2006-07-14 15:33:17 · 15 answers · asked by >>>>>>> 4 in Family & Relationships ➔ Friends
18. I packed my car and drove off to college alone. I never went back.
2006-07-14 16:15:03 · answer #1 · answered by Plasmapuppy 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋
I was 18 and ready. I think it just depends how responsible you are. If you wait until your really ready you'll end up living with your parents forever like one of the people I work with had a baby at 18 and raised him in her parent home,is now 54 and still lives with her parent. You have to just fly by the seat of your pants sometimes.
2006-07-14 22:44:35 · answer #2 · answered by unicornfarie1 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I moved out at age 17--and yes, I think I was ready because I made enough money to pay the rent and support myself. Wasn't always easy because as a teen I didn't think about saving money as I would now. It is important to sit down and calculate all expenses before making that move.....you need heat, cooling, rent, food, clothing, transportation, laundry(unless you got your own w/d). You want cable, the internet, telephone, a cell phone...all that costs money and so you really have to calculate and create a budget. Cause you can be put out if you don'w pay the rent, or lose electricity/phone etc. if you don't pay your bills on time, and you won't be able to eat if you have too little money to make it...Good Luck
2006-07-14 22:42:19 · answer #3 · answered by MARIANNE G 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
As soon as I graduated from high school I joined the Army back in the 60's and have had no regrets ever! It was the best decision I ever made. My life improved or changed completely as I left a rotten life under tyrannical parents, and a disfunctional bullying family . Thereafter, I succeeded in life to date: spiritually, professionally, and I married the best lady in the world. I have a wonderful family and great grandchildren. In response to your question, I was 18 and I was absolutely sure I was ready from the day I could remember.
2006-07-14 22:50:09 · answer #4 · answered by KonSengWon 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
i moved out at 19. it was good being at home for the first year of college because it would have been really hard trying to handle a new school and new level of responsibility and getting used to college AND trying to get used to being on my own.
i recommend this plan to everyone, it set me up for success. by the time i moved out, i was used to school and what my expectations were for my degree and then i could focus on being a responsible adult with my own place (well, ok not THAT responsible, but hey i was only 19).
i'm 22 now and i still have my own place and i wouldn't have it any other way.
2006-07-14 22:38:06 · answer #5 · answered by DFA79 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I was 18 and i was ready
2006-07-14 22:35:58 · answer #6 · answered by Happy_Wheatland 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I moved out @ 14 ... I do think i was ready
2006-07-14 22:48:48 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
17 and I was in college. I was ready in some ways, but needed the experience.
2006-07-14 22:38:56 · answer #8 · answered by silversurf88 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I was 18 and yes, I was totally independant. My sis on the otherhand is almost 22 never had a job and still lives at home.
2006-07-14 22:38:13 · answer #9 · answered by sexymama 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I was 18, and yes I was ready.
2006-07-14 23:10:33 · answer #10 · answered by AJ 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋