks wouldn't be an option. You might be put in a situation where staying with the parents is you're only option.....you never know.
 
Yucca said:
But is it really possible for me to move out at 21 after uni do you think? Even if i get lucky and get a good job making about £15k a year thats still not a lot if your paying lets say £300 a month relt + rates + car expenses ect
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Welcome to the Real World. I can suggest good books such as "Its all downhill from here" or "Understanding your P45".
 
22 and at home
not enought money to move out sadly, if I was to move out I'd have to go far away.
 
I can't see when I'll be able to move back home. Assuming I get through the rest of my course, add the training posts I'll have, it'll be many many years before I get to move home, and by that time, I don't think I'll be wanting to live with my parents. I'm quite homesick at the moment, which doesn't help. :(
 
I'm 21, and moved out of my parent's place at 18. Moved 150 miles North to live with girlfriend, and arranged job transfer. Bought house with girlfriend. Split up with girlfriend. Started renting (for 18 months). Then transferred positions another 50 miles away and now spent more time at my girlfriends house than mine.

I earn plenty, my outgoings are little, and I'm the happiest I've been since moving out :D
 
Left home at 15. Moved back when I was 19...moved out again at 22.

You dont know how easy you have it untill you move out.
 
I moved out 25.5 years ago and 5 years before that I lived on my own in my parents bungalow while they lived in Nigeria.
16 to 21 all on my own - great times.
 
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