im in the same boat....
tried to move out $15.00 worth of btc and i saw a $25.00 fee.....
is there a work around here? i mean whats the use of my btc's if we cant even move it.
Nope... Unless of course you are able to use an online wallet that supports account to account transactions within its system, with no fees. Examples would be coinbase, xapo, etc. If your recipient also uses that web wallet then you'll be able to transfer off the grid, for free.
Also if you are just willing to wait longer for the confirmation to come, just pay with a lower fee, accelerate your transaction using antpool or viabtc, but be prepared to wait up to a week or even more for your transaction to get confirmations.
My suggestion is wait for the fees to go down. Right now they are crazy high.