At what age are you too old to live with your parents?

[Strk]

Originally posted by: SampSon
I think you should add a condition that moving into a dorm for college doesn't really qualify as moving out and supporting yourself.

I moved out around 18, then when I was in a moving transition I moved back in for a couple months, then back out. If I have to use their place as a landing pad for when I'm moving I will.

When I came back into my area I moved into my parents house again in order to help them pay the bills and support their life. They were both disabled and were just barely getting by, so I moved back in and paid the bills. I was 24 at the time. I really have no qualms about doing it again, if my parents need me I will be there for them no matter what. Now I help them by letting them "rent" from me.

If I had to move back in with my parents right now I wouldn't really care. They are the most laid back people ever and they are my blood, which means a lot in an italian family. I really don't have anything to prove to anybody and I place my family above every single person on the face of this planet.

Yeah, you really haven't moved out if you're still fully dependent on your parents.

 

[DurocShark]

I ran away at 14. Didn't go back until I was 20 and that was only for 3 weeks before I moved to NC for a year.

 

[igowerf]

Originally posted by: Naustica
I don't think you should be allowed to live rent free with your parents once you turn 18. After 18, you should pay rent along with portion of bills just like a roommate.

This is such a weird thing to say. Who's enforcing this rule? What's the point of having such a rule? Is it a law or just socially taboo? My parents didn't mind me living at home at all. In fact, they call me all the time to see if I'm going home for the weekend to visit.

 

[Beige]

Free load as long as you can :/...but i expect to get out after i graduate and obtain a steady job...

 

[puffff]

i knew some who were in their mid to late 20s and still living at home. they did so to save up down payment for a house. makes sense to me. they could've started paying rent at 21 and seen all that money go to a landlord, but now they've become homeowners at a really young age.

 

[igowerf]

Originally posted by: puffff
i knew some who were in their mid to late 20s and still living at home. they did so to save up down payment for a house. makes sense to me. they could've started paying rent at 21 and seen all that money go to a landlord, but now they've become homeowners at a really young age.

That makes sense in a way, but I can't imagine planning to buy a house right out of college. I plan to move around every few years before settling down and buying a house.

 

[ijester]

I think how long you should be ALLOWED to live at home is directly proportional to how responsible you are.

Lazy-Ass Pothead = 'Get the fvck OUT!'

4.0 Student at Harvard = 'Let me help you with your laundry, so you can look good for your date tonight'.

 

[Koing]

I can't afford to move out!

I'm 22 and graduated last year and have been saving my £££.

In intend to save loads of £££ and then move out when I have enough saved. My parents are happy for me to stay at home and I'm happy to stay.

If I move out and pay rent that is going to seriously dent my finances so I live rent free. It's the asian way!

Koing

 

[Lola]

i personally think anything over 18 is too old, but that is beacuse that is when i moved out. I know it is different for everyone, so to each is to own.

 

[Reckoner]

You guys don't seem to understand that not everyone can find a good paying job, so they have to rely on the parents.

 

[Cristatus]

I don't know, I'm hoping to live with my parents for a long time to come, and I'm only 21 (in about two weeks). But we are Indian, and with us Indians, it's different in the sense that the parents in fact expect you to live with them, if you are going to be living in the same city. If you are going to move to elsewhere, then it's a different matter.

I, personally, am going to continue with my dad's business, and may continue to live with him, if I continue that business in the same city as him. If, though, the business is in a different city/country then I am definitely going to move out (even if the next country was only 10 minutes away).

 

[BurnItDwn]

I think it depends largely on the situation.
Sometimes one has to sacrifice some of their own personal freedoms in order to do what they know to be right.

What about single parents with low income? What if the son/daughter lives at home to help support his single parent (rent payments) in addition to saving some of his/her surplus income for a house? That was my situation until I turned 24 years old. I moved out after my mom had payed down her debts enough to live on her own. (It's been about 2 years since I've bought my townhouse.)

I do believe that by the 18th birthday, the son/daughter should pay rent (even if they are in school, perhaps just $100 per month, or discounts for good grades in school, etc) and work at least 20 hours per week (to get a feel for what real life is like.)

Now adult age people who live at home, just to be freeloaders, I do have a major problem with. That type of behaviour disgusts me.

 

[linkgoron]

Where I live most people can't even think about moving out before 21/2, and they still need their parent's help to stay out of debt until around 24/5.

 

[LeadMagnet]

the acceptable age depends on what country you live in, in Italy it is common to live at home till you are married (no matter how old). in the UK only 20% of single male live at home.

It also depends on when we are talking about.

 

[Malak]

My father is in the military and my mother is disabled, I live at home to help them. My father is retiring soon and my mother is feeling better than last year, so I'll probably be moving out soon.

 

[jimbob200521]

I'm 19 and live at home, but dont plan on being here much more than a year, if even that.

I voted 21 for the too old age, btw.

 

[Dissipate]

My uncle is close to 50 years old and he moved back in with his dad (my grandpa). He also has a PhD in physics. Go figure.

 

[Goosemaster]

22. still with the folks. I left for colelge for about 3 years some tiem ago.

I am still in school and starting a contracting (construction) business with my stepdad so I jsut figured that I'd save moeny since we are flat broke investing everythign into this. Hell, I gave up my salary so we could pay our employees

Hopefully in a few months we'' be doing more business and I'll move out.

 

[Shiizu]

I moved out at 17 and have not had any financial help from my parents since that time. I did spend many years in school (three degrees) and I have worked to support myself the entire time (in addition to many scholarships).

I don't think parents should pay for their children's entire college expense, if they do so at all. In my experience, most people just take advantage of it and don't use the opportunity to work harder in college... so we just end up with a nation of spoiled idiots who feel entitled to everything.

 

[hjo3]

Only 45% of ATOTers don't live with their parents. Wow. Before, I never actually believed the majority of you were dateless nerds living in your parents' basement... Now, I'm not sure.

 

[Goosemaster]

Originally posted by: Shiizu
I moved out at 17 and have not had any financial help from my parents since that time. I did spend many years in school (three degrees) and I have worked to support myself the entire time (in addition to many scholarships).

I don't think parents should pay for their children's entire college expense, if they do so at all. In my experience, most people just take advantage of it and don't use the opportunity to work harder in college... so we just end up with a nation of spoiled idiots who feel entitled to everything.

I agree.

 

[DaiShan]

Originally posted by: JulesMaximus
Personally, I think over 20 is pushing it unless you live at home and go to college. If you are done with school and gainfully employed you should not be living with Mommy and/or Daddy.

I moved out of my parents house when I was 18 and I've been on my own ever since.

It really depends on your culture, some cultures you live with your parents or they live with you for a large part of your life. I don't think there is a cut off, I moved out when I was 18 and went off to college. I probably wouldn't want to live at my parents place full time because in there house it's their rules, which I completely agree with, but I'm an adult and I like to come and go as I please. I would like to live near them though when I get married/have kids because I think it's important that kids get to know their grandparents.

 

[Compton]

It depends on the situation. There's plenty of losers out there who don't live with their parents.

 

[sobriquet]

Moved out at 18, went to college. Moved back in for 3 months, moved out again for grad school.
My girlfriend's brother came back after college and lived rent free with their parents for 2 years. Now he and his wife live rent free with her parents.
My brother-in-law's brother is 29 and still lives with his folks. He went away for college, came back and hasn't left since. He's got a steady job, only paying for his car, music and XBox games. Oh, and alcohol and weed.

 

[judasmachine]

haven't been home to stay since i was 15. 16 years on my own, and with roomies, and a lady.