Would You Move Back Home With Your Parents?
SodaHead Living
2012/03/28 17:15:29
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It used to be a joke -- the guy over 25 who still lives with his mother. But now, it's becoming increasingly commonplace for men and women in their 20s and 30s to move back in with mom and dad -- and many of them don't mind it one bit.
So what's the reason behind all this? It's the economy, stupid. Before the recession, 4.7 million Americans ages 25 to 34 lived with their parents. As of last year, the number had increased to 5.9 million, Time magazine reports.
According to a new Pew Research poll, shacking up with mom and dad isn't as bad as you'd think. Sixty-eight percent of young adults living with mom and dad say they are satisfied with their family lives; 73 percent percent of those living on their own said the same. So those on their own were a little happier with their families, but they don't have to argue about whose turn it is to do the dishes.
According to Time, a whopping 21.6 percent of Americans ages 25 to 34 now live in multigenerational households. That number has been on the rise since 1980 (when 11 percent of people in this age group lived in multigenerational homes), and it spiked in 2007.
According to Time, a whopping 21.6 percent of Americans ages 25 to 34 now live in multigenerational households. That number has been on the rise since 1980 (when 11 percent of people in this age group lived in multigenerational homes), and it spiked in 2007.
What do you think? Is moving back home with mom and dad a convenient way to make ends meet? Or would you rather be on your own and broke?
I moved away right after my 18th birthday - I was technically still in my Senior Year of High School. I never moved back, even in the worst of times.
I have friends who still have children (some now 30 years old) that live in their basements. As an outsider-looking-in... it appears as if the kids are just mooching for free food, laundry service - and in a couple of instances, free babysitting. They all work, and they all could afford a place of their own. So why don't they?
I am a fighter, and to move back with my parents' would, to me, be giving up on life, and I refuse to give up! Even if that means I have to live in a motel for a few months... which I currently am...
But, I've been living independently for many years now. I have my own life & I'd hate to go back. Plus, that would mean moving back to my hometown. There's very little opportunity and very little to do there.
No, I think I'd stay in Vegas if at all possible.
My son can move in with her. I would rather be homeless...