<prompt> Human: Info: salary is 55kyear bonus no debt! wahoo! looking to move in about 6 months - at which point I will have between 20-25k saved upHowdy. I wanted some opinionsadvice about my current situation, and whether or not it makes sense to move out. As the title says, Im 24 will be 25 this year and live at home. My parents dont want me to move out, and Im from a culture where youre expectedencouraged to live at home.Obviously the biggest pro to staying at home is the savings. That, and I legitimately get along with my parents, so moving will be an adjustment. But at the same time, I feel like Im regressing to high-school me staying at home. My parents mom especially definitely want to take care of me. Their mindset is that I can move if I find a job in another state, or if I go back to school BUT I like my current job will be here for another 2 years at least, and dont plan on going back to school, so its a very situation. Parents also live in a very suburb-y place, which for someone in their 20s can be quite blah. All the places Im looking at are walking distance from work, and looks to be about 1200-1500month including utilities, parking, and gym. Im definitely over the rent should be 30 of your salary rule, but looking at my budget, I should still be able to put 15-20 of my paycheck into savings especially since I will be able to walk most places. Its also going to be near impossible finding a place thats 30 of my monthly income where I am, even with a roommate! So, is it worth it to be able to do more adult-y things - bring people homestay out, date without getting texts asking where I am I love my parents but come on!, and live on a budget Im actually really excited for this! - based on the costs? Im scared Im wasting the prime of my youth, and missing out on huge life lessons that can only help in the future. But also, everything is expensive. Thoughts? Opinions? Advice?  <response>: When you put a creature into an easy environment to survive in, you get a soft creature that is very sensitive to environmental change and slow to improve itself. If you put a creature into an environment that is difficult to thrive and survive in, you risk failure, but if successful you get a creature that is tough, independent and capable of handling adversity. A creature left on its own has to learn to make decisions and deal with the consequences instead of having others to blame. I suppose you should ask yourself what kind of creature you want to be in 5 years. 