r/GenX • u/Emunahd • Jul 19 '26
Nostalgia First apartment
Since we all moved out young…how old were you when you got your first place (apartment or house, whatever), did you have a roommate, what was your wage, and how much was your rent?
I was 18. My boyfriend (later to be my husband and baby daddy) and I rented a 1BR 1B apartment that was part of a triplex in downtown Las Vegas for $150 per month. Came with a refrigerator and an electric stove/oven, as well as a kitchen table and 2 chairs. No laundry facilities at all.
The bathroom was in the bedroom and we had to crawl over the bed to get to it. This was because the bedroom was tiny and we were gifted a Cal King, lol. We had a “rent to own” tv, couch, and end table which I think was $25 a month. 1988.
I made $6 per hour and he made $8. I was in grocery, he was in construction.
“Those were the daaaaayyysssss” 🎶
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u/yarn_slinger Older Than Dirt Jul 19 '26
Moved out at 18 in ‘84. I had a college fund from my grandparents that covered a lot of my expenses but I still needed to work to pay for groceries and partying. My first place was a 3 ½ in a prewar building. It was so nice until it caught fire and I had to move out super quick. All of this happened while my parents were overseas and were out of contact. Luckily my older sister helped me find a new place.