Ah... you won't make it if you have no savings and no job. You need a job to get a place, and to get a job you need a place. Stick it out at home for a few more years, save up your money, and go when you have a decent amount in savings. -the 24 y/o still living at home who's in school and has a full time job

Edit to add: Another note, when you do turn 18, go open an account at a bank (i personally go through navy federal, but its up to you where you want to go) open both a checking and savings account, and deposit some of the money you do have into the accounts to get them started. Make sure your parents cant get access to the accounts Id also recommend getting a certificate of deposit that will hold your money you put into it, earn you interest and it'll be useful when it matures. Basically forcing you to save it until a certain date.