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karl gambolputty...:
Instead of moving out, perhaps just taking a trip for a few weeks will give you and your folks enough space to make living together bearable again.  It would be much easier to find friends who'll let you crash with them for a few days as opposed to indefinitely, and you can bounce around and hang out with a bunch of people, and even see if you can find a job somewhere.  Then once you get back and it's still hell, you could move out for real, but with a plan.  Don't burn your bridges, I guess is what I'm trying to say.

Barmymoo:
I'm probably going to just be repeating what's already been said, but this doesn't sound like it's going to be easy. My parents split up last year and my mum moved a hundred miles away, so when my dad kicked me out just before my major exams I needed to find somewhere quickly. I had friends who took me in and kept me for three months or so and my mum sent money and saw me etc but it was still really hard, really awkward staying in a house that wasn't mine and trying not to get in the way of other people.

I can sympathise with the job situation too, there is nothing here either. The advice that I'm hypocritically failing to take myself is to put applications and CVs in absolutely everywhere, whether they're hiring or not, and just keep pushing until someone gives up and hires you to stop you pestering them. That'll have the dual benefit of taking you out of the house and also giving you an income which will help you move out.

Someone told me that sometimes, if you work for a big company and move they will do their best to relocate you in the same job in the new town. So if it's possible to stick around for say two months, find a job where you are and then transfer, with the job, to somewhere new, then that'd be a great idea. Good luck whatever you decide.

RedLion:
Running away / moving out doesn't solve anything. You wind up dragging yourself back, broke and even more subservient to your parents than before, because you have no place else to go and nothing else to do.

Not able to get a job? My sympathies, neither can I. The economy's in recession right now, and there's a lack of jobs. Unemployment has continued to rise in the last few months, and even part-time jobs are lacking. Most places aren't hiring; in fact, a lot of places around the country are downsizing right now. So you're not in that boat alone. I don't mean for that to sound harsh, but don't think you're in special circumstances there.

You might have mentioned it, but this topic was a bit tl;dr---how old are you, again?

Also, I fully accept that I will someday be homeless and living in a cardboard box by the side of I-90. The only thing I ask is that I look half as cool as this guy

RobbieOC:
A wise man once said "Anyone can't find a job ain't looking hard enough." You'll find something, but I wouldn't recommend leaving until you do. As long as it doesn't matter much to you what kind of job it is, something will come up. Good luck, dude.

calenlass:
Cory, my dear, it would probably be a better idea if you can check off most things on this list:

-You are an experienced outdoorsman.
   *You are good at starting fires.
   *You are good at cooking over open flames.
   *You can sleep on the ground (or a bench or whatever is handy) pretty well.
   *You are ok with shitting outside and you know where to do it and how to bury it or whatever.
   *You can get some sort of shelter, or make some.
   *You know how to keep critters out of your stuff.
   *You know what sorts of things you could find to eat in, say, a park in case you have no money for food.
-You could live out of your car.
-You can park your car somewhere it won't get towed from once it runs out of gas or you are living out of it.
-You have some way of acquiring medicine and warm, dry shelter in case you get sick, or are superman and thus do not get sick ever.
-You have marketable skills, or are an attractive candidate for physical labour and heavy lifting.
-You can get another tank of gas for your car sometime soon.
-You have a backup plan and some reliable friends.

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