How old were you when you left home?  


Did you go flatting? ...get married? .......??

Age 12, I eloped

I hope to get out of home as soon as I finish my degree... I'm hopin to move to Sydney or Melbourne

I was not allowed to follow my friends to the ACT or Sydney at ages 17-18 so I got engaged and was married by the time I was 19.  
Remember all you young'uns, get some money behind you before you move out of home.  

I voted for the first time I left home; the last being at aged 32 when I moved back as my home was being built.

I left at 17 to shack up with the love-of-life at the time.


Seems guys are staying at home with the parents till a much older age nowadays  ..well into their 20's.

I lived at home until just after my 21st birthday...........then bought my first home and got married, I never have rented...........

My uncle is 29 and still living with my grandma lol... I definately want to be independant of them by max 25. I should have gotten a decent job with a big enough savings balance.

Good for you Matt. Some people stay way too long with their parents these days. Some people stay so they can bludge. I moved back in with my folks at age 23 after my 1st marriage broke down and Mum insisted. I spent a couple of weeks with them with my daughter who was a tot then, before I raced down to the Housing Commission Office to sign up for a 2 bedroom bungalow for us. I got that within 14 months and had to beg and borrow furniture. It was the best time of my life then. I am sorry about your experience Tasman, you were very young.

Hey Matt do you have to pay rent yet?

Quoted from SuziH

I am sorry about your experience Tasman, you were very young.

Oh no, it was FANTASTIC!!! I couldn't wait to leave home.  

Quoted from Dara

Hey Matt do you have to pay rent yet?

Did pay "board" for a while, we own our home so no repayments need to be made, I paid it out of my Youth Allowance, but once it got halved and I started driving parents said not to worry about it cause otherwise I'd be left with about $20 a fortnight to do stuff with, which is hardly anything.

You  have scholarships so you have no expenses, lucky Well Matt get a job I don't have to pay rent either, we have paid off our house too But I will have to pay rent once I start uni.

Lol I have car expenses, rego is like $250 for 6 months, just got my full license which was $285 for 10 years, petrol is around $45 a fortnight, gotta get an oil change soon. Jeez cars are so expensive.

So who pays to feed you guys???  

Do you do your own washing and cooking???