Student or Young Person's First Move

Prepare to live on your own.

Added October 15, 2026. Written with AI assistance and checked for clarity and placeholders; not reviewed by a lawyer, accountant, clinician or other professional. How these prompts are made

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Help me prepare to move out for the first time. Where I'm moving and why: [MOVE_DETAILS]. Budget: [BUDGET]. What I have already: [POSSESSIONS].

Create a checklist for finding a place (viewing questions, reading a tenancy agreement carefully, deposits [VERIFY]), what to buy and what to borrow, a first-month budget table, utilities and broadband setup, safety basics, and household routines. Provide a list of questions to ask a landlord and flatmates, a plan for sharing costs, and a calendar of first-month tasks. Recommend checking tenancy rights with a local advice service in [JURISDICTION] and not signing anything before understanding it.

Add a shopping list for a basic kitchen with quantities and low-cost alternatives, a first-month calendar with bills and reminders, and a list of conversations to have with flatmates about guests, noise, and shared supplies. Include a safety checklist for the new home and a plan for who to call for emergencies.

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Finding a place: ask about rent, deposit, bills included, notice, repairs, who the landlord is. Read the tenancy agreement fully [VERIFY] your rights with a local advice service in [JURISDICTION].
First-month budget (illustrative): rent 600, bills 90, food 160, transport 50, phone 20, misc 60 = 980.
Buy: pan, plates, bedding. Borrow: kettle, lamp.
Utilities and broadband: set up before move-in.
Safety: smoke alarm test, door lock, emergency numbers.
Flatmate chat: guests, cleaning, shared supplies.
Do not sign anything you do not understand.

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