NEW TREND: a record 36% of US-based 18-31 year olds live with their parents



Wait... so you mean in tough economic times people of lesser financial means will live with others to share expenses and limit overhead?

Damn. That's profound.

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Outside the U.S., it's much more common right? My assumption is other countries probably aren't as fucked as to give 105% mortgages to let the kids out of the house, requiring more cash, and keeping them home until they have enough.

Or I could be wrong.
 
if my parents had a bigger house.. i'd have lived there from age 17 - 22........... but yeah... i didn't.... best way to create a future is have a way to save...... moving out is not as great as some think
 
BigWill said:
How old are you? Just wondering.

My generation / area we all dreamt of moving out of our parents houses. I moved out when I was 17.
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I feel you.

Moved out at 19 (I'm 21 now) on a part-time minimum wage job and only $4,000 of dirty money in the bank.

Lately, I've been trying to resist the urge to judge the fuck out of my 22-27 year old friends for still living with their parents...

After all, in some cultures it's perfectly normal to live with your parents well into adulthood (i.e. Filipino culture).

The thing that get's me is that most of them spend their time smoking weed, getting drunk, and generally dicking around (while having their parents bail them out of trouble).

So is it really the economy, or just immaturity?

There's opportunity everywhere -- especially where I live.

Disclaimer: I still secretly wish I lived at my parents. Rent-free. :spawn:
 
I am prepared to live with/care for my parents in their old age. Working to buy a house for my mom here so when the time comes I'll be ready to receive her, I expect my father's hot young wife to take care of him but if not he'll be here too. :D

So I figured they needed a couple decades break from living with me between them caring for me and me returning the favor. I left at 17 too.
 
i like living at home, no rent, electricity etc...It's not immaturity It's complacency...Yea it sucks sometimes but life doesn't get any better then this so i'll try to enjoy it while i can!
 
For me, it was a preference. I moved out when I was 16 for the most part, and officially moved out when I was 18. I started working full-time through the summer and weekends through the school year when I was 14. Well, that was when I started working legally. Had stuff like under the table restaurant jobs when I was 9, sold my artwork, mowed lawns, etc. I just couldn't wait to move out. I was not privileged in any real sense, but when I was 18 I went to college and rented my own house. I lived off earnings from previous summer. No cable- didn't care. No high speed internet- different times. Car was paid for with cash. Car insurance paid yearly upfront. Few expenses.

Once I moved out, I never wanted to move back in. I briefly went back for a summer when I was 23. I had made the mistake of moving in and moving away with a batshit crazy sexy chick, and found my life in temporary ruin. Moved back "home" for one Summer, saved all my money from working 60-hr weeks and moved back out for good.

Regardless of the economy (I supported myself on low-end work) and anything else, I would just WANT to NOT live with my parents so bad that nothing could keep me there. If other people and their parents are cool with them living at home forever, doesn't bother me any.
 
I lived off and on at home until I was 22. Granted I moved out several times and several times I found myself in a position were I was homeless too.

I think if you live at home just to live there, its a problem.

If you live there b/c you tried to move out several times and found yourself homeless, well that might be slightly different.
 
18-36 is preety big diff. living with parents from 25+ sux. till then i assume its ok [i lived with parents til li finished uni at like 24 i think].
 
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