I left at 18 for college but still lived at home in the summer and of course all my belongings were still home, and it still was "home" to me. I suppose around 22 when I totally moved out, moved with my fiance to MN, but then we had to live with his mom until we both got jobs and got money to rent an apartment. We married about 4 years ago, and bought our first home about 3 years ago.

It's tougher nowdays to make it on your own when you're younger because everything is so expensive, and minimum wage jobs just don't cut it. If you're still going to school it's almost impossible unless you're with some roommates or something to split costs.