Re: Living on your own for the first time
I lived at home until I was 26, then bought my own house about 15 miles away from the folks. My situation was pretty similar to yours. I could have stayed, they didn't bug me or anything.
The move got me closer to work, but was not a necessity. There was no real specific reason or anything; the time was just "right" for me. I have no regrets, but now I don't discount the comments about the money savings so much.
Apartments and houses have costs (a lot of which you may not see or think about at the outset), in both time and money. I could have, in theory, saved a ton of cash not paying this mortgage/utilities/etc for 3 years, but to me, it is money well spent, building up equity in a nice home in a nice place. If you have the money, I seriously advise buying someplace instead of renting.
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