When did you do it, how did it go? if you haven't how old are you and when are you going to?. What is a good time to move out and just any tips really im 20 and ive been thinking about it alot recently.

I'm 18 and I don't plan on moving out until I have a steady income and I can afford my own home, I refuse to rent its just money down the drain.

I'm 20, uni student one more year to go, no plans to move out anytime soon ;)

I moved out early last year at age 22.5

It was a pretty rough time for me, since in November 2004 my parents said to me "We're thinking about moving" and I was like "Oh yeah, I'm sure that'll be ages from now though anyway" but then next month they said "We've bought a house and we're moving to QLD" I replied "Whaaat?"

So within a month I had to make the decision on whether or not to stay in town, move with my parents or move to Perth. And if I did move, where could I get a full-time job? When I finally made the decision to move to Perth, my boss got in contact with various Coles managers and managed to secure me a position near the place I was going to live.

When I found the perfect villa home to rent at $150pw online, I went up there a week later to see what it was like on the inside. It was really nice and the building was less than 10 years old. After grabbing some documents to fill out, we drove back home so I could finish off the application and fax it the next day. But that next day, my mum received a call that someone had beaten us to it. 600km travelling for nothing!

So I had to find another place which was a dodgy duplex 1970's house with ugly curtains, bugger all carpet, cracked tiles and a yard to look after. But it was near my brother's house and it wasn't too close to the highway so I ended up accepting it.

Since my parents had to transport their furniture to Perth anyway to get it flown to QLD, I had mine shipped along with theirs but had it dropped off so that saved me a fair bit of money.

A good time to move out is mid20's. After you start fulltime work at 18, save your money and keep saving it. Once you move out you'll either have enough money for a deposit on a house or some really nice furniture that isn't from Ikea.

Like many others, I don't plan on moving out till I have a steady flow of income. Also 18 at the moment, and only reason I could possibly have of moving is dependent on where (if) I am able to get work experience for 3rd year university, which is about 14 months away.

Planning to apply at a few places, one of which is in Canberra and I would probably stay there for however long I am working and return to Sydney over the weekend if all goes to plan.

^ Ah yes, you did mention that. Should be interesting if you do end up down here dude. :thumbsup:

Anyway currently 19 with no intention to move out any time soon. I've moved a lot in the past few years so I'd really like to stay in the one place for a bit longer before I consider venturing out on my own. That and well I'd like to have a steady income too before I decided to rent a place or something. I wouldn't mind sharing a house with one of my friends actually, just to balance the bills and whatever among the two (or more) of us.

When do I think I will move out? Well that's a question I can't answer honestly as I have no fucking idea, but I do think that I will be considering a move out of home by the time I am 23. Which isn't all that far away really. Could be earlier, could be later. I don't know yet.

16 in three weeks and I'll be finished school in June, so whatever university I end up going to, I'll probably have moved out by September. Where I live now; well, there are no universities nearby (none of note), so I might end up in Dublin which is about 190km from where I am. Daunting.

I moved out of home when I was 17 (about 3 months away from being 18)

I grew up in the country, and I was going to uni in Adelaide so I had no choice but to move. Luckily my brother was already down here going to uni, so I shared a unit with him.
While we studied, our parents took care of the rent, phone and electricity bills, we both had to work casual to pay for our own food, car, uni fees and any other bills.

I finished uni at the end of 2002, was sick to death of my brother and vice versa :P so I got a place on my own. Still had my casual job but it wasn't enough so I got some partial government funding while I looked for a better job.
I now live in a crummy 1 bedroom unit. It's old, falling apart and right on a noisy highway, but it's cheap enough rent and there's enough space for just me. I've gotten used to the traffic noise and if it ever gets louder I just turn up the volume on the TV :P

The End.

21, still at home... moving out? Getoutahere!

16 - one year of school left. Still at home, obviously, and I'll only move out if I have to go to another city for uni, which I doubt.

22 and still live at home becaujse I don't have the money.

Saying that, there is a few plans with mates about what to do if it happens in the next few years.

Long post, sorry.

I moved out when i was 19 years old. I had saved up enough for a bond, as well as four weeks rent (i only needed two). I also had some extra money up my sleeve ($500) just in case of emergency. If you have the opportunity to save more, do it. You'll need every bit.

I was working full-time, though, so I knew my budget and could put aside a couple hundred a fortnight for bills (which i would never touch). I also "paid myself" a bit of money (not much, but some) which i would also never touch, for emergencies.

Early on, live modestly. I know many who just live it up, and then wonder why their landlord is fuming at them...

Rent and bills come first. I know that this sounds like common sense, but i am bewildered at the amount of people who simply can't stay on top of bills, yet they're still smoking, drinking, and dining out.

Frozen lasange is a cheap, clean way to eat. Heat it first :) Frozen vegies are nutritious and stay that way for some time, unlike fresh vegies which diminish. If you don't feel like cleaning that night, at least soak your dishes. It'll make them easier to clean later on.

Renting may be dead money, but compare it to the lost money paying interest on mortgages, paying for repairs, painting and so forth. A house is a good for capital worth, but its value can fluctuate. So there are perks to both ownership and renting.

My first few months of living by myself weren't much fun. I didn't know anyone in the city (i moved from the country), and I was broke a fair bit of the time. If you can go without a car, then do so - public transport isn't that bad.

However, things did pick up for me, and the freedom i had was great. Despite the doom and gloom i paint above, living by myself was the best time of my life.

I am currently renting, after having sold my house (changing circumstances), and am enjoying the lower payments and better lifestyle. If my landlord needs help with something on the unit, i help out any way I can. Keeping them on my good side is probably a good idea, i think.

There are some dodgy landlords out there, though. Know your rights by reading up literature from your local tenancies branch. It'll come in handy if a landlord refuses to fix something, or starts demanding more rent suddenly.

Get to know your neighbours. a good rapport with them will probably be the difference between a polite request from your neighbour to keep it down, versus the cops visiting you at 10.01pm because of the loud music.

You have much honour Andi-san! I shall indeed bear that in mind for the future. Nice. ;)

Dec! Come on msn man, Emma Watson replied to my message!!

I'm planning on 20. My dad's wokring pretty high up in this computing company. SO he hopes to get me a job there when I finish school, while I'm doing a degree in project management. When I finsih that I'll try to move somewhere conveiniant and live it simple for a while.

I'm planning on doing freelance photography on the side, hopefuly if that goes well I'll open a photography studio with someone.

Im 16 so no not as yet :lol:

so....when is emma watson signing up here? :woot:

Doesn't look like it's going to happen.

Come on Dec, pull some strings will ya! :P

Just not the ones that Moggo will pull if he ever found out...

Yeah sorry. Couldn't resist. :P

You should talk to Inky, he's the one flirting with celebs now ;) By e-mail...
Truth be told, I haven't spoken to her in a while now.

Can you imagine how perverted it'd look if she signed up and saw all these messages? Eeee. :P

ANYWAY! No more talk of Emma Watson before I cast a Poison Self spell on...myself.

You could just edit your posts. But if someone quotes you like this then you're stuffed :P

Made a bit more worse by me. :P

Oi dec! What's your real name? Cause Emma said "who's your mate?" and I'm not about to say "some random off a forum".

OH! THAT'S WHAT I MEAN TO YOU HUH?! SOME RANDOMER OFF A FORUM, HUH?!

WE'RE THROUGH!

Ahem. Yes. :D Just don't mention me. And for the love of God NO EMMA WATSON SIGN UP HERE.

SHE ALREADY ASKED ME!!

Give me your name bitch. :P

Wait you both know Emma Watson!? :o

AHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!!!! *shoots self*

:lol:

Calm down Dec ;)

Emma Watson?

How'd you manage to get her e-mail?

At any rate: 5 or so years ago when I did a lot of odd-jobs I saved up quite a bit of money and put it in my youthsaver account (I have one of those youthsaver kids accounts with the commonwealth bank and an ANZ account which is awesome because I get a decent amount of interest every quater).

I checked how much was in the savings last week and found that in 5 years I made $140 on interest. I'd put away about $970 back then (It was easy savings since my folks provided well and I didn't require much in various trinkets), so it sits at about $1110.

Good money kept away for another day! :D

me thinks you may want to invest that in a better account then just that then if you have that much.

I have £300 in bonds that my godparents gave me when I was around 2 years of age back in 1992. They're probably worth alot more now. But I have no idea what bank or what account, and my godparents don't like me anymore, so I might as well forget it.

Quite possibly the most sporadic thread i've ever seen. Moving out of home... to Emma Watson... back to bank accounts...

:)

When you're starting out, things like contents insurance probably won't be too much of a concern. However, as you accumulate stuff (it'll happen), it'll become more of an issue.

Yes, getting things on Interest Free terms is good to get what you want straight away without paying interest... but i'll tell ya... if i could do it all again, i'd not go with interest free terms on my TV and stereo. It's all paid off now, but the inconvenience really pissed me off. It was just another hole in my pocket.