<prompt> Human: My parents made my savings account, so their name is on it. They can put in and take out funds. I primarily use it but they monitor it. They were pretty pissed that I told them no when they asked for my checking account number to freely have permission to spy on and move my money on there too.In eight months, Im moving out. They are not going to be happy and Ive told my mom and she was very disapproving of it. My dad is another story. Im moving out in secret because he doesnt want to let me go and would probably pull malicious tricks to keep me there. He might call the police and try to make bogus reports to make them drag me back. He might slash my tires. He might threats of violence. He might try to get my fired from work. But the most real threat is: he might see Im gone and steal my savings so I have to come back. Before I move out, I think the best course of action would to be to move my money to a different bank a few days in advance, no warning and leave hopefully before they catch on. EDIT: 5k of the savings in theirs, but the rest of it is mine.  <response>: Having gone through something similar to this:Get a PO box.Withdraw almost all of it - leave a bit so the account doesnt accrue any fees.Open a new account at a different bank and do 100 electronic only. Use fake answers for security questions.Dont tell your parents you want to move out. Dont tell anyone. Just plan and save save save. Lock down your credit reports on all 3 - Equifax is free for a while. It takes me 5 minutes to unlock it when I need to.Start sending important stuff to your PO box - anything you wouldnt want your parents to intercept, like bills. Get a copy of your birth cert, social security card, and any paperwork youll need. Ive seen parents take or destroy them. My ex-husbands mother wouldnt give him a copy of his until we were married, and he was in the Navy at the time. We had to wait to rent an apartment until she mailed them.Dont trust anyone not to tell your folks of your plan. Your resolve to leave is easily thwarted by well-meaning people who will let it slip or think they can reason with your parents. 