Im 15 and I want to move out!!!! PLEASE HELP!!!?

Question

I desperatly want to move out because my parents arnt giving me enough freedom!!! I have a cerfew of 7 and im not even alowed to sleep over someones house. I have to leave when everything starts! Its been driving me crazy!! Ive tried everything, convincing them, talking to them and even chucking tantrums, NOTHING WORKS!! So i want to move out,. I have a full time job and i think i can afford it. The only problem is im only 15. Im just wondering if u guys know what i can do. Im even considering going to docks. I want ani information i can get. About docks or moving out. Do docks have a cerfew? What are the rules. Ani info or suggestions that u have will be greatly appriciated. Thanks

I also live with my step dad who hates me and i havent seen my real dad since i was 3 years old

Answer 1

I'm not going to answer your question and be patronising like the other people here who are either talking down to you or just being rude.

When I was 15, I wanted to move out. I did the sums, I researched everything.

Where are you from? I have no idea what docks is, sorry, so I can't help you with that.

You say you have a full time job - how much are you earning? I assume you don't go to school if you work full time...

To be quite honest with you... You probably can't afford it. And even if you can, you will probably regret it later and you won't end up as successful as you might be otherwise.

I'm earning $500 a week and I wouldn't dare move out yet. And my job is part time, not full time. And I'm only 17. So I doubt you're earning more than that, as a 15 year old. (not to be patronising; just that the younger you are the less you are paid)

You have to add up the price of rent, then add onto it bills; phone bills, electricity bills, gas bills, water bills, everything. Then think about food. How much do you eat? Figure it out and add up all the groceries you might need each week. Then you've got to think about furniture and finding a place to live.
On top of that, I'm assuming that as a 15 year old you don't have a car, so you're going to be using public transport. Maybe you should think about the prices of public transport to get to and from work. Then think about the things that you need to save up for in the next couple of years, like a car, school fees (if you were planning on studying), and those sorts of things. Do you have a pet? If so, then they cost a LOT of money to keep healthy. Food, vet bills, etc.
Then think about yourself - Doctors bills, are you on any medication that you need to buy on a regular basis, even stuff like a haircut once a month will cost a lot of money on your sort of budget.

I don't mean to be patronising at all with my answers... it just helped me realise that I should stay at home, and believe it or not, I love living at home now!

Good luck with your decision.

Answer 2

I have known so many people who moved out as a teenager and really regretted it. Getting an apartment and then having to slave away the youngest and best years of your life, only to hand your paycheck to a landlord for your apartment and have to make payments on a car and car insurance, it's just too costly!

Just for fun, find out how much it would cost you to live on your own per month and then realize how good you have it now living for free under your parents roof. Make a game out of it, to keep your mind off your troubles and prepare for the future. Everytime you put a check away in the bank, look at the total of savings you have and calculate how long that would last you in the real world, if you were totally on your own. In reality it probably wouldn't be enough or last you very long or afford you a very enjoyable standard of living. Did you know should have at least 3 months worth of paychecks from your job saved up for life's emergencies, in addition to your regular monthly expenditures?

Use these years to prepare for when you do move out. Don't just move out in such a hurry and so unprepared for the world you're about to face. It seems like a long time, but it isn't. You've only got three years to find something, some kind of education and / or job you can do to support you when you do turn eighteen.

So, for now, stay at home for free, increase your job skills and learn new skills you can use to make a huge amount of money, and start saving as much money as you can now, and when the time comes (it will come a lot sooner than you think) you can say goodbye, declare your own independence, and have a good plan for living and supporting yourself.

Who knows, by that time, things might change for the better with your parents.

Good luck and play it safe!!!!!!!!!!

Answer 3

Sorry to burst your Bubble but between the ages of 15-20 you will actually hate your parents more than ever 18(the worst). It's nature’s way.

You feel like this because you are starting to think for yourself but are not yet capable of seeing stuff trough or take responsibility for your action. (Any teenager will tell you they are responsible and bla bla but fact of the matter is they are not.

Stick around till your about 21 like the one dude or girl said and look back , you will not believe the stuff you did and why. And will actual laugh your **s off! If you still want to move out then all is good.

Reality - You parents isn’t as dumb/stupid as you think, they know way more than you give them credit for.

I suggest you get a hobby or sport that does require traveling. If you can show some responsibility then your parents will let you stay out later I bet. Your also 15. You should be clad you can stay out till 7. Ask next year for 9pm and then 10pm the year after that...

Hope this help. But I figure you won't understand this but at least try, otherwise read this in about 5 years then you'll understand.

Later.

Answer 4

The problem is you were born a girl and can get taken advantage of and need protected more I started on my own when I was 14 and had a full time job and a child but you should wait it out at least your parents care to keep you in and away from all that could defile you just be patient and find indoor things to keep you busy the time will pass quickly freedom comes with dicipline and if you cant handle the dicipline your parents give then you cant servive on your own and freedom has to be earned as a teenager and if you petition a court for emancipation the judge will determine if you are capable to be on your own and they usually ride it out till you are about to turn 18 also you will need to have fulltime job monies for rent utillities medical insurance food and these days if you dont bring home at least 400 a week after taxes you cant afford to live on your own add it up and research it your better off riding it out and letting mom and dad support you till your 18 save all you can and invest in what you need to get out on your own then but untill then by personal experience theres nothing you can do but let yourself have the oppertunnity to grow up from now till your 18th birthday good luck dont give the parent too much trouble cause they can put an end to you working too if you keep trying to get out by petitioning the state to keep you unemployed untill you reach 18 having a job at your age is considered by the courts a priviladge only a parent can allow and can revoke it untill you are 18 or untill you graduate they can do this with your licience or driving permits too

Answer 5

Moving out is NOT what you want to do. I moved out of my aunt and uncles house when I was 15. (they raised me since I was 5 months) It was awful. I moved around from friend's house to friends' house, went hungry a lot, had to walk everywhere bc at 15 I couldn't get my liscense and didn't have a car anyways...and I know you think you'll have it made because you have a job....but at 15, you're more than likely making minumum wage, maybe a little more. I'll even up it to a grand $8 an hour. At 40 hours a week (which you shouldn't be working anyways bc there are child labor laws) your gross income is $1280 a month. (we wont factor the taxes taken out) rent--$300 (thats being EXTREMELY optimistic) food--$200 (if you live off of noodles and water) Elec bill--$250 water/trash--$40 transportation--$15 bus pass washing clothes, odds and ends such as detergent, soap, shampoo, deodorant, toilet paper, feminine products, makeup, trash bags...$200...by now you're pretty much broke, but you still have your apartment....so you're free to sit in it and look at the walls, bc you don't have a phone, cable, or internet...

Of course it seems hard and unfair, you're 15. But your parents wouldn't have rules if they didn't care. Besides, no place is going to rent to a 15 yr old, even with a cosigner. There's a reason there are age restrictive laws. Enjoy this time you have at home, be grateful. I promise you that when you do finally move out and try to make it on your own, you're going to miss all the comforts of home...

And btw, it's "any" not "ani". Stay in school, come home every night to your nice warm bed in your nice room that you don't have to worry about heating or cooling yourself, grab a snack from the fridge that you don't have to worry about keeping full....jump online and not worry about paying the bill....you have it made, you just don't realize it.

:o)

btw--i'm not trying to be rude or patronizing here, its just that i've seen a lot of kids make the mistake of thinking they can do it....the truth is it's hard for adults to make it in the real world, let alone a child. I know you don't think of yourself as a child, but in the eyes of the law and most of society, you are.

Answer 6

I don't mean to judge you because of your age, but moving out in such a young age isn't a good idea. I believe other people have already said that you would regret it later.
Have you tried to ask your parents why they wouldn't give you any freedom? if not, you better ask them to explain instead chucking tantrums. if you want to solve this problem immediately, go compromise with your parents to go to a professional to talk about this problem, then the professional can be a negotiator between you and your parents. If they are good parents, they would listen on your suggestion about going to a professional.
When i was in my teen, i struggled a lot about this curfew thingy, but as i grow up, i understand that my parents only want to see me safe and now i can compromise with them about what i want by showing them i'm reliable.
Anyway, always treasure your family, people can come and go, but family stays forever!

Answer 7

Our parents will do it for our good fortune.
Your age is still 15, How can you take your decision on your own. Freedom means Independence, How can you be independent at the age of 15? , parents are always true, They will avoid you to do certain things, because of their vast experience related to their life.
They know what is bed, What is good for you. You should be career oriented, good children and should respect your parents, who has brought you in this world. They have every rights on you, and you can not abnegate them.
Please be a good girl and think 10 times weather your decision is correct?
---Piyush

Answer 8

At times when we are young all we want to be is older.Time is short .Make the most of your life right now with your parents.l am sure they have your best interests at heart.You may be working,but that does not mean that you are mature and sensible.You will grow up before you realise it ,then you will be wishing you could roll back the clock.l know l have been in your situation.Enjoy your youth.Time will soon get away.

Answer 9

Oh poor you, you're 15 and have parents who care for your well-being, that's dire! Legally, you cannot do this at 15.

How many other teens do you think suffer the care of their parents? Bit dramatic to decide your situation is any different.

Answer 10

You are not good enough to move out yet!
Because you don't know how to take care of your own business even
(if you are GooD enough ..you Don't need anyone's HELP to move OUT!)
Just stay home and be a good kid.
IF you can't get along with your own family...Don't think anyone else out there will accept you at all.
Thanks.