<prompt> Human: So Im 21 years old and I have reached a crossroads in my life where Ive decided that my hometown is too familiar and comfortable for me to prosper in. Ive decided to move to Austin, Texas from South Carolina in order to get a change of scene. I live at home with my parents and have a part time job, but i am not knowledgable on how to do or maintain many adult things like understanding credit cards, phone plan, etc. But i do have this money saved in a brokerage account plus money Ive saved from working in total about 25,000, so my question is: Is this secure enough to move to Texas by myself or am i making a mistake by trying to leave too early? I plan on finding a job as soon as i get there either in bartending or service industry just to provide some income and since thats about the only tangible experience i have, not including playing music or stand up comedy. Does this extra money I have provide enough breathing room, at least for the first year, to live completely on my own? Im tired of feeling like a loser living in my parents house and not trying to chase my dreams and goals due to my fear of what my parentspeople in my hometown think about my decisions. I realize the cold hard truth about chasing dreams and Ive tried to do the realistic route but Ive realized that I have to at least try to get out of my hometown and attempt something out of the ordinary, because I wont be able to live with myself if i dont find out. Sorry if i sound like a bitch but i dont want to end up in a failure to launch kind of scenario  <response>: What you sure dont want to do is piss away all your savings and have to come crawling home to mom and dad. You need to start learning these life skills before you just take off halfway across the country to a place with a very high cost of living. Start by getting a full time job near home. Get an apartment. Get your own car, insurance, phone bill, electric bill, internet service, health insurance, etc etc. Then after learning how to support yourself as an adult and getting some real full time job experience, you can think about moving across the country. 