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I moved out of my parents house to go to college at 18 and, aside from a few summers, have been mostly on my own ever since. Well, except when I've had to borrow the occassional rent, heh. :blush: I hasten to say that I didn't move out in any sort of dramatic fashion and that I have a wonderful relationship with my parents, but that my independence has increased exponentially in these years.
I came out to my parents, had three significant relationships, and met some awesome people. I moved 400 miles away to NYC and tried my hand at one career and just a month ago moved again and decided on a career change. I'm hoping to go to grad school next fall.
Interests definitely changed but I don't think my outlook on life is very different. I do think I've mellowed out a lot and am not nearly as emocore as I was in high school!
The most important thing I've learned so far is that you should try not to let money rule your life. Yes, be as smart with it as you can and sometimes you have to work crappy jobs to support yourself. It's draining to do something just because the money is "good" when it's not good for you. I'm a bit broke now but I'm much happier having jolted myself out of the rut I spent the last year in.
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