It's official! On March 4th I'll be moving into my very first apartment. It's way past time since I have been ready to move out since I was 25! :lol: I love my family and all, but being over 30 I think it is well past time that I lived on my own. And, of course, I'm very happy about it. :)

The apartment is in a town called Hoffman Estates which is located between Schaumburg (where I currently live) and Palatine (where I work).

That's great. :D Congradulations. :wave:

Congratulations on your upcoming Independence Day!! :wave:

Congrats Mike! That's exciting.

Congratulations and welcome to the club. I moved out on my own when I was 27.

It's official! On March 4th I'll be moving into my very first apartment. It's way past time since I have been ready to move out since I was 25! :lol: I love my family and all, but being over 30 I think it is well past time that I lived on my own. And, of course, I'm very happy about it. :)

The apartment is in a town called Hoffman Estates which is located between Schaumburg (where I currently live) and Palatine (where I work).



Good luck!


You're going to love living on your own. I finally got my first place by myself last year, and its been great.

Thanks everyone. :)

So...how are you going to decorate? ;)

I wish I could... It's just too hard in San Diego with the housing prices and having to be near my work as well.

I also think that Condos are expensive too.

Also, I don't want my mom to get lonely or anything since she owns a home.

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Congratulations that's great, there's nothing like being on your own.

You lived with your parents for 30 years? Why didn't you move out when you were 25 years old?

Congrats on your apartment.

Congratulations Mike. You're going to love it. I flew the coop when I was 20, and I remember just loving it.

Best of luck :wave: When are you going to have us all over for a party? ;)

You lived with your parents for 30 years? Why didn't you move out when you were 25 years old?

Actually, I have been living with my parents for 32 and 1/2 years. :lol: It's a rather long story, but here is the shortened version. When I graduated from high school I was already only two months shy of being 19. I also took the fall semester off and worked full time. I was really excited to be out of high school and just wanted to work fulltime for a while. I finally started college in Jan 1996, but I started not knowing what I really wanted to study. I also had great difficulty with math and science courses. Anyway, I ended up majoring in eary American History and after six and a half years I got my BA. At that point I was almost 26 years old. My first post college job was as a teacher's aid in a junior high. However, the school had to cut back and since I was the last hired I was let go after only a year. That put me at 27. It took me almsot two years to find a new job! As you probably know, the more you are out of work the harder it becomes to find a job. After two years of enemploment, my college diploma wasn't worth the paper it was printed on. When I went to job interivews all they were concerned with was that I hadn't worked in two years. That ddin't care that I had gone to college. That being the case I had to do a coupe of years working low paying jobs, before finally getting a job at the college I currently work at. And now I am making the sort of money it requires to pay rent and all that good stuff.

Best of luck :wave: When are you going to have us all over for a party? ;)

Even though I am not big on parties, I actually am considering having one. :)

Even though I am not big on parties, I actually am considering having one. :)


You should! It's a rite of passage!

Congratulations Mike. I'm very happy for you. :woohoo: