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Mid 20s and still living at home?
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Apparently 60% of men and 40% of women aged between 20 and 24 still live at home.
See: http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/low/uk/6542031.stm
I find that surprisingly high. Do you still live at home?
I haven't lived at home since I was 17, I don't think I could stand it at this age, I really value my independence.
It would also really put me off a guy if he lived with his parents. One of my mates is seeing a guy who is 30 and still lives at home!
See: http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/low/uk/6542031.stm
I find that surprisingly high. Do you still live at home?
I haven't lived at home since I was 17, I don't think I could stand it at this age, I really value my independence.
It would also really put me off a guy if he lived with his parents. One of my mates is seeing a guy who is 30 and still lives at home!
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My sister just moved out about a year and a half ago when she was 31.
I think it's a good idea if you get on with your family and there is space, to move back home while saving up.
A guy at my work did just that and now has bought a nice flat.
But a lot of people seem to just live at home and spend all their money and not even think about moving out.
Some people just don't think carefully with their money - I know I didn't a few years ago. I know plenty of students at my uni who live with their parents, waste their money away in Selfridges and Narvey Hicks, then moan about being poor when they have to buy books. :rolleyes:
But that's another rant
for now haha
I know a man who is 27 and still lives at home hes quite fit but such a layabout!
But yeah, I preferred living on my own at uni, it's just a case of finding people to move in with at the precise time to fit your plans (or having plans in the first place in my case). That's easy in uni, not so much outside.
Many of my mates in Spain still lived with their parents by the time they were 30. They way they see it, who'd want to walk away from cheap rent and good food and care from mum?
Seriously though, property is very expensive in Spain in relation to what people earn down there, and there has always been a mentality of letting your children live with you for as long as they need (within reason- after 30 questions might begin to get asked).
I'd muh rather save my money and go travelling at the moment rather than have my own place. Luckily my mum and dad are really laid back too and I do pretty much what i want...I'm not spoilt either, i make most of my own food and do my own washing and ironing, and housework, etc. I've lived away from home for 8 months when I lived in Menorca and I definitely wanna move out at some point. Just dont know when!
I'm not fussed. I enjoy the company of my parents and the respect they give me in regards to privacy etc, which is ext. big of them, considering they don't ask me for rent.
I've never had a proper job and won't until I'm fully qualified, so it's just not financially viable to move it.
I do love the independence of living on my own, but I'm at home now and I like that as well. I'd be living all alone if I was elsewhere and that can get a bit lonely (I'm probably only saying that after spending 2 weeks in a huge empty house being a hermit! ).
I'm really grateful to have the support of my parents. Now I have about a year left of studying and meanwhile I can sort out my finances after dropping uni for something else and can hopefully manage to save some money before I start earning. My parents were quite happy to have me returning back home, too.
So nah, these figures don't surprise me at all. All my friends have been living with their parents, there's some change in the air now though but not a lot.
I'm 20 now and moving out to live at university in September. Looking forward to it but a little bit scared. My boyfriend still lives at home and is 26, he's studying for a PhD and with the pay that he's on can't afford to move out yet.
a friend of mine moved back home after her divorce ,and she had a little one in tow..shes still there now ,4 yrs later ,and expecting baby no 2 ..:shocking:
she moved back in the 1st palce cos she dint wana b alone ,which personally i find odd ,as an adult if you cant live on your own with your child ,theres something wrong ,but ,hey!!:rolleyes:
I properly moved out (which includes moving all my belongings out) when I just turned 24.
With house prices so high at the moment I can definitely see why many people are forced to live at home still.
When I leave University next month, I don't intend to move back home. I don't have a room to come back to anyways as my brother has nicked it. I enjoy my independence far too much anyway. Whilst at University, I haven't had a penny off my parents so I've learnt how to be responsible with money and paying bills won't come as a shock to me.
I'm going to rent a place out as I hate committment and want to know that I can change things if I like. I don't really want to buy a house until I'm married so I won't really seeing renting a place out, as throwing money down the drain.
I was all set to buy a house at 23 but I got made redundant and my old dear died. I've had to live at home since just to support my old man till he sells the house - which should be this summer.