Hey, I am 22, and still live with my parents.
And I dont mind at all, ok maybe I didnt go to college yet, work at AMC Theatres, unlike frank tho I havent been fired from a job yet, I pay rent. I dont see the point of moving out, unless I meet a girl that I wanna marry or something.
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I'm 21. I moved back home when my husband got deployed, but will be leaving again as soon as he returns. I'm in school.
I don't really see anything wrong with living at home if you and your parents don't mind it, it can be really comforting sometimes.
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I moved out when I was 18. I needed my privacy and a sense of responsibility.
Even if you pay rent, what will that change because your parents still want to set rules and be all up in your business, which is unfair and annoying. Want to bring a date home? Forget it. Walk around in the nude? Throw a party? I've known people in their 20's still living at home and they've went through this.
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My aunt is 50 and still living at home with her 3 kids............she moved out once briefly and then her husband and her separated about 15 years ago(still are not yet divorced) and has been living at home since.............my grandfather tells me that she pays for nothing plus on top of that they pay all her bills which amazes me...........my grandmother feels bad for her and seems to think it is up to everyone else to take care of her except for her........plus on top of that she talked them into adding onto the house because she needed more room...........we all think it is ridiculous
shareI'm 19 and live at home. I just don't have the money. But I'll move out soon, I live in Sweden so I've been called in for military service for a year.
shareI will be 21 this year and still live at home. Like the post above me said I don't have the money. I just bought a car last week.
shareI left at 25, took a long time to save for a down payment on a house!!
If you are going to college I see no problem with living at home, school and save money. Its the only time you will ever be able to do it!!!
21.. living at home..i pay rent.. i was going to school but stopped for some time because i didnt want to be there .. it wasnt for me.. and will be going to get my rn license at a community college next fall once i get my finances together.. by the time im 23/24 i hope to be living on my own possibly moving to a different state..
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Hey, I moved back home about a year ago (after being away for 8 years). Call me crazy, but like Jim, I actually really like living at home. No rent, free cable, lots of home cooked meals. The kicker though, is having a washer and dryer(!!) and not having to spend money on Laundromats. :D
Its a pretty sweet deal, but I'll have to move out soon (sigh...back to living expenses). Its weird that America is the only country where living at home is actually discouraged. In most countries (including Europe) it is encouraged to live with your parents, at least until marriage.
Anyway, I like it. :) I'm a freeloader.
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Yes I know it's sad,I have moved out before but because of money ended up moving back home
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I'm 26 and I still live at home. I agree that it's when you reach your mid-30's that it becomes a little weird. I'm still here because of financial issues and because I would really rather not live alone if I can help it.
shareI moved out for college. I was on my own for about 6 years. I've recently graduated and lost my (paid) internship so without a job I had to move back. I hate it and can't wait until I move out again. So far it's only been a few months and I can't see how anyone would WANT to live with their parents.
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I have the opposite problem. I left home at 15, too young.
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Good to see people still responding to this! I'm 24 now and yep still at home, and probably will be for a few years, which I don't mind.
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23 here, and with no idea on where to go from here life-wise.
shareI moved out a year after finishing college at 23. I would have left after college, but job hunting and getting my finances in order slowed me down. I never found it to be a problem and my parents were fine with it. I'm 25 now and life is great.
sharei am now 24, and i live at home!! i will occasionally buy food and stuff, but i dont pay board!!! I love living at home, unlike other comments, my parents are actually pretty cool. I can have friends over, i have parties as long as i let them know in advance! Its just my parents and me in a 5 bedroom house, so there is plenty of room for me not to bother them at all. And it helps with saving money. i have travelled overseas 4 times in the last 4 years, and now im saving for a house and paying off my new car!!
I do help out around the house. clean, cook sometimes, plus i think it comes in handy that they have no need for a house sitter when they do their yearly holidays!!!
I wish I had your mindsets. I'm 26 and live at home and I am embarrassed and depressed. I can't shake the feeling no matter how hard I try.
shareMy best advice bud is to just do what you gotta do to get out of there. But, know that there is no shame in being at home as long as you're working towards another goal. If you don't have a goal, find one that's important, special or just plain fun for you to accomplish. After you complete that goal then move onto the next one. Don't ever stop setting goals for yourself in life, no matter how small. You can get out of the house if you want to. I felt the same way as you a year ago. The age part doesn't really matter, as we ALL get in tough spots sometimes in life. Don't be depressed, especially since you're still so young. You'd still be young into your 30s and 40s (and 50s are just half-way there, NOT DEAD), believe it or not, but I can understand not wanting to wait that long. But, YOU ARE JUST 26. Save up a good amount of cash, move out, and go chase your dreams bub!
I am currently on my last week of living at home. I finished college with my bachelor's degree back in December at age 24 after 6 years, which during 2 years I both worked and went to school. During all 6 years I went through bouts of feeling like crap because I believed I was supposed to be out on my own by between 18 and 21. BULL. There is no set age. If there were, then life wouldn't be very interesting. But, like I said I finished my degree and now I joined the Regular Army back in March for 3 years and 5 1/2 months and I leave this coming Monday. Plus, I already have another goal set for after I get out.
And on a side note: My Mom is 65 years old and she's recently started getting back into shape by following a great exercise routine. She looks and feels better than she has in years! And she just got work done on our house that she's wanted to do for years after going back to work for a time and saving up some money. Don't let getting older be a deciding factor in anything you do in life. You're gonna age, get over it and start living!
Plenty of people live at home all through their twenties now. It's not very uncommon in today's job market.
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^I love this whole post. Very wise perception of things for a 24-25 year old too, and I don't say that with a condescending undertone, but because it is around that age where people tend to be at the height of treating life as a competition. I still lived at home at 24 (moved out briefly a year later though not into a totally independent situation), and I recall how the "shame" factor was constantly on my mind, even regardless that I am Latino descended where it is culturally more normal to live with your family as an adult (my mom didn't really want me to go and was always saying "there should be nothing wrong with staying at home with your mom!" Lol.). Of course my motivation to change was lower at the time too. People go through personal down spells, of course, it's a part of life. Like you've stated, the important thing is to be determined to keep at it. I'm on my own now, and I feel like this has been a much better time for it than early in my 20s would have been.
shareI'm nineteen and still live with my mum, and probably will until I at least finish university. She makes me pay rent though, which is basically her way of saying "Move out whenever you can."
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