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At what age did you guys start working for your own money and moved out of your parents place?

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(01-07-2012 07:22 AM)Donald Duck Wrote:  At what age did you guys start working for your own money and moved out of your parents place?

18

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For those who have, any tips?

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17

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(01-07-2012 08:31 AM)P Dog Wrote:  For those who have, any tips?

I moved out of my parents home when i was 14. It was hell at first, an experience i didnt want to repeat again but in the end it makes you stronger and you sort your life faster than the average cat.

I dont know if i would recommend guys leaving their parents home in such a young age, i would say if you are living with your parents, try to be as much as independent as you can. Start your businesses early, use your parents home as a way to save money because you dont pay rent and you can avoid paying many utility bills, however you may have less freedom because you wont be able to have parties at your house at all times, not pulling openly while your parents are at home. I think you have to find your own balance and decide what are your priorities - freedom or making and saving money.

Also, learn how to cook...i grew up eating in chicken shops, reason number one why im the shortest guy comparing to my brothers..learn how to cook good food before you move out of your parents home and you have a skill for life. Listen to me.

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18... I joined the military. Best decision of my life, I learned very early on that I had the perseverance to do what I ever I wanted. I don't think I would have gotten that anywhere else.

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I'm 23 and I'm still not :/ My mom still pays my car insurance for the time being, though living in one of the most expensive areas in the country isn't really helping.

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(01-07-2012 08:15 PM)Chad Daring Wrote:  I'm 23

Damn, you mofos on this forum are fucking youngbloods!!

Shit, I have cousin and a brother that age, and I smack them in the back of their heads all the time for the immature decisions they make in life and with women! Not that you're immature, just the opposite, and I'm just shocked you are that young.


Mixx

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(01-07-2012 09:09 PM)MiXX Wrote:  

(01-07-2012 08:15 PM)Chad Daring Wrote:  I'm 23

Damn, you mofos on this forum are fucking youngbloods!!

Shit, I have cousin and a brother that age, and I smack them in the back of their heads all the time for the immature decisions they make in life and with women! Not that you're immature, just the opposite, and I'm just shocked you are that young.


Mixx

I agree man. These guys are mad young, but that's awesome. They are so ahead of many of their peers who are lost in the system and stuck on puppy love, they have nowhere to go but up. Play on young playas!

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Hey Mixx how old are you. I'm 23 and living at home. Graduated from University this year just a few months ago. Fuck I feel like I'm starting to get old and I have 3 more years of law school to do plus I have to wait a year to apply to law school cause I missed the deadline to get in for this september. I'll also spend 1 year as a junior lawyer before actually working as a true lawyer. = 4+2 = 6 years/ 28/29 before I start making my own good paper. Damn that sucks.

Sometimes I wonder if I'd be better off just working from high school in some oil field in alberta or some coal mine in western australia earning $40 an hour starting and making 200k by the same age.

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2 months after I graduated high school my mom moved out of state and I got my own place, I was 18. Been on my own ever since.

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(01-07-2012 08:15 PM)Chad Daring Wrote:  I'm 23 and I'm still not :/ My mom still pays my car insurance for the time being, though living in one of the most expensive areas in the country isn't really helping.

Very similar situation here.

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Grey area. Technically since my father release his benefits to me..my education is payed for by the government until I graduate or turn 27. I also get a pretty good monthly stipend which would be used to pay for housing, but since I live at school and housing is paid for by tuition. I can afford to not work, get by decently and be be able to save money

My family gives me no money out of pocket or savings and I decline ever offer however small when they want to do anything for me.

So on one hand..I have been independent and living away from home since I was 17.
But if it wasnt for the actions of my father and my work ethic to gain grants ans scholarships. I probably would be able to fly to multiple countries and move to Germany barely being out of my teens.

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well i moved out when i was 18 for school but i'm kind of embarrassed to say that i'm not financially independent yet (i'm 22). i pay for my own rent, groceries, gas, etc. but my parents pay for insurance and will throw my some pocket change whenever i see them (usually once a month).

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Maybe it's just Cali., but I know a shit ton of rich kid fuck ups, who are in their late 20's/ early 30's that still get a shit ton of money from their parents. A buddy of my is 27, been in college for 9 consecutive years, and his parents pay his rent, car insurance, bills, plus give him a credit card to live off of. Personally, I think it's sad and pathetic if you are over 25 and still 100% supported by your parents.

My parents paid for my college and helped me out with rent money, I pretty much had to hustle for everything outside of that, but I've been hustlin in some form or another since I was a kid. Been 100% independent since I was 22.

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If you and your parents are in good standing, getting cash for emergency purposes should not be frowned upon. Raid them , they understand, don't let culture make you suffer. You have nothing to prove. I harass my parents/grandparents for cash whenever I need it, as whores do the same. In return I will take care of them when they shit and piss and don't know that in fact, they did piss and shit. This is why you have children. It is perpetual, forever binding.

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17? 18? What the fuck? Mind sharing the story if its not too much to ask?

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20 or so. I screwed myself over in college and learned a hard lesson. Financial independence was the best thing to come from it.

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Moved out when I was 19. I saved up something like 9 thousand dollars. I recently turned 21 now and float around 7 thousand dollars. I havn't had to pay for college or car insurance but I'll be taking over those payments in May.

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I'm still benefitting-- they paid for much of college which affects my earnings for life.

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There are cultural and economical factors that influence this.

There are environments that make it much easier for you to become independent early. An example would be of this Danish friend of mine. He has his own room in a dorm and been away from his parents since he was 21, he is now 24. But get this: college in his country is good and free, and the government gives every student a support of 1000 $ (in Danish currency). So this makes it easier.

In my case, and many many of my peers back in Brazil (in the big cities at least, mid-upper classes), if we were to get independent as soon as we were off colege, we'd have either move to a favela or deep suburbs to live off any initial pay. Over there, it is more common for people to become independent in their late 20s on average.

So it can vary a lot according to where you live.

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(01-09-2012 05:56 AM)Amour Fou Wrote:  There are cultural and economical factors that influence this.

There are environments that make it much easier for you to become independent early. An example would be of this Danish friend of mine. He has his own room in a dorm and been away from his parents since he was 21, he is now 24. But get this: college in his country is good and free, and the government gives every student a support of 1000 $ (in Danish currency). So this makes it easier.

In my case, and many many of my peers back in Brazil (in the big cities at least, mid-upper classes), if we were to get independent as soon as we were off colege, we'd have either move to a favela or deep suburbs to live off any initial pay. Over there, it is more common for people to become independent in their late 20s on average.

So it can vary a lot according to where you live.

Right on. I'm 25 and still living with my parents, although I don't enjoy it. Why? Because São Paulo is expensive, even with a grad diploma is not a garantee of better jobs ($$$).
The only way to get independent before 30's is getting married, because it gets someone else to share expenses. And this is how most of my friend can go out their houses, or they become someone else's rooomate, which it does not mean that their parents are not helping them anymore.

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(01-09-2012 05:56 AM)Amour Fou Wrote:  There are cultural and economical factors that influence this.

There are environments that make it much easier for you to become independent early. An example would be of this Danish friend of mine. He has his own room in a dorm and been away from his parents since he was 21, he is now 24. But get this: college in his country is good and free, and the government gives every student a support of 1000 $ (in Danish currency). So this makes it easier.

In my case, and many many of my peers back in Brazil (in the big cities at least, mid-upper classes), if we were to get independent as soon as we were off colege, we'd have either move to a favela or deep suburbs to live off any initial pay. Over there, it is more common for people to become independent in their late 20s on average.

So it can vary a lot according to where you live.

(01-09-2012 12:36 PM)Mrs. Chocolate Wrote:  

(01-09-2012 05:56 AM)Amour Fou Wrote:  There are cultural and economical factors that influence this.

There are environments that make it much easier for you to become independent early. An example would be of this Danish friend of mine. He has his own room in a dorm and been away from his parents since he was 21, he is now 24. But get this: college in his country is good and free, and the government gives every student a support of 1000 $ (in Danish currency). So this makes it easier.

In my case, and many many of my peers back in Brazil (in the big cities at least, mid-upper classes), if we were to get independent as soon as we were off colege, we'd have either move to a favela or deep suburbs to live off any initial pay. Over there, it is more common for people to become independent in their late 20s on average.

So it can vary a lot according to where you live.

Right on. I'm 25 and still living with my parents, although I don't enjoy it. Why? Because São Paulo is expensive, even with a grad diploma is not a garantee of better jobs ($$$).
The only way to get independent before 30's is getting married, because it gets someone else to share expenses. And this is how most of my friend can go out their houses, or they become someone else's rooomate, which it does not mean that their parents are not helping them anymore.

Exactly. Thats Brazil. I've worked for multinational companies for 3 years in a row and even though I did not achieved the financial security to rent an apartment in a good place to live.I lived with a roommate for 5 months but didn't turned out well since it was damaging our bankroll substancially.

Thank god we have Love Motels!. haha

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Well I know of my cousin in Western Europe who still hasn't moved out of his parents house at age 22. I think it has to do with personality of the person in question too

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(01-09-2012 12:36 PM)Mrs. Chocolate Wrote:  The only way to get independent before 30's is getting married, because it gets someone else to share expenses. And this is how most of my friend can go out their houses, or they become someone else's rooomate, which it does not mean that their parents are not helping them anymore.

Wow - this is VERY interesting to read Chocolatinha. If you look back at the history of marriage, it was for this VERY reason: to gain a competitive survival edge over the single people. Marriage meant sharing expenses/labor etc.

It's surprising how in Brazil this is still in play. IN EUA, women get married to eventually fuck the guy over financially, and gain the upper hand.


Mixx