More than 1 in 3 young adults live at home with parents

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I thought this article was more interesting than it is at first because I thought they were talking about people out of school. Turns out the age range they use is from 18-31. I'm sure there are a lot of kids going to school who fit into this category. It says the percentage is this age group is at 36%. They said in 1981 it was 31% and stayed about that rate for 25 - 30 years.

I lived at home my first three years out of college. I made $30K and was living in San Francisco. I couldn't afford to live on my own (and live the party lifestyle I wanted to live). Random but I used to call my parents my roommates and tell people I lived with a male and female and that they dated but it didn't bother me. People would have funny looks on their faces when they would come over and see how old my "roommates" were.


http://blogs.wsj.com/economics/2013...3-young-adults-still-live-with-their-parents/
 
Funny stuff cawacko...I lived at home through college. Moved out on my own when I was 22. So the 1 in 3 number isn't that surprising to me. My brother came home around age 25 and lived with my parents back in the 90's to go back to school after he worked in the oil fields a while....yea, I can see that for that age range.
 
My parents rule was if you weren't in school you were out on your own. But that was a different age, and a lot cheaper city than San Fran.

Not that they always followed it; my brother stayed home until his late 20s, post-grad school, even though he was working and owned a bunch of rental houses.

That story is pretty funny - he was packing up to move out one day; my mom asked me to ask him why. I did, and he said "mom and dad told me last night it was time to move out!" Guess they didn't expect him to move quite that quickly....

Anyway, they were ok with brief moves home when times were rough if needed, but didn't want us there long-term. Think only one sister moved back one time...
 
I had the opposite experience.

Mine moved in with me once or twice since I was 18 and moved out.

Had everyone of my sisters and brothers at some point to ( I have 7 of them).

Oh and my husband's sister and her family once too.
 
I moved out at 18 and never returned for more than a couple of months at a time, but my parents actually begged me to come home and stay. If they had it their way, my father is dead now but if he had his way, I would still be at home with them.
 
I can completely understand that from a parents view.


I would be fine living with them and whomever they love and their kids.
 
cawacko said:
I thought this article was more interesting than it is at first because I thought they were talking about people out of school. Turns out the age range they use is from 18-31. I'm sure there are a lot of kids going to school who fit into this category. It says the percentage is this age group is at 36%. They said in 1981 it was 31% and stayed about that rate for 25 - 30 years.

I lived at home my first three years out of college. I made $30K and was living in San Francisco. I couldn't afford to live on my own (and live the party lifestyle I wanted to live). Random but I used to call my parents my roommates and tell people I lived with a male and female and that they dated but it didn't bother me. People would have funny looks on their faces when they would come over and see how old my "roommates" were.


http://blogs.wsj.com/economics/2013...3-young-adults-still-live-with-their-parents/
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LOL Well it goes to show you there is some reciprical justice for all those anal retentive conservatives. You get to keep your kids till they're 30! LOL
 
Haven't lived at home since I got out of HS, minus summers off college. Even then, I was loading up on annual training days at the base, and one summer I took classes and stayed on the campus for half of it.
 
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So, basically negligible, since any age prior to 22 is impressive. :clink:
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And I always worked....from the time I was 14. My first job was at a local university in the kitchen, had to get a work permit from my Mom and Dad. I never took a dime from Public Assistance or unemployment. Well, I guess technically, I do now...as.I work for DPW....but I earn it...so I don't count it.
 
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