Alright, hands up. Let's be honest here.

[hooblabla6262]

I moved out of my mums basement on my 18th birthday.
Even though she had no rules while I lived there, and my mother always encouraged me to stay, I've always felt an overwhelming need to be on my own.

I did eventually move back in with her again when I was 20, but that was in the house I partially bought her. Not sure if that counts. It was in the basement though.

Now I live with my girlfriend, and miss being on my own. Oh well.

 

[Longstreet]

Not in the basement, but in my parents house yes.

But hell, I'm only 21, still got 1,5 years to go in university (probably 2). Ill move out after i graduate and got a job.
Or as it is also called, can pay for my own home.

 

[Mr Fixit]

I don't live in the basement, but I do still live with my parents. I have the entire second floor all to myself, which consists of my bedroom a bathroom & a small loft area(cats room). Both my parents are 70 plus so I stick around to keep up the house & our 40 acres of land, sadly it'll one day just be me....

 

[Spinozaad]

Whenever I read these topics, I'm so glad I live in the Eurosocialist Republic of Holland. I have been out of the family house for years now. Moving to a better place next week.

 

[AnthrSolidSnake]

When I was younger I always figured I'd move out at 18, but here I am at 19 still in high school (well...alternative high school to make up a few credits I slacked on). But most would agree that at 19, there's no shame in living with parents, even for a couple more years, not that I want to though. My hope is to at least room with someone in the next year or two and sharing rent. In between jobs I plan on starting my personal writing career, see if that takes off, and if not, well then I guess it's off to college. Or maybe vice-versa...not 100% on that yet.
(oh, and no, not in the basement...in fact the next house we are moving into has an entire second floor I can have to myself, so that'll be nice.)

 

[DoomyMcDoom]

I live 4 timezones away from my mom, so, no, living on my own, working to pay for life, y'know, that kinda thing, I've lived away from my parent, for a few years, though when I last lived with my mom it was to help her not die in poverty, and I payed more than half of the household expenses, and more than half the rent, and the entire power bill, for our phone, for our cable, and for the internet out of my pocket... And we both lived in a basement suite, so technically we were both living in someone else's basement lol.

 

[DementedSheep]

Not in the basement but I?m 21 and still living at home. I would prefer to move out but I get along with my parents so not I?m dying to. I can?t really afford to move out right now with Uni and no job.

 

[DarthSka]

After I graduate and get my degree, I'll (hopefully) be renting the house I grew up in from my parents since they just moved into a new house last summer. So technically speaking, I will be living in my parents' house, just not with them.

 

[Mcupobob]

I'm living with my Aunt and Uncle(in a spare bedroom) in Austin TX till I get on my feet. Been here over a year, in between jobs at the moment but just had an Interview today that I think went really well. Going to be starting School at ITT tech to get a degree in CyberSecurity. Hoping by the time I get my Associates in Network System Administration(A year and a Half) I can move to a job in the tech industry. I have good feeling about it because Austin is like silicon Vally the sequel.

CAPTCHA

"It's Super Delicious"

 

[Andalusa]

Do you mean literally live in the cellar (sorry, can't ever call it a basement) or just with parents?
I'm essentially a lodger in my mum's house. I pay rent, I provide everything for myself (food, drink, clothes etc.) and she lets me get on with my own life.
Until I can financially support myself or decide to move to a different city, it doesn't make any sense to move out.

 

[Redlin5_v1legacy]

what the?

you are working 3 jobs and cant afford to move out from your parents house?

how shitty do they pay you?

The pay is minimal wage and I am not getting a free ride here. I'm paying for rent. The reason I'm not moving out is because the rent is lower than most of my alternatives, I have to pay for my car and I also have to save up money to actually move out for school in Vancouver. Oh and paying for school too.

 

[LiberalSquirrel]

snipy

I'm nearly 23 and I still live with my parents. Hell I've already been to university, got a degree and I had to move BACK IN with my parents as I couldn't find a good enough job to support myself. The job I have barely gives me enough to save up to move out.

Wait till you get on that degree course, if the uni offers student housing, go for it, its usually much cheaper than renting yourself. And DO NOT move into a house with your old school buddies. You will end up killing each other. At least if you move into a house where you don't know anyone you won't feel guilty after you kill them all.

All this is exactly where I am. Minus the "nearly 23" part, since I just turned 23. I'm saving my money, but I don't earn enough, and every decent full-time job I interview for tells me how I am "remarkably talented, but they're looking for someone with experience." (And I suppose I technically only live with one parent, not two.) [sub]...and I may not have murdered the old school buddies I moved in during university with but I'll be damned if it wasn't tempting...[/sub]

 

[EscapeGoat_v1legacy]

Nope, I live in a rented house with three other guys in York. When the university terms are over I drop back to my parents' for a few weeks but I generally can't stay down there more than a month at most before coming back up here. After Sixth Form finished and before University rolled round I was living in my parents' attic while we were waiting for my rent to be confirmed but that's about it. Being able to move out pretty quickly is something I've always been glad for.

 

[MorganL4]

23 Still living at home, will have my 4 year degree in about half a year..... until I have that I am too focused on school to worry about moving out of my parents place.

 

[Techsmart07]

I'm currently 24, and I live in my parents' place. I just got out from college 2 months ago, and have started saving for a house, which is a lot cheaper when rent isn't involved. However, I'll end up moving out next month due to a job offer that takes me 800 miles away from home. That would be one hell of a commute to make otherwise.

 

[deathzero021]

I don't. I live in a shitty apartment with my gf and her mom. I'm 20 years old and work in fast food while going to college for programming.

To be honest, it'd be pretty awesome to live in someone's basement right now if i didnt have to pay any rent. i could quit my part-time job and start going to school full-time. I don't know any gamers that do live in a basement but i think it'd be pretty cool. Not sure where that stereotype came from.

also might have been better to post a poll if possible.

 

[winginson]

21 here and living in my parents .... attic. Which is actually a bedroom. Tried living on my own when I first got a job, turns out that was a bad idea in an area of the country where rent is stupidly high and wages are minimum. Trying to save up for uni at the moment, so in 5 years time I may be able to finally move out for good.

 

[Naeras]

I moved out when I was 19 because I went away to study. I'm kind of glad I got out, honestly, it's nice to have my own place.

 

[Neonbob]

My wife and I are renting a room from her parents. The rate they charge is incomparably cheaper than all the apartments nearby, and given that I'm a student still and the best job outlook is minimum wage WalMart bullshit, we can't even think about renting an apartment yet.
So don't feel too bad, Red!

 

[The_Echo]

I don't live in the basement. That'd be inopportune, as my dad's office is in the basement too.

I'm still living in the bedroom I grew up in. I don't have a job yet, so I don't really have much of a choice.