IMO it doesn't really count until you are really on your own, financially as well as physically! I'm not there yet. I lived on a college campus for 2 years, but I didn't consider that being on my own. In fact I almost felt even more dependent because I wasn't working and my campus was like it's own little world. I definitely didn't feel like an adult there. But it seems like you just moved out to be on your own. Good luck! I haven't done that yet, but in October I'll be a wife and not only on my own, but in a new state =O