re: How old were you when you left the nest ???

Left at 18, was 100% independent by 19. There’s no avoiding being immature and stupid at that age, and I was, but I was raised to be responsible and hard working, so I survived.

21 I think. Somewhere around there at least.

Moved out at 20. Moved out of state at 25.

Walked out of the womb and kept on walking

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All you baws saying 18, who paid your apartment, health and car insurance, etc etc in college?

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Lived in a shitty dorm, didn’t have a car, and there was no “etc.”. I got up at 3 to work until classtime. Made enough to make the nut. Borrowed the rest, and repaid it all, on time.

Questions?

this thread explains a lot

millennials suck so bad because their parents left the house without having a damn clue of how to take care of themselves. of course they would have no clue with kids later on down the line

When I was a kid, when I was a little boy, I always wanted to be a dinosaur, I wanted to be a Tyrannosaurus Rex more than anything in the world, I made my arms short and I roamed the back yard, I chased the neighborhood cats, I growled and I roared, everybody knew me and was afraid of me, and one day my dad said "Bobby you are 17, it’s time to throw childish things aside" and I said "OK Pop", but he didn't really say that he said that "Stop being a fricking dinosaur and get a job.

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All you baws saying 18, who paid your apartment, health and car insurance, etc etc in college?

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I worked in a pharmaceutical warehouse until 25.

I paid my own bills.

Moved to Tyler, TX for college and got a roommate.

Best Buy had shite health insurance but I also had the University Clinic to fall back on if things were shite.

Pell Grants and qualified for scholarships after freshman year.

Didn't have a life for a while until 3 years ago almost

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It can be done baw. Just gotta slum it to get to where you really wanna go.

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All you baws saying 18, who paid your apartment, health and car insurance, etc etc in college?

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me.... I started working and saving when I was 15 and was on scholarship.

Should've known the OT was full of people completely independent out if the womb