>late 20s >living at home with parents in Texas >don't

>>18406597
You're gonna need a whole lot more money or a more concrete plan

>>18406603
>You're gonna need a whole lot more money
How much more money?

>>18406611
As someone who lives in Texas and is moving soon, you'll need at least 1k just to move into an apartment. More if you don't have a job.

But, I mean, you could probably get away with 2k if you went to a cheap place. That'd cover the apartment, and give you a couple weeks of food before you found a job. 3k would probably be reasonably safe, but you'd still have to live in a pretty run down place till you got yourself set up.

>>18406611
Almost anywhere in America you can find an apartment sublet(roommate) on craigslist for $600 per month. They'll typically want the same amount as a deposit so you're already looking at 1200. You'll have to pay for food out of your moving fund until you find a job as well so let's say 1350. Then you have your other expenses like transportation.

>>18406611
Just cause you said preferably not Texas, maybe like 5 grand.

Idk if you ever been out in the real world on your own. It's expensive. I remember when I lived off campus in college
>1.5 months rent security deposit
>rent
>car insurance
>gas
>Verizon required 300 deposit since I had no history of credit
>local gas company had the same
>water bill every 3 months
>groceries
Thats like basic shit
Then random shit like if your place has a laundry room or not, pay for parking, commute to work.

It's just lots of things. If you can secure a job elsewhere beforehand it's easier. But if you think this is like the 80s where you could just couch surf from coast to coast, it's not.

>>18406637
>But if you think this is like the 80s where you could just couch surf from coast to coast, it's not.
Damn.. You've given me a lot to think about. I'm honestly beyond ready to GTFO but I may need to think this through a bit more (not to mention saving more money).

>>18406640
I'd like to think we all wanted to just pack up and leave. Sounds like a movie script. I'm not dampening your mood on purpose, it's just being realistic.

I would encourage you to keep on saving. Maybe an opportunity will come up. Or maybe you could pull a sort of drastic move and join the army. And just keep your eyes open.

>>18406597
Any state the had a sign on the side of the Freeway that says "Drive Friendly in Texas" has a great deal of fucked up hostile drivers.