18 & want to move out so badly. 🏑 πŸ”‘πŸ’

Recently my drug addict brother has moved back in with me & my mom, and me and my boyfriend have been together for 3 years and have gotten to where we want to just live together and try this new journey. I know rent is expensive, things aren’t easy. Cable, lights, water, electric, internet, car insurance etc.

We haven’t looked into renting or anything yet or even apartment searching. That would be in the (hopefully) near future. (Our birthday is in August)

Basically I was wondering if anyone 18,19,20 around my age, moved out at this age and how they did it, prepared for it, what they did once they moved in, how they found a place etc.

thank you so much in advance for any replies! This will be very helpful and informative for me. πŸ’˜πŸ’˜πŸ’˜πŸ’“πŸ’“πŸ’“