What ways did moving out make you grow up?

[Music Fiend]

I'm always curious to hear about this from the perspective of others.

Theres like 3 bodies of thought I find.

1) The person who was ready to leave home, went to college, and never looked back

2) The person who moved out, college then got a decent job, but moved back after a few years for a year or two to stack money to prep for a family

3) The person who never moved out

I've always thought #2 was smart af. if you move back home, fix your credit, stack $50k, while moving from closer to entry level to a better salary. But a lot of ppl seem to think #1 is the only way to go as a man to grow up, even if they have lower salaries and don't save/or make enough to not live check to check.

Should you never go home? How did moving out force you to grow up?

 

[Heafcliffe]

Paying bills and self-reliance can make a mfer grow up real quick

No regrets either.

 

[Groanman]

Learned from the mistakes, shortcomings, bad habits, ect of my folks

 

[Roid Jones]

Having everything on your shoulders will grow your ass up

 

[jwall123]

Having everything on your shoulders will grow your ass up

Facts. Moved out with my bro at 19. Paying those bills was tough as shyt, while working, going to college, doing research and other extracurricular shyt. On top of it all, my 95 Integra was beat like shyt.... Would not change a thing tho. The grind made me who I am today.

Now I have a little one and I am trying to make sure he knows about the grind without having to fully experience the struggle.