<prompt> Human: Recently I got a job working full time at a grocery store and have been saving half of my pay checks in a bank account my parents made for me when I was a kid. The last time I made a withdrawal was when I was 16 and everything went smoothly.Today I went in and put probably 2000 dollars into this account only to be told after the fact that I could not withdraw from my account because I had been made only an Owner instead of a Signer. I was very visibly dumbfounded. The teller told me to talk to my parents and that the account should transfer to me when I was 18. The fact of the matter is that I am already 18 and have been putting money in this account for months.My family doesnt doesnt approve of me or anything that I do and if I were to confront them I would most likely get kicked out of the house without anything but my car and the clothes on my back, dead broke.What are the next steps I should take? I am thinking about making my own bank account but do not know where to start at all or what is required of me.Edit: Fixed tenses Update: I filled out an application for a paperless checking account online at a bank my friends dad works for. His bank is not affiliated in any way shape or form with the bank my parents use. I also am going to get my own PO box its going to be like 30 dollars for 6 months which surprised me to prevent my parents from getting my credentials or debt card.Thank you all for the help and encouragement!Second Update: Got that checking account all set up and a P.O. Box. Were good to go guys. Im headed to my old bank to sign some stuff than I am going to transfer those funds to my new account.Assistant: Next time you get paid a check, walk into any bank with it and open a personal checking account. Make sure its paperless accountsHuman: Okay. Why must it be a paperless account? Im new to this  <response>: so your parents dont inadvertently get your checkbook or details from your bank in the mail 