How old were you when you moved out of your parents home as an accountant?

I finished Grad School & my CPA exams at 23, and began working in public at 23.

I stayed at home while I worked for about a year and a half, and moved out at 24. For that year I saved, and saved, and saved, and paid for my wedding at 25 (we kept it small and simple) as well as a down payment on a house which we bough the following year.

It was pretty tight early on as rents were still insane, we were on a single income, and I bought a house that no one would envy which required a lot of work and money, but we made it work.

You did the right thing. The #1 thing to do is save. If I had moved out on my own that first year of work I'd have never saved up enough for the down payment. I know not everyone has that luxury, so if you do cherish it.

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