I really thought having a job meant I was ready to move out. Turns out, having an income and being financially ready are two different things. Before I moved, I sat down and actually ran the numbers, rent, utilities, groceries. I thought I had more room than I did. So I stayed a little longer. Not because I had to, but because I wanted to leave prepared, steady income, a real budget, an emergency fund, and credit that wouldn’t hit me with some crazy deposit. Nobody tells you the hardest part of moving out isn’t the boxes. It’s the math you do before you even sign. Documenting how I prepared for mine, follow along for the series. things you only learn as you grow older | moving out edition... moving out in your 20s, financial readiness, budgeting, emergency fund, building credit, first apartment, adulting tips #thingsyoulearnasyougrowolder #movingoutin20s #personalfinance #adultingtips #firstapartment