Left home for university out east when I was 17. Went from uni stright to a crap bachelor apartment downtown Toronto with a nice student loan to payoff.
After 7or 8 years of living it up rather than saving too much, dipped into savings and rrsp to buy our first place after getting married. Combined with the wife's savines and rrsp we were able to get the necessary 20% down.
Have been very fortunate, was definitely behind compared to peers who stayed home for uni and then after graduating, but I'd do it all over again the same way. I truly became my own person being on my own into my mid to late 20s.
That being said, if you can swing it and can save and live at home, Power to you. A savings account going into ur first home purchase is a great thing to have.
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