Should I be embarrassed about living at home, I'm 25

So I'm 25. I'm getting to the stage of my life where I want to be moving out and have some independence. But I also have ambitions of saving up for a deposit on a home and to train as a counsellor. It's unlikely I could afford that if I moved out. I work full time and always help out with the bills, obviously. My mum is studying full time so she wants me to stay at home to help out. My brother lives here too. He's training to be a maths teacher. I feel like I'm 25 and I should be living on my own. Am I right thinking that? Should I feel ashamed?

So I'm 25. I'm getting to the stage of my life where I want to be moving out and have some independence. But I also have ambitions of saving up for a deposit on a home and to train as a counsellor. It's unlikely I could afford that if I moved out. I work full time and always help out with the bills, obviously. My mum is studying full time so she wants me to stay at home to help out. My brother lives here too. He's training to be a maths teacher. I feel like I'm 25 and I should be living on my own. Am I right thinking that? Should I feel ashamed?

So I'm 25. I'm getting to the stage of my life where I want to be moving out and have some independence. But I also have ambitions of saving up for a deposit on a home and to train as a counsellor. It's unlikely I could afford that if I moved out. I work full time and always help out with the bills, obviously. My mum is studying full time so she wants me to stay at home to help out. My brother lives here too. He's training to be a maths teacher. I feel like I'm 25 and I should be living on my own. Am I right thinking that? Should I feel ashamed?

My cousin is 32 and has only just moved out of his family home. Similarly, my mum has a cousin who's in his 50s now and again, has only just moved out (then again, he was staying at home for different reasons).
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It's so normal in this day and age to be at home for longer than your parents would have been. I'm 22 and I'm nowhere near ready to move out - I can't justify paying £1000 a month on rent, you must be joking!

If you meet a girl and she has a problem with you living at home, then she's not a very nice girl! Tbh, if I met someone and he said he was living at home to help out his family/save up for a deposit - I would genuinely praise him. So many people want to move out as soon as they get a job, pay extortionate amounts in rent and act like they're living the high life - unless they're earning a huge amount of money - it's all just short-term happiness.

*I live in London, so obviously my views on moving out are heavily skewed by the fact you need £80,000 deposit, a small organ donation and a monthly salary of £4k just to even be considered for a mortgage*

**Previous statement was a slight exaggeration**

True, you live in what is basically the land of the rent! I live near Liverpool in an area where house prices are reasonable.
It might be worth hanging on and observing changes in the housing market. I might get a better deal in a few years, when I have a larger deposit and I can move out without feeling guilty.

I'm 27 and I'm only just making steps to move out now. I know several people my age who are in the same position. The ones who moved out very young still aren't in very good positions, financially. When I get my own place soon, I'll be able to furnish it nicely right off the bat, and have plenty of savings to fall back on, should I run into any problems with my appliances or any other similar domestic problem - can't be said for others, still borrowing money from their parents every time their washing machine or dishwasher goes bust and they're not far off 30 years old At least I know I'll be 100% independent when I move out.

I'm 27 and I'm only just making steps to move out now. I know several people my age who are in the same position. The ones who moved out very young still aren't in very good positions, financially. When I get my own place soon, I'll be able to furnish it nicely right off the bat, and have plenty of savings to fall back on, should I run into any problems with my appliances or any other similar domestic problem - can't be said for others, still borrowing money from their parents every time their washing machine or dishwasher goes bust and they're not far off 30 years old At least I know I'll be 100% independent when I move out.

Thanks everyone. I am taking steps towards training in counselling. And I'm working pretty much full time. I feel no pressure to move out, and in fact, my mum said she'd have to move to a cheaper place if I moved out. So she wants me to stay at home. To be honest, I was in a relationship early in the year. She was 24 and managed to be able to afford her place and live independently. I don't see why I can't. I feel if I net met a girl, I'd feel embarrassed admitting that I live at home. But to be honest that's my only motivation for moving out! In case I met someone. My band mate is 36 and he lives with his dad. But I think his circumstances are different.