<prompt> Human: Im a 17 year old from the midwest US entering my senior year who has a decent seasonal Sept-May job paying 10hr who is also currently pretty much broke. I am looking to get an apartment a little over an hour away from where I am now. I have all the credits I need to graduate save one, which I should be able to earn remotely. The two primary reasons I am trying to leave is to get away from my NPD narcisstic personality disorder parents, who are progressively getting worse and making my life more and more stressful, and to join my girlfriend when she leaves for college one year older. I drive a car that doesnt belong to me name is not on title, so getting a car, even if its a beater, feels like it should be a priority. Im broke because I have had to pay for all my food and gas, and would obviously have to get a job in my destination city. Apartments there start at around 350, which is 12 hours a week at minimum wage, which obviously doesnt include any other expenses, so Id have to schedule quite a few hours or get a job that pays more or work remotely. Id really appreciate any advice that rpersonalfinance has to offer!  <response>: Yikes, thats not a good situation. Youre setting yourself up for financial trouble.In the short term, you dont have a deposit for an apartment, so youre stuck with crappy shared accommodation living until you can put together a months rent for a deposit on an apartment. You also have no credit, nor are you 18, so technically you cant sign a lease. Im pretty sure that means that youll need to go to court to get emancipated before you can even legally rent an apartment or have your own car insurance.Also, long term, do you have a career in mind? If youre slinging burgers for 10hr, your future is pretty muddy. Moving off somewhere with a girlfriend at 17 for a minimum wage job is a life altering decision. This begins to set the trajectory of your life and specifically sets it in a path of minimum wage jobs and unstable situations. It will take you YEARS to recover from that decision.Im going to add to the suggestion that the military might be an option for you. It sounds like you need to find something to grab onto for stability. A minimum wage job in a distant city with a high school girlfriend is not that. If you do it, I can guarantee that youll find yourself broke and desperate, if not immediately, at least multiple times in the first few months. Also, if youve never lived out of town or moved much in your life, youll find yourself lonely and doubting your decision on a regular basis.Im not saying you CANT GO. Im just laying out all the challenges you have in front of you.I almost moved out of the house at 17, too. My parents might not have been as bad as yours, but I seriously considered it, but Im very very glad that I didnt. Instead of leaving the house broke, I was able to rely on their financial help figuring out my last year of school, applying to university and they even helped a bit with random things like renting a uHaul. Sure, I paid for gas and food and other stuff because of the tension in the house, but when I was really stuck and needed help, they found a way to do it.Im 35 now, and Im very glad I didnt move out. If I had struggled a little more during my first year of University, I might not have finished, and I certainly wouldnt be looking at 150k jobs and a stable life these days.Moving away might burn those bridges, so just be careful. 